Doncaster College Wins Regional Award

Doncaster College has received an award for its development in further and higher educational products for the international market.

The College was awarded the Regional Achievement in International Business Award for its bespoke training, consultancy, development of education tools and it’s marketing of UK education overseas.

The College is now a finalist in its category for a national prize in the Chamber Awards hosted by the British Chambers of Commerce, which were created to celebrate the UK’s most successful businesses. The College has the chance, as well, to collect the Award for Outstanding Business Achievement.

John Longworth, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said, "The health of the UK’s economy relies upon the confidence of our businesses to grow, invest and create jobs. That’s why the British Chambers of Commerce has been working hard to ensure government makes good on its promises to encourage enterprise, and do everything in its power to help businesses grow."

Yorkshire Wildlife Park, Solutions 4 Cleaning and Anglo European Express, all based in Doncaster, were also awarded similar awards in their categories.

Doncaster College International visits Hangzhou, China

Last week Doncaster College's international office attended the China Hangzhou Internatioanl Fair on Cultural & Creative Industries. It was a great chance to meet lots students and tell them about some of the Creative Arts courses that we run, as well as appear on Chinese television, as several channels were covering the event.

It was also a chance to meet with our partner colleges, in Hangzhou - the Jianbin Vocational School (pictured) and Hangzhou University of Design & Communication, and discuss and agree on some exciting student exchange and project work which will be continued together.

Tunisian Competition Winners Visit Doncaster College

Back row from left: Sawsen Bsila, Malek Hammer, Barbara Brodigan (Doncaster College), Ben Hales (Doncaster College), and Ameni Ben Arab. Front row from left: Amel Abdennebi Rehaien (British Council), George Trow ( Principal, Doncaster College), Mariem Ben Hadj Ali, and Mohamed Aymen Khelifi.
Five Tunisian students visited Doncaster College after winning the Enterprise Challenge Award, set up by the British Council.

The group won an all expenses paid trip to Doncaster College to see social enterprises in action and learn about enterprise skills.

Around 200 students took part in the competition, aged between 16 and 25.

Mariem Ben Hadj Ali, Ameni Ben Arab, Mohamed Aymen Khelifi, Malek Hammar, and Sawsen Bsila entered the challenge, which was to develop an environmentally friendly enterprise idea. The students won the challenge with their idea of ‘Mobile Camping Services’.

Whilst in the UK, the group visited St Catherine’s Walled Garden, Adwick Community Enterprise, Doncaster CVS, ReFurnish and the Forest School, which is based at University Centre Doncaster, High Melton. They also toured Doncaster College and met Principal and Chief Executive, George Trow.

They were accompanied on the visit by Amel Abdennebi Rehaien of the British Council.

All five students are studying Business, International Trade and Accountancy in their second year at College Le Centre Sectoriel de Formation aux Métiers du Tertiarie de Gammath in Tunisia.

The British Council believe that the way forward for Tunisia is to develop its new democracy through entrepreneurship and creating social enterprises.

They hope that the student’s visit to Doncaster College provided them with an overview of what Enterprise skills are, give them a chance to develop entrepreneurial skills through practical activities and see social enterprises in action through visits.

The visit was covered by the local newspaper, the Doncaster Free Press: