Enterprise: 22 students create plans at Impact Week

Twenty two students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have made presentations on how they used technology to develop new business ideas. The students converged at the ‘Impact Week’ event in Lagos organised by the Lufthansa Group. Impact Week is a one-week program which trained participants to develop sustainable business models using different innovation techniques […]

Twenty two students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have made presentations on how they used technology to develop new business ideas.

The students converged at the ‘Impact Week’ event in Lagos organised by the Lufthansa Group. Impact Week is a one-week program which trained participants to develop sustainable business models using different innovation techniques like the innovative ‘Design Thinking’.

Out-going Vice Chancellor of UNILAG, Prof. Rahamon Bello promised that the top three participants would be encouraged by the school to further develop the ideas and make meaningful contributions to the society at large.

Bello stressed that with such programmes, graduates would be self-thinking and impact more on the society, adding that a lot of businesses would come out from all the presentations by the participants.

The Group at the event which in the university campus pledged more support to the growth of entrepreneurship in Nigeria, saying the youth have some innate entrepreneurial spirit.

Its Managing Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, Mr Claus Becker said the airline organised the event in Lagos for the first time to impact positively on the society especially the younger generations.

He said Lagos was the third city on the continent after Rwanda and Kenya that the airline would be organising such event while lauding

“Today, I’m really impressed with all the presentations; the motivation, enthusiasm and I am so positive about what has come out today. I’m deeply impressed and it goes on to confirm that there is future for entrepreneurs in the country,” he noted.