About us
Enterprise Educators UK is the leading independent membership network for enterprise educators, enabling excellence by connecting and supporting educators and practitioners across the UK and overseas.
Who WE ARe
EEUK is committed to enabling excellence in enterprise and entrepreneurship education. Everything we do is guided by three core values.
Origins
2024
Today
International membership of the organisation grew substantially, with new members in Ireland, Ukraine and China. EEUK celebrated the launch of an Ireland Regional Committee to support Enterprise Education across the whole of the island Ireland. EEUK also launched Pathway Networks and Special Interest Groups to further builds connections across our network.
2020
MILESTONE
EEUK Supported its membership through the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. The IEEC conference switched to an online format and Enterprise Education proved it could be flexible, adaptable and resilient.
2018
RECOGNITION
Enterprise Educators UK rebranded and launched a new website to raise awareness of the impact of our members' work and to support members to share, connect and develop their practice. At the same time the EEUK Fellowship program was launched.
2016
RECOGNITION
Following the sad and untimely death of EEUK Vice-Chair, Dr Richard Beresford, the Richard Beresford Bursary was introduced to support personal career development amongst early career enterprise educators.
2014
MILESTONE
Organisational membership had been growing steadily since 2005 and finally reached the magic 100 – within these 100 member organisations 1000 individuals were connected to EEUK and to each other.
2011
MILESTONE
A growing membership and successful annual conferences had generated a small surplus. The decision was made to return the surplus to the members through the launch of the Enterprise Education and Research Project Fund.
2008
EXPANSION
In recognition of the excellent enterprise education being delivered beyond universities and the further opportunities to exchange good practice, membership was opened to Further Education colleges and other organisations with a clear enterprise education purpose.
2008
MILESTONE
EEUK became an independent legal entity – a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee.
2007
REBRAND
Enterprise Educators UK (EEUK) became the new name of the organisation to reflect its wider remit and reach.
2005
TRANSITION
As SEC funding came to an end and the model of 13 consortia with one clear lead institution started to break down, UKSEC recognised that there was an opportunity to revise its membership model and every university in the UK became eligible to join. A new constitution was adopted and elections held for Management Board positions. UKSEC had become a membership organisation run by the members for the members.
2004
FOUNDED
The importance of innovation in service provision and in discipline areas beyond science and technology was attracting attention and universities responded by extending their enterprise and entrepreneurship education across disciplines and beyond the curriculum into extra-curricular activities such as student enterprise clubs and societies. UKSEC resounded by widening its focus to disciplines beyond science and technology.
2001
FOUNDED
Established as UK Science Enterprise Centres (UKSEC). The catalyst for the development of UKSEC was Science Enterprise Challenge (SEC) funding provided by the UK Department for Trade and Industry (DTI) that established 13 Science Enterprise Centres and consortia.
EEUK is governed by a Board of Directors elected by EEUK Associates on behalf of their Member Organisation.
The Board of Directors is EEUK’s overall decision-making body which delegates day-to-day decision making to an Executive Committee formed of the EEUK President, Vice-President, Finance Director and President Elect or Past President, supported by EEUK’s Operations Team.
The Board is supported by a Governance Finance and Remuneration Committee, and the longer-term direction setting of EEUK is informed by an Advisory Council composed of representatives of its Member Institutions as well as EEUK Honorary Fellows, Fellows, past Directors, and strategic partners.
Member-elected directors providing strategic oversight
Governing document available to members on request
Transparent reporting on activities and finances each year
Pursuing registration as a charity in 2026
OUR NETWORK
UK universities and colleges in our Enterprise Educators network
WHY JOIN?
For your organisation
Join a national network helping universities and colleges embed enterprise education across their organisations.
Free events and member discounts
Conference savings and bursaries
Access to research funding
Connect with educators across the UK and beyond
National recognition through EEUK Fellowship
