We are thrilled to collaborate with UNESCO-BRIDGES UK Hub on an exciting event at Lampeter’s Food Fest (Gŵyl Fwyd Llanbed) on Saturday 29th July 2023. Between 1-4pm, join us on an epic adventure in the historic Old Hall at the University…
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“The sustainable equilibrium of our planet is facing huge challenges. But at The Wellbeing Farm, we are working to create a solution, and to make our green story even greener”. (Celia Gaze) Who would have thought a wedding and corporate…
David and I are thrilled to report our participation in the Charterhouse School Sustainability Conference, that took place on March 14th in Surrey. The conference brought together educators, students, and thought leaders to share and discuss ways in which we can…
Recently there has been a change in customer buying patterns with many also wanting to buy sustainable and local products” (Eifion Griffiths). While many businesses claim that sustainability does not fit with the business case and consumers do not demand…
Read More Melin Tregwynt: The Revival of Welsh Wool Production and Sustainability
“The fact that something has not been done before, does not mean it can’t be done at all” - (Modvion) Modvion, founded in 2015, is the brainchild of two engineers, Joakim Orneblad and Otto Lundman, who graduated from Chalmers University’s…
David, Iman, and I are delighted to see the publication of the Emerald Publication "Bleeding Edge Entrepreneurship" edited by João J. Ferreira and Patrick J. Murphy. Our chapter (3) is entitled "The Leopard's spots are changing: an evolutionary approach to ecological…
Read More HES contributes to new Emerald Entrepreneurship publication
The Society is pleased to announce that it has become a member of the Organisation for Responsible Business (ORB). We have done so not only because we are a responsible business, a spinout of the University of Wales Trinity Saint…
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HES encourages you to contribute a research or comprehensive review article for consideration for publication in Sustainability, an international Open Access journal which provides an advanced forum for research findings in areas related to sustainability and sustainable development. HES's Professor…
Read More Call for contribution to Sustainability, An International Open Access Journal
Over 2000 years ago three Wise Men from the East travelled to Bethlehem bearing gifts of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh. Since then gift giving at Christmas has become a tradition. This Christmas we bring to you, virtually, of course, gifts…
Our EntreCompEdu Pioneer pupils of Dafen Primary School, Wales supported by UWTSD continue to shine bright as they spotlight their growing entrepreneurial competence whilst remaining focused on their sustainability commitment. Taking the opportunity to celebrate their third Global Entrepreneurship Week…
Read More Dafen School showcases fun and focused entrepreneurship education for GEW2022
HES is encouraged as another of its carefully selected harmonious entrepreneurship case studies has been selected by the Earthshot Prize judges as amongst the best and most ingenious solutions to repair and regenerate the planet. This year, UK’s Notpla. founded…
“Environmental sustainability is not only important to us personally, but our clients are clearly concerned about these issues too, and have welcomed the changes made to the site”. (Geraint Thomas). According to Trip Advisor Bargoed Farm Caravan and Camping site…
“In such seclusion, so far from the pressures under which most people live, I had the feeling that something new, some fresh and saner way of living might be demonstrated” (Gerard Morgan-Grenville 1931-2009). Located in a 100-year-old disused slate quarry…
Today we report on the inspiring and high energy finals of the first Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society Student Enterprise Competition which drew 16 teams of students and staff from across the University of Wales Trinity St. David (UWTSD) and the International…
David and I are so appreciative of the time, energy and expertise committed by all our international expert judging panel of the first Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society (ltd) Graduate Enterprise Competition. We look forward to our celebrations tomorrow. Good luck to…
Read More Countdown to HES enterprise competition Awards – meet the panel
June 27th every year is MSME Day (Micro-, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises Day). Designated by The United Nations to raise awareness of the tremendous contributions of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development…
The Online Harmonious Entrepreneurship Competition stage 2 pitches ran this week and we thank our judging panel and all the teams of staff and students who participated, and look forward to announcing the winners at the end of the month.…
Publication Date: 1st April 2022 The Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society of The University of Wales Trinity Saint David is pleased to announce the publication, today, of “The Wiley Handbook of Sustainability in Higher Education Learning and Teaching” edited by Kelum Gamage…
19th March 2022 David and I, as co-founders of the Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society, were delighted to be invited to participate in the recent launch of UWTSD's Canolfan Tir Glas, and the 'Resilience and Harmony Centre' Open Day. We believe in…
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We are thrilled to share the successful launch of the first Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society Online Enterprise Competition, in partnership with the University of Wales Trinity St. David and International University of Malaya-Wales. A mix of share and signpost, to help…
Read More Launch Event opens first HES Online Enterprise Competition
Inter-Uni Competition: UWTSD and IUMW Less than two weeks to go before the launch of the first online HES Enterprise Competition.... Open, this spring, to the staff and students at University Wales Trinity St David (UWTSD) and the International University…
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Laura Ann Yildiz and Adrienne Boran - UWTSD International Travel and Tourism Management Students At the Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society, we very much believe in learning by doing, something which is integral to Entrepreneurship Education but which we believe should be…
"Another step in the life of the Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society. I am delighted to say that Felicity and I have registered as a Limited Company. We have always planned on doing this, and can now begin to fulfil more of our plans.…
Thrilled to share a recent short publication by David in The International Council for Small Business's Gazette which has generated some interesting discussion on social media recently. Used as a title for a recent essay in this ICSB series (Dana…
The HES is pleased to announce that at an Award Ceremony on 21st December 2021 Professor David Kirby and our advisor; Dr Iman El Kaffass, were each awarded an ICSB Mini Globe Award. These awards are made in recognition of…
Like Nelson Mandela, we at the Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society believe that "Education is the most powerful weapon you have to change the world". While our primary target is tertiary education, we believe it is never too soon to start, particularly…
"I want to see people feeling that they're proud of working for [Burns Pet Nutrition Ltd] and [for them to] put that bit extra in, in terms of the activities we're engaged in" - John Burns In the heart of rural…
Thank you to AdvanceHE for publishing David's message today on 'What next for our universities? The Lessons form COP26' We are keen to share, and encourage a read. Click here https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/news-and-views/what-next-our-universities-lessons-cop26 -
In the press. Big thank you to Dr Kathryn Penaluna, UWTSD, and the Western Mail for our front page space in 'Education Wales' last week (11/11/2021) during GEW2021. We were thrilled to be part of the GEW2021 celebrations and we…
"If GM (General Motors) had kept up with technology as the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1000 MPG" - Bill Gates “Buy cars and other products that have the least impact environmentally” -…
Kay Luan Tay, the recent Vice Chancellor of the International University Malaya-Wales and author of three book on Social and Business Sustainability has wide but unique experience in managing and delivering value across both commercial and non-commercial enterprise. A strong…
Read More GEW2021 interview: the mind behind the investing in others for sustainable futures
Bev is an experienced practitioner in enterprise, social enterprise, gender equality and rural development/community. She has been and continues to be instrumental in ensuring that the role of women in Wales is consistently enhanced and progressed. As a special GEW2021 deep-dive,…
Read More GEW2021 interview: the mind behind Women in Enterprise in Wales
The Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society is proud to announce Professor David A Kirby, holder of The Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion, has been appointed as a 'Professor of Practice' at the University of Wales Trinity St David, Wales. The University has…
Read More Professor David A. Kirby appointed as UWTSD Professor of Practice
It is with great pleasure we announce sustainability expert Kay Luan Tay joins the Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society advisory team. Kay Luan recently completed his 3-year tenure as Vice Chancellor of the International University Malaya-Wales. A graduate of the London School…
This week the Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society would like to draw attention to the growing bank of free cases studies built up during our first year. They are available in our blog archives, case study link on our front page, and…
Thrilled to signpost that Professor David A. Kirby and Dr Iman El-Kaffass's Harmonious entrepreneurship – a new approach to the challenge of global sustainability | Emerald Insight is now available online and in print. A perfect Sunday morning read. The…
Bev joins David and Felicity and the full HES project advisory team Professor David A. Kirby and I are thrilled to welcome Bev Pold QAEP as Project Advisor to the Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society. A passionate supporter from the outset, Bev…
"Integrating different entrepreneurial sectors allows us to stand together, stronger and more capable than ever before" shares Dr Ayman El-Tarabishy (Executive Director of the International Council for Small Business) in the recently published article "Humane, Sustainable, and Harmonious Entrepreneurship: Shifting…
"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn"- Benjamin Fanklin 1706-1790 We are excited to share with you all, our dedicated HES supporters, that the first iteration of our foundation level online course…
Read More HES MOOC – Principles of Harmonious Entrepreneurship launched
The HES has been extra busy these couple of weeks getting key messages out to new and established networks, so I thought I'd share a snapshot. Today, Professor David Kirby, myself, and Paul Ranson, our very skilled HES advisor teamed…
David and I are honoured to support TLC Harmony's fantastic Tourism Sustainability hybrid event on the 25th May 2021. Organised by our HES friends, Nicki Page (founder of TLC Harmony) and Executive Director, Leo Downer (https://harmonious-entrepreneurship.org/he-and-the-tourism-industry/) and supported by our project…
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Whilst interest in entrepreneurship education has increased over the decades, fuelled by committed advocates such as the European Commission, its implementation remains sporadic, even across countries that have developed relatively comprehensive entrepreneurship programmes. Although it is widely recognised that entrepreneurship…
Read More Entrepreneurship Education in Schools: The Celtic Fringe leads the way
A key part of our work at the Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society is getting 'our' message out throughout our international networks. So, hot off the press, to catch up with our work: Felicity's 'Creating Value through the SDGs' video for the…
Read More EntreCompEdu & International Council for Small Business Webinar Videos
At the Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society, we recognise the powerful value creation opportunities of the UNs Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), committed to facilitating their achievement. This week I had the good fortune to lead an educator-centric multi-country webinar tying together the…
Today, 11th January. 2021, at the Paris “One Planet Summit”, HRH The Prince of Wales is launching the Terra Carta (https://www.sustainable-marketsorg/TerraCarta_summarium_Jan11th2021.pdf) a 10 point Sustainability Charter intended to harness “the transformative innovation and resources of the private sector”. Like the…
It isn't easy to pin down a succinct definition of system thinking. Coined by Barry Richmond in 1987, and rooted in Ludwig Von Bertalanffy’s General Systems Theory and cybernetics, it has evolved over the decades and through many schools of…
Today, as Global Entrepreneurship Week 2020 unfolds, a new ship ‘The Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society’ is launched. Its destination is clear – a planet that is in harmony, and its course is via entrepreneurship and the principles of holistic systems thinking.…
Originally published: 30th July 2020 on Emergent Thinkers.com https://emergentthinkers.com/2020/07/30/the-mind-behind-entrepreneurial-mindset-education/ The mind behind entrepreneurial mindset education Professor David A. Kirby, Holder of The Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion, is one of the UK’s founding fathers of Entrepreneurship Education (EE). His interest…
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