news 7 Students honoured for wind farm work


A team of final year undergraduate students from the University of Portsmouth Business School has won a competition for its contribution to the region’s offshore wind farm industry as part of an 'apprentice' style challenge


The group of five students worked on a project over several months with a local boat company Nauti Powerboats and Yachts to recommend proposals for maritime support systems serving offshore wind farms.


They were presented with a trophy and £500 prize having been nominated by Nauti owner Paul Duffield who commented: “The team excelled themselves by demonstrating eagerness to take on an area that was difficult and unfamiliar to them. They produced first-class research and presentations, and the project is leading to massive savings for our clients and to additional productivity in the offshore wind industry. We also will be saving thousands of tonnes of CO2 emissions from the support vessels and increasing green energy production from the turbines.”


projects, welcomed guests to the prize-giving by saying: “This year we have seen 270 students working in 50 teams as consultants with local organisations in the private, public and third sectors. It has been great to see the students developing practical business skills in the work environment.”


Business Enterprise Project award winning students


Team leader Connor Harvey, a finance and management student, said: “We enjoyed working as a team with maritime industry experts, creating a solution that will save millions of pounds. This project has given me lots of real- world experience that will help me get a job.”


Each year, teams of final-year students on business degree courses undertake a business enterprise project working with


a local organisation. The teams compete with one another to bid for a project, agree the aim, develop a plan, research the business problem and propose practical solutions. The students put into practice the theory learned in the classroom and develop team- working, communications and consulting skills, which all helps to boost their employability.


Senior lecturer Peter Wainwright, organiser of the business enterprise


The University of Portsmouth holds a coveted Silver Award in the Small Business Charter, in recognition of its skill, commitment and promise in helping small and medium-sized enterprises to grow, and in providing students with employability skills and business start-up support.


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T: +44 (0)23 9284 2991 E: pbs-studentrecruitment@port.ac.uk W: www.port.ac.uk/pbscourses THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – SOLENT & SOUTH COAST – JUNE 2016 businessmag.co.uk


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