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Lampeter Students “YOMP The Nations”

A team of eight students from the University of Wales Lampeter, took part in a prestigious Wales-wide enterprise competition recently.

The University of Wales Lampeter’s team of “Yompers”: (Back row, left to right): Zhang Xian (James); Vincent Ologun; Darren Jones. 
Front row (left to right): David Thomas; David Kiy; Trevor Scowen; Philip Birch; Ben Moseley

“YOMPING The Nations” is a business game which involves groups of students from different universities acting out business scenarios in front of a “Dragons Den”-style panel of business experts.

During the day of the YOMP, the eight Lampeter students, from departments as diverse as Ancient History and Information Technology had to mould themselves into the Board of a theoretical design and manufacturing business.

Once the team had agreed their business aims they had to develop a strategy, meet with business experts and, ultimately, sell their business idea to the YOMP Panel.

Although the Lampeter students didn’t win the Welsh finals (NEWI will go on to
London, to represent the Principality), the eight students and their supporters (Harun Getui from the Students Union and Tony Orme from the University’s Enterprise Department) thoroughly enjoyed the day and gained invaluable skills from the experience.

For further information, please contact:

Dr Jane Norris-Hill
Tel: 01570 424799
Email: j.norris-hill@lamp.ac.uk
Postal Address: External Affairs, University of Wales, Lampeter, Ceredigion. SA48 7ED

Or

Tony Orme (Wales Spinout Programme Manager, Mid Wales)
University of Wales, Lampeter:      01570 424746
University of Wales, Aberystwyth:  01970 622203
Mobile:  07773 471245 
Email: awo@aber.ac.uk 
Web: www.spinoutwales.co.uk