The international education sector in the UK is wasting an opportunity by not providing an avenue for students to build their own startups, according to a leading advocate for international students.
Sanam Arora, one of The PIE’s 50 Voices in Europe and director of the National Indian Students and Alumni Union in the UK, said that the country is “missing a big trick” by not “tapping into their entrepreneurial spirit”.
“In Hindi, we have a term called Jugaad, which means innovation and disruption – and getting things done,” Arora told delegates during the Live and Spontaneous PIE Chat Live panel at the PIE Live Europe.
“We say in India that Jugaad is built into our DNA, and it is true to a certain degree.
“I think given some of the challenges we face economically and sociopolitically we just find a way around things, and get things done. There is a genuine entrepreneurial spirit that I feel we’re not tapping into,” she explained.
