Alumni Voice - How can institutions learn from them? Featuring Professor Emeritus Andy Penaluna, University of Wales Trinity Saint David.

This podcast episode explores how higher education institutions can leverage alumni feedback and insights to enhance their teaching, learning, and entrepreneurship programs. Professor Andy Penaluna shares his expertise on fostering strong alumni connections and using their diverse experiences to inform curricular and co-curricular developments that better prepare students for the evolving workforce.

Professor Emeritus Andy Penaluna is a renowned expert in the fields of entrepreneurship, enterprise, and employability education. With a background as a designer, he has leveraged creative thinking to drive innovative solutions in both business and academia.

Andy's extensive experience spans various levels of education, from primary schools to post-doctoral programs. He has led impactful initiatives, such as updating the UN's Empretec program curriculum and developing the EU's EntreComp Framework. His work has also influenced policy, with the QAA announcing that all Subject Benchmark Statements should now consider enterprise and entrepreneurship. Andy's contributions have been widely recognised, including a personal presentation of the Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion and awards from the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs and the Maserati 100 Entrepreneurs. Currently, he is assisting UNESCO in responding to the need for entrepreneurial leadership in higher education and advising the UK All Party Parliamentary Group for Entrepreneurs.