NTU unveils brand new centre for enterprise

Published: 19/04/2021

A brand new centre on City Campus has just been completed providing high-quality facilities and extensive business support to entrepreneurs, start-ups, small to medium-sized businesses and larger enterprises.

The £9m Dryden Enterprise Centre (DEC) is set over four floors utilising the latest technology and modern facilities including open-plan desk areas, private offices, meeting rooms, event space and communal areas to encourage networking.

The DEC will be the new hub through which colleagues, students, graduates and external business members can benefit from a range of support, mentoring, networking and training programmes delivered by NTU’s Enterprise team, business experts from Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and associate partners. It'll link industry and academics, enabling them to work together on projects and challenges; creating a community of collaboration and connectivity.

The Centre has been part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, who will continue to support the work of the DEC until March 2022. The building itself has been constructed to meet NTU’s sustainability credentials. It utilises features such as plants to add oxygen, remove CO² and promote wellbeing as well as the use of concrete for its thermal mass benefits.

Watch an interview with Megan Powell Vreeswijk, Head of Enterprise Innovation Centre, as she gives an overview about the new building and its vision.