We are Enactus Melbourne – a club dedicated to solving social issues through entrepreneurialism.

Social Impact Startups - Committee Applications Open Until 28th Feb 2024!

Enactus provides the perfect platform to realise student innovation. Through our extensive support network with experts from academia and industry, anyone with an idea and a passion for social change is able to build a project that fosters real, tangible social impact.

Enactus holds a diverse set of events designed to help train and develop our students to better run projects. These events have a wider focus of increasing student awareness of social entrepreneurship and empowering them to get involved and make a difference.

Our students work on delivering real social change to communities around the globe. Through entrepreneurial innovation and a passion to make a difference, we work to develop sustainable business models which empower those in need.

To apply for our close knit committee click here

Club Aims

  1. To cultivate a welcoming committee from all faculties- where students can learn, grow and join our community.
  2. To empower students from all faculties to be able to build their own businesses and enact social change through Social Enterprises that allow a hands on learning experience, complemented by a speaker series and start-up workshops
  3. To create an ecosystem of creative and proactive students, where students will feel confident to share and build upon each other’s social enterprise ideas by activating an entrepreneurial mindset
  4. To win the Enactus Australia National Competition and a trip to the Enactus World Cup, through the showcasing of our members’ entrepreneurial impact
  5. To continue to build upon the internal strength of the organisation to ensure effective facilitation and leadership of student led projects at a local, national and global scale – showcasing not only the strength of our projects but also representing the skills of the University of Melbourne students on a global scale.
  6. To contribute to the University of Melbourne’s strategic goals by facilitating greater work integrated learning and entrepreneurship opportunities through our projects and programs.

Enactus
131 Barry Street, The University of Melbourne
Carlton 3053

 

Events

Enactus National Hackathon ($10,000 Prize Pool)
15th April 6pm - 4th May 11:59pm
Interested in social impact or startups? Or maybe you're a fledgling coder? Well this event is for you!
Microsoft AI in Startups
30th April 3pm - 6:30pm
Microsoft Southbank Campus
Learn more about startups and how you can incorporate cutting edge technology to help build the future.