Solent Students' Union is the first students' union in the UK to hold a Duke of Edinburgh licence
Southampton Solent Students’ Union is proud to be the first union in the UK to hold a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award licence, making the University the first in the South East of England to be able to offer this award to students.
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award was set up in 1956 by HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh to inspire, guide and support young people in their self-development and recognise their achievements.
The Students’ Union currently has five students participating in the award, including Aaysha Samrin, first-year student in BA (Hons) Illustration and ‘bronze’ category participant, has just written a children’s book to be distributed and sold in local play centres.
Hannah Mullarky, Vice-President of Student Engagement and ‘gold’ participant of the DofE programme says, “The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is a great opportunity for our students to get involved with charitable activities and build their confidence. We aim to have 60 students receiving a DofE award by the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award’s 60th Anniversary in 2016”.
Solent University Students’ Union officially launched their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme on Thursday 8 May, in the Mayors’ Chambers with The Mayor of Southampton and representation from the Duke Of Edinburgh’s Award and other key stakeholders in attendance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT SOLENT STUDENT UNION’S STUDENT INVOLVEMENT MANAGER laura.pratt@solent.ac.uk
About Solent Students’ Union
Solent Students’ Union exists to represent students of Southampton Solent Students’ Union on a local and national scale. The organisation strives to provide volunteering opportunities to students as well as offer competitive and relevant commercial services. It is a student-led collective that is progressive, accountable and rewarding for its members.
About Southampton Solent University
Southampton Solent University offers more than 23,000 students over 200 qualifications ranging from HND to PhD, in subjects such as maritime education and training, fashion and design, media and television, music, health, sport and leisure, business, IT and technology. The university was awarded the 2013 Quality Assurance kitemark for quality and standards of teaching and learning. Solent was voted one of the most creative universities in the UK in a Which? University 2013 poll of students. It has been awarded ‘Gold approval’ by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
