The University of Nottingham

Generations of young entrepreneurs at the University will be boosted and inspired by the generous gift from a late businessman.

The Haydn Green Charitable Trust has donated £1.5m to the University to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. This will build on the achievements of the Institute for Enterprise and Innovation (UNIEI), which since its launch in 2000 has become a key national centre for entrepreneurship education. UNIEI was founded at Nottingham University Business School. It helps hundreds of students every year – at undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA level – to develop the entrepreneurial skills that will enable them to thrive as business leaders. In honour of the endowment, UNIEI is to be re-named The Haydn Green Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

After Hardev Singh presented the gift, on behalf of the Trustees, at a special event, Dr Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills, unveiled a plaque in the Sir Colin Campbell Building to recognise the generosity of the Haydn Green Charitable Trust.

Mr Singh said: “The Haydn Green Charitable Trust has been set up by its Trustees in the loving memory of the late Haydn Carrick Green, who passed away suddenly in 2007. Haydn was a successful Nottingham businessman, whose entrepreneurial flair brought innovative financial products to the market. The Trustees believe that they must also help to build innovative and entrepreneurial structures within charitable or voluntary sectors by collaborating or by providing financial assistance to those organisations, which are working towards similar goals.”

The Trustees thanked Professor Nathu Ram Puri of The Puri Foundation for his help. Professor Puri said: “Haydn was a dear friend and I am  delighted to help and advise the Trustees.”