The Institute of IKE announces Julie Byrne as a Founding Fellow
Julie is the Principal of Sheffield City College and Executive Director at The Sheffield College and has been key in establishing enterprise and innovation in the region. Sheffield City College (SCC) is home to the Peter Jones Enterprise Academy that offers courses in enterprise and entrepreneurship. The distinctive and exciting Signature Curriculum at SCC promotes vocational excellence, enterprise and innovation, progression, professionalism and internationalism. The College has embraced the government’s agenda for change to strengthen UK enterprise. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals together with The Sheffield College form the Health & Social Care Academy; an innovative five year strategic partnership to drive forward ways to up-skill healthcare professionals. The Sheffield College is currently leading the city’s bid to develop a University Technical College for Advanced Manufacture and the Creative and Digital Industries.

Julie’s key sectors of interest are Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering, Digital and Creative Industries and Enterprise and Entrepreneurs.
The IKE wishes to extend a warm welcome to Julie as a founding Fellow of the Institute.