University of Glamorgan GTi
Contact Details: |
Pam Voisey - gti@glam.ac.uk, 01443 482670 |
Type of Project: |
Existing site. On site located away from main campuses. |
Start/End Date: |
GTi was established in 1999 by Dr Lynne Gornall as the 'Graduate Teleworking Initiative'. At the time of JISC infoNet's visit, GTi had recently (November 2010) moved across Navigation Park at Abercynon and scaled down its physical space from larger premises (2000 sq ft) to smaller office space in the Valleys Innovation Centre. The move was as a result of the University of Glamorgan taking the strategic decision to formally partner with Venture Wales to relocate Glamorgan's Graduate Incubator facility (GTi) to Venture Wales' premises. |
Funding Sources
In 1998 Dr Gornall received European Social Fund (ESF) funding for the project. The initial project was about supporting graduates and students to use the new opportunities provided by 'teleworking' to take on commercial contracts and start enterprises. Networking and communication was slow and expensive compared to 2011, and home broadband did not exist. There was therefore a need for a physical location for graduate entrepreneurs.
1999-2000 Pilot
European funding supported the pilot project and an application for EU European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Objective One funding was made. BT bridged the funding gap between the two tranches of EU funding in 2000. This funding was matched by the University.
Welsh Assembly Government (WDA), Local Authority and other private sector support was also secured to help in the development of GTi.
