ESSA in Numbers

The ESSA was set up in 2011 by Fig.

Since then…

of British universities are involved in the scheme

of students are in a society at university

of students changed their graduation plans after being involved in the ESSA

number of students who will participate in 2015/16
number of views for Manchester Entrepreneurs' ESSA video entry 
minutes of footage submitted to the video competition throughout the scheme 

When Can I Apply?

The ESSA is currently taking a break as we carry out a European Commission research project to see how the accreditation can be expanded across Europe.

The programme is due to re-launch in the UK in 2017.

If you’d like to get in touch with the ESSA team, or be updated with developments, please register your contact details below.

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