India has seen a rapid rise in social entrepreneurship. Dr. Pathik Pathak, Director of Social Enterprise at University of Southampton, U.K., and the founding director of its Social Impact Lab, visited IIT Madras recently to launch the UK-India Social Enterprise Education Network (UKISEEN). The network is a collaboration of best teaching methodologies and approaches in social entrepreneurship between the U.K. and Indian universities. In this interview, he speaks about the importance of social entrepreneurship education, employment opportunities in the sector and more. Excerpts…
