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Opportunities
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Tuesday, 31 January 2012 11:36
10,000 Women academic partner, United States International University (USIU), is recruiting women for its next cohorts of 10,000 Women scholars in Nairobi. The program seeks to recruit women with existing SMEs in and around the city. USIU has already graduated over 110 women from its program.
Thursday, 26 January 2012 12:36
Do you have an idea worth spreading? Are you looking to Inspire.Change.Impact through your actions?
TEDxBled is looking for two young inspirational speakers to take the stage on 18 March 2012 in Bled, Slovenia. Costs covered. We’re looking for you to share your story! Applications are open: http://challengefuture.org/quick/32 DL: 6 February 2012
Tuesday, 24 January 2012 09:11
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is an Africa-based and African-funded not-for-profit institution dedicated to the promotion and celebration of excellence in business leadership and entrepreneurship across Africa. As a 21st century catalytic philanthropy, the Foundation is committed to the economic transformation of Africa by enhancing the competitiveness and growth of the African private sector. Read further for two Fellowship opportunities with upcoming application deadlines.
Thursday, 12 January 2012 16:34
The Atlas Corps Fellowship is a 12-18 month, professional fellowship for the world’s best nonprofit leaders. Fellows serve at Host Organizations working on issues that complement their expertise, and learn leadership skills while sharing best practices. Deadline: January 29th 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time (for June 2012 class)
Tuesday, 10 January 2012 14:09
The Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale is currently accepting social enterprise pitch abstract submissions for oral presentation. The registration rate increases after January 31.
Tuesday, 03 January 2012 11:22
The Kenan-Flagler Business School seeks to fill the position of Chief Marketing Officer. This position leads branding, integrated marketing, communications, public relations, and marketing strategy efforts for Kenan-Flagler Business School and all its constituent programs including, but not limited to a full-time MBA, four MBA programs for working professionals, an undergraduate business program, a Masters of Accounting program, Executive Education, a PhD program, and a collection of centers and institutes all advancing Kenan-Flagler’s objectives of Shaping Leaders/Driving Results.
Tuesday, 03 January 2012 11:13
The Third Annual Conference on "Business and Entrepreneurship in Africa" offers a unique opportunity to present your current work on business and entrepreneurship in Africa. The conference will be held May 17 - 19, 2012 at the Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada.
Thursday, 08 December 2011 11:51
Could you use up to $90,000 to launch your innovative idea to change the world? Echoing Green unleashes next generation talent to solve the world’s biggest problems. Each year since 1991, the Echoing Green Fellowship selects promising social entrepreneurs with bold ideas and provides them with up to $90,000 in seed funding, strategic support, and a powerful community of 500+ other Fellows and Alumni over a 2 year fellowship. The first round online application is open now, through January 9, 2012.
Tuesday, 29 November 2011 13:47
Deans Across Frontiers (DAF) aims to assist Business Schools to develop further through mentoring of the institution’s Senior Management Team. DAF is the third service offered by the EFMD Quality Services Department that complements EQUIS and EPAS and as with the accreditation systems, the school will undergo a Self-Assessment and Peer Review Process. Following the assessment by the Peer Review Team, the School will benefit for a three-year period of mentoring by an experienced former Dean and will progress towards defined development objectives. The EFMD will assure the effectiveness of the process through systematic progress tracking.
Wednesday, 16 November 2011 10:57
Stratford University in Washington, DC has three openings in a J-1 visiting professor program for business faculty to teach for three weeks during Winter or Spring 2012. Visas must be issued by December 31, 2011, so applications must be submitted ASAP.
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Food for Thought
| With very few exceptions,
MBA programs in sub-Saharan Africa are unable to effectively compete with institutions
in the West. As a result, MBA programs cannot attract the best local students or faculty
and often lack the leadership prowess necessary to effectively position themselves within
the market.
-"Assessment of Graduate Management Education", William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan Business School (2003) |
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