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CUT partners with Massachusetts Institute of Technology
On 15 and 16 July 2019, CUT hosted Prof. Hazel Sive of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who led a workshop on Educating with Problem-Solving Approaches under the auspices of MIT-Africa Initiative. This initiative [...]
How Ghana Plans To Finance The Sustainable Development Goals
Forbes - “Macro indicators show good performance, but below the surface, there are economic and social issues that threaten the cohesion of Ghanaian society.” With these words of both optimism and caution, Hamdiya Ismailia, the [...]
The school where parents pay tuition fees with plastic bottles
CNN - Oriola Oluwaseyi, 32, makes her way through the busy streets of Ajegunle, a low-income community in Nigeria's commercial center, Lagos. The Nigerian mother of four is pushing through people and things in the [...]
MIT D-Lab to fund six East African start-ups
Ventures Africa - The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s D-LAB program, which offers one year of mentorship and learning to social entrepreneurs introducing poverty-alleviation solutions, will provide six startups from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda with $20,000 [...]
Events
MIT Africa Innovate Conference
The MIT Africa Innovate Conference, sponsored by the MIT Sloan Africa Business Club, will be held on April 14, 2019 at the Samberg Conference Center. This year’s conference theme is “Made in Africa." Through a [...]
MIT-Africa Forum: February 11, 2019
The next MIT-Africa Forum will be on February 11 at the Whitehead Auditorium at 5-7pm. Insights, networking, and good food. Speakers: Ying Xia - "China Inc.: Motives, Behavior, and Regulation of Chinese Investment in Africa" Ying [...]
MIT-Africa Forum: Dec. 5
The next MIT-Africa Forum will be on December 5th at 5-7pm in the Whitehead Institute Auditorium. Speakers will include: Risha Chande, Senior Advisor, Communications for Twaweza East Africa and Joost Bonsen, Lecturer, Media Arts & Sciences. [...]
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