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Entrepreneurship World Cup

All entrepreneurs. All stages. Everywhere. Whether you are dreaming about launching a startup or you already have a Series A round, the Entrepreneurship World Cup can help you take your next big step.

The Entrepreneurship World Cup is more than just a pitch competition. It gives everyone who enters access to the knowledge, networks, and for some, the capital they need to start and scale a company.

The EWC started out as an idea- and now supports 175,000 entrepreneurs in 200 countries. It is made possible by three co-host organizations – Misk Global Forum, Global Entrepreneurship Network and The Global Education & Leadership Foundation.

Stages

Idea Stage
Do you have an idea for a new company, but aren’t sure how to start or find the resources you need to take the next step? EWC helps you unleash your idea with free on-demand training and $10,000 in perks – just for signing up.– Plus, you have a chance to win $50,000 in cash prizes and to meet and network with and top investors locally and internationally. Being an EWC alumni will give you access to an international community.

Early Stage
Do you have an emerging startup and want to accelerate its trajectory? EWC empowers early-stage founders with access to world-class educational resources, training and up to $750,000 in perks — as well as a chance to sharpen your skills through a global pitch competition and win up to $500,000 in cash prizes. You will also have a chance to meet and network with peers and top investors locally and internationally. Being an EWC alumni will give you access to an international community.

Growth Stage
Have you already found your market fit, started gaining serious traction and have an initial round of funding secured? EWC provides you with a global network of potential collaborators and expert mentors to help you achieve exponential growth – and a chance to win a no-strings attached check for $500,000. Plus, a chance to meet and network with peers and top investors locally and internationally. Being an EWC alumni will give you access toan international community.

Cash Prizes

EWC is all about the entire experience – training, resources, connections, mentorship and more. But on top of that, we have some amazing, impactful prizes – more than $1 million in cash total for the global winners plus $75 million worth of in-kind support for the top 100 global finalists, not to mention investment opportunities and awesome resources and perks from our leading partners. In addition to these global prizes,many EWC national competitions offer their own prizes.

Timeline

February – May 2021, Accelerate 1: Startups are put through a series of education and virtual training opportunities to sharpen their skills around areas such as customer & industry knowledge; personal & team skills; creativity & problem solving, and business acumen.
May – July 2021, National Competition: Competitions happening simultaneously in 100+ countries, virtually and at in-person live events. Winners receive national prizes and advance to stage 3.
August – September 2021, Accelerate 2: Startups are put through a series of education and virtual training opportunities to sharpen their skills around areas such as customer & industry knowledge; personal & team skills; creativity & problem solving, and business acumen.
November 2021, Global Finals: The top 100 global finalists travel to the EWC Global Finals for a bootcamp and the finals round of the competition where they can network with potential investors and compete on stage for cash prizes and support services.

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Legatum Foundry Fellowship at MIT

The Legatum Center at MIT presents the Foundry Fellowship, a first-of-its-kind leadership program for Africa-based founders who have scaled innovation-driven companies and find themselves at an inflection point in their entrepreneurial journey. The Foundry is a place where Fellows reflect on their entrepreneurial journey, rethink their future leadership roles as entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders, and renew their commitment to building entrepreneurship and innovation-led ecosystems.

Launching in 2021, the Foundry Fellowship will bring together leaders who have demonstrated a commitment to bringing about change through entrepreneurship and are ready to build the leadership skills to carry them into the next phase of their entrepreneurial journey.

The Fellowship is open to entrepreneurs from Africa who have founded and scaled for-profit innovation-driven companies on the African continent, with a preference for entrepreneurs operating in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, and Uganda.

Fellowship Summary

The Foundry Fellowship is a fully-funded six-month program. Fellows will complete an interactive curriculum designed to:

Increase their leadership acumen;
Explore pathways to impact as entrepreneurs, policymakers, thought leaders, and investors;
Exchange practical knowledge with MIT faculty and students; and,
Engage in multi-stakeholder networking opportunities in the MIT ecosystem.

The learning journey will culminate in a three-week in-person immersive program in which Fellows will have the opportunity to engage with MIT faculty, investors, thought leaders, and policy influencers. This immersive experience will give Fellows insight into how to design cutting-edge programs, implement practices, and create policies that are transferable to their markets. Fellows will also have the opportunity to showcase their ventures and lessons in innovation with MIT faculty, staff, and students.

Note: The Legatum Center’s goal is to offer an in-person immersive experience in line with the regulations of the U.S. federal government, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Legatum Center will support individuals who are offered a Fellowship with the visa application process by providing an invitation letter and reimbursing visa fees.

Eligibility Criteria

The inaugural cohort will include 15 entrepreneurs from Africa. Fellows will be identified through a selective application and nomination process.

Candidates should have a demonstrated history of impact, commitment, and concrete connection to the region and have already achieved considerable success with their ventures.

Have founded and scaled a for-profit innovation-driven company* on the African continent, with a preference for founders of companies with operations in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, and Uganda; 
Applicants who have founded and scaled a company outside of Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, or Uganda should have a demonstrated interest in supporting economic growth in at least one of the aforementioned seven countries;
Are at an inflection point in their entrepreneurial journey and are considering the next phase;
Are prepared to dedicate time and space for their own self-discovery and leadership development to achieve the next milestone;  
Are able to participate in regular online sessions and cohort activities, from September 2021 through March 2022 (note: additional time is required for readings and exercises); and, 
Are able to commit to a three-week in-person session in April 2022. 
Founders from the same company may apply, but each founder must complete a unique application. Each founder will be considered independent of a co-founder.
MIT alumni and current degree candidates are welcome to apply.

*Innovation-driven companies are based on a technology or process innovation that allows them to scale across regional and global markets.

Nominations & Applications

The Legatum Center is accepting nominations and applications from interested entrepreneurs.

Nominees will receive an invitation to complete the application process. A nomination does not guarantee acceptance, nor is it required to apply. Eligible entrepreneurs may submit an application without a nomination. Nominations must be submitted by May 20, 2021.

Applicants, including nominees, must submit a complete application before the application submission deadline on June 10, 2021, at 11:59 PM EDT. The application includes the following components:

Personal demographic information and contact information;
Details about your role as a founder and your company;
Essay questions on your interest in the Fellowship program;
A resume outlining your educational background, professional experience, leadership positions held, and community engagement;
A 3-minute video essay [prompt provided in the online application form] and;
Two letters of recommendation.

Applications will be reviewed by a committee and Finalists will be invited to participate in a panel interview.

Key Dates and Deadlines

May 3 – May 20, 2021: Nominations are accepted
May 3, 2021: Application opens for all nominees and qualified applicants
June 10, 2021 at 11:59pm EDT: Application deadline
September 2021: Final selections will be announced

Questions

Email legatum@mit.edu with questions about the Legatum Foundry Fellowship.

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INSEAD International Teachers Program Scholarships

INSEAD is offering two scholarships to faculty from GBSN member schools in developing countries to join the International Teachers Program 2022 cohort. Eligible candidates are faculty enrolled at GBSN members schools from developing countries.

Two successful candidates will receive the GBSN Scholarship, which covers tuition fee, personal coaching, educational materials, accommodation and meals (equivalent to 10,600 EUR).

The application period is open until 1 August, 2021.

Overview

The ITP Programme was started to respond to the new challenges business school teachers face we designed a programme that involves one remote module and one face-to-face module. Given the amazing success of the virtual module delivered in January 2021 INSEAD has decided to keep this format for the ITP 2022 cohort.

Module 1 virtual (4 to 8 January, 2022)
Module 2 face-to-face at INSEAD Fontainebleau campus (4 to 8 July, 2022)

Founded in 1957, as one of the world’s leading and largest graduate business schools, INSEAD offers participants a truly global educational experience. The ITP programme – delivered by world-class teachers, for teachers- is dedicated to helping you, as a business/management school faculty member, enhance your skills, capabilities and mind-set.

Who Should Attend?

Faculty at career inflection points, such as having recently won tenure or been promoted, who are now interested in devoting a greater share of their time to further developing their teaching.
Faculty at any level who care about real excellence in teaching, including junior faculty who have at least two years of teaching experience.
Faculty who have achieved competence in teaching one kind of audience and would like to extend their skills to other audiences.
Faculty and others whose responsibilities include faculty development and/or the development of excellence in the classroom across their institution.
Other professionals working in business education who are not faculty (e.g. corporate universities, training organizations).

Takeaways

The ITP experience is designed to help you succeed in your academic career. As we all know, there are complex, often competing and sometimes even contradictory criteria for “success” around the roles and importance of teaching, of research and scholarship and, increasingly, around administrative duties.

Previous participants have found the programme hugely beneficial, allowing them to take their teaching to the next level – whether junior faculty building their confidence and network, or more seasoned faculty who have recently won tenure or are being promoted and looking to invest more time in their teaching.

Our goal is for you to find your ‘best self as a teacher’ – finding your best teaching style from the array of different methods available.

Program Dates

Module 1: 4 – 8 January, 2022 – Fully Virtual

Module 2: 4 – 8 July, 2022 in Fontainebleau, France

Scholarships for GBSN Members

Two successful candidates will receive the GBSN Scholarship, which covers tuition fee, personal coaching, educational materials, accommodation and meals (equivalent to 10,600 EUR). Travel costs, insurance and visas required in Module 2 are the responsibility of the participant.

To apply for one of the two GBSN scholarships, all application materials must be submitted by 1 August, 2021.

Admissions Procedure for Scholarships

Interested applicants must submit the following items to submit a completed application to the program. Please note DO NOT SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIP TO THE INSEAD WEBSITE. The following materials should be completed in the GBSN member portal.

Complete the online application form
Submit a short biography (including at a minimum: name, position title, years of teaching experience, educational background, speciality, research focus, etc.)
Expression of interest letter

Please note: Applicants must be proficient in English. Scholarship attribution will be granted and communicated by the end of September 2021 at the latest.

SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR Faculty SCHOLARSHIP

Cancellation

Contact INSEAD or GBSN immediately in writing should you need to cancel your place.

Management and War: How Organizations Navigate Conflict and Build Peace

Overview

War and conflict are a reality of life throughout the world. While much is written about the impact of violence and disorder, how people and organisations adapt to these environments is still poorly understood. This seminar will look at the often hidden story of organisational actors managing through and beyond violent conflict, building businesses, delivering services and navigating change processes in environments of violence and peacebuilding. In this, it argues that ethno-political conflict and war are organisational as well as a political processes, and that moving beyond conflict cannot be successfully achieved without a recognition of organisational actors as key to that resolution process. The seminar will draw on data from three cases: Northern Ireland, The Basque Country and Bosnia.

Moderator

Dr Christina Bache,
Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science, IDEAS
Chair, United Nations, Principles for Responsible Management Education, Working Group on Business for Peace

Speaker

Dr Joanne Murphy,
Reader in Leadership and Organisational Change and Co Director of the Centre for Leadership, Ethics and Organisation, Queen’s Management School, Belfast.

Dr Joanne Murphy is a Reader in Leadership and Organisational Change and the Co-Director of the centre for Leadership, Ethics and Organisation, Queen’s Management School. She is also a Fellow of the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice and a Senior Fellow of Northern Ireland’s policy Think Tank – Pivotal. Her research explores leadership, change and organisational development in political volatility, including environments affected by ethno-political conflict. She has worked extensively with business, government, not for profits and police and security organisations to build leadership capacity, management change and achieve resilience. Her new book – Management and War: How Organisations Navigate Conflict and Build Peace, was published in August 2020. Joanne’s full profile can be accessed here.

Date

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

11:00am Washington D.C.
4:00pm London
5:00pm Geneva/Cape Town
8:30pm Mumbai
11:00pm Singapore

Call for Contributions: 8th Responsible Management Education Research Conference

Poverty and Prosperity: Implications for Advancing the SDGs and Responsible Management Education in a Post-Pandemic World
International Business School at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Suzhou, China; 19th – 22nd October 2021

Overview

China’s achievement in eradicating extreme poverty is a huge contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the plan of action for a better and more prosperous world. Poverty and prosperity in a post-pandemic world will still be a topic requiring further
contributions through leveraging various stakeholders’ engagement and wisdoms. We are pleased to invite the members of the global PRME community to join us the 8th RME Research Conference in the beautiful city Suzhou, one of the first group of “Cultural and Historic Cities” of China as well as one of the most economic-developed regions of China.

We invite contributions from a wide range of disciplinary traditions that explore responsible management issues from both conceptual and practical perspectives, and we encourage contributions, which are multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary in nature. We welcome contributions that can be of a conceptual, qualitative or quantitative nature.

Contributions to the conference, i.e. to its streams, can be submitted in the form of abstracts (up to 200 words), extended abstracts (up to 1,000 words), working papers (research-in progress)(up to 2,500 words) or full papers (up to 6,000 words, excluding references).

The conference will feature an AMLE Paper Development Workshop (PDW). This PDW provides a space for members of the RME community to receive feedback on their research in-progress pieces and to further develop them for possible submission to AMLE or other relevant outlets. PDW places will be limited and competitive; those submitting working papers who wish to be considered for inclusion in the PDW should indicate this during the submission process.

The submissions window opens on 7th May 2021.The link will be available on the conference website on this date. To be accepted, contributions must be submitted only through this website. All submissions must be in English.Each accepted contribution must be accompanied by at least one full conference registration at the speaker rate.The submission deadline is 31st May 2021.

Track Options for Contributions

A Plenary Coalition Building Roundtable
Research and Teaching for Poverty Alleviation
One Belt – One Road (OBOR) Initiative in a Post-Pandemic World: Implications for Responsible Management Education
Circular Business Models as Enabler for Prosperity
Fostering Responsible Management throughout International Supply Chains in a Post-Pandemic World
Poverty Eradication and Prosperity through Sustainability-oriented Innovation
Entrepreneurial Activities Within the Context of Poverty Reduction
Utopica or lofty ambition: Why and how responsible entrepreneurs choose to terminate their entrepreneurial career
Gender Inequality and Poverty
Prosperity by Global Partnership
Value Driven Leadership after Pandemic

For details about each track contribution and contact information for track proponents/co-chairs, click the button below to access downloadable PDF.

Conference PDF with Track Details and Contact Information

Conference Dates and Venue

October 19, 2021: Arrival and informal get-together in the evening
October 20 and 21, 2021: Conference
October 22, 2021: Topic-related field trip (optional)

International Business School at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Dushu Lake Science & Innovation District, Suzhou, China

Important Dates and Deadlines

May 7, 2021: Submission window opens
May 31, 2021: Deadline for contributions submission
July 9, 2021: Notification of accepted contributions
September 5, 2021: Deadline for early-bird registration
October 10, 2021: Deadline for regular registration

For more information on the conference, click on the button below or send an email to rme8@xjtlu.edu.cn:

Conference Website

Call for Proposals: IDÉES-Afrique

Institut d’Études des dynamiques contemporaines de l’État et des sociétés en Afrique recently launched a call for papers for collective works on the theme of the digital transformation of public administrations in Africa.

Descriptive Overview

Driven by the global context of the digital revolution and the strong social penetration of technological innovations, the progression of e-government in Africa (UN, 2020) places an important issue at the center of the debate: the adjustment of administrative structures to the new requirements of public service delivery. Indeed, the implementation of digital government implies the revitalization, or even the reinvention, of the administration’s internal processes and its relations with its environment: relations with citizens, relations with the private sector, and relations with other administrations. In this dynamic, although they are indispensable resources, information and communication technologies and connectivity represent more of a lever or a catalyst (Gur-baxani and Dunkle, 2019; Vial, 2019; Caron, 2021). The adaptation of the administration, including its organization, missions, functioning, culture, and strategies, to the imperatives and logic of the State’s digital development, is the pillar of digital transformation.

Despite a global trend towards homogenization of the discourse on the need for egovernment and digital administration, which has become the new sacred canon of institutional modernity, it is important to emphasize that there is no single way to view digital transformation. The fields of observation favored by the specialized literature (service to citizens; organization and management of information; transformation of employment; transformation of the internal environment of the administration and its control methods: Brown, 2005) are dependent on contextual specificities, and must be analyzed from them. Digital transformation remains framed by a set of rules, norms, resources specific to a socio-political and geographical context (Schou and Hjelholt 2018). In this sense, as Hadj Nekka aptly argues, a rigorous approach to producing scientific knowledge about the organization should focus on organizational arrangements and practices and lead the researcher to look as closely as possible at organizational realities (2016).

The present call is part of this empirical perspective of research on organizations and administrative reform in Africa. It invites researchers to reflect on the organizational issues and contextual specificities of the digital transformation of public administrations. The book project thus proposes to make a significant contribution to the little-documented study of the organizational dimension of the changes introduced by information technologies into administrative routines (Jacob and Ouellet, 209) and, in general, to the embryonic research on the organization of public administrations in Africa (Kamdem, 2000).

Suggested Areas for Reflection

Benefits, challenges and success factors
The issue of organizational culture
Information management and organization
The transformation of employment and work methods
Administrative control and organizational performance measurement
Improving service to citizens
Organizational strategies for digital transformation
Bureaucracy, New Public Management and Digital Administration

Key Dates and Deadlines

March 23, 2021: Launch of the call for contributions
May 15, 2021: Deadline for chapter proposal submission
May 30, 2021: Notification to authors of acceptance of their proposal
October 30, 2021: Chapter submission by authors
November 30, 2021: Chapter review and recommendations to authors
December 21, 2021: Submission of revised chapters by authors
Winter 2022: Publication of the book in a Canadian university publishing house

Terms of Submission

Authors are invited to submit their book chapter proposal, including a title, five (5) keywords, and a short biography. The theme of the call must be specified in the subject line. Proposals should not exceed 500 words. They should include a problematic, a presentation of the subject and a summary plan. They can be submitted in French or English and sent to the following address: soumission@idees-afrique.ca.

Book Direction

Denis Proulx, Ph. D. (École Nationale d’Administration publique du Québec)
Raoul Tamekou Tsowa, Ph. D. (IDÉES-AFRIQUE, Director)

Visit the IDEES Afrique Website

References

Brown, David. 2005. “Electronic government and public administration.” International Review of Administrative Sciences 71(2): 241-254.

Daniel, Caron J. 2021. “Technologies numériques et efficience organisationnelle. Repenser l’organisation publique selon ses flux informationnels ». Dans Nathalie, de Marcelin-Warin et Benoît Dostie, Le Québec économique. Perspectives de la transformation numérique (vol.9). Montréal : CIRANO, 373-395.

Gurbaxani, Vijay, et Debora Dunkle. 2019. “Gearing Up For Successful Digital Transformation.” MIS Quarterly Executive 18(3): 209-220.

Kamdem, Emmanuel. 2000. “L’analyse des organisations en Afrique: un champ de recherche émergent.” African Sociological Review/Revue Africaine de Sociologie 4(2): 93-132.

Nekka, Hadj. 2016. “Convoquer des cadres théoriques pour en faire la critique à partir des terrains africains: quelle est la pertinence scientifique d’un tel projet? ” Revue internationale des sciences de l’organisation 1: 7-21.

Schou, Jannick, et Morten Hjelholt. 2018. Digitalization and public sector transformations. New York: Springer.

Steve Jacob et Steven Ouellet. 2019. « Transformation du travail et évolution des compétences dans la fonction publique à l’ère numérique ». Cahiers de recherche sur l’administration publique à l’ère numérique 1 : 1-36.

United Nations. 2020. E-Government Survey 2020. Digital Government Survey in the decade of Action for Sustainable Development. With addendum on Covid-19 Response. United Nations: New York.

Vial, Gregory. 2010. “Understanding digital transformation: A review and a research agenda.” The Journal of Strategic Information Systems 28(2): 118-144.

Call for Abstracts: 2021 University Industry Interaction Conference

Description:

The call for abstract is an important step towards shaping the conference agenda. We are looking for the latest research results, practice-based experiences and best practice case studies on university-industry interaction, entrepreneurial & engaged universities and pathways to impact. The call for abstracts will close on February 22nd, 2021.

The overview below gives you some guidance on the type of proposals that we welcome, and themes will be addressed at the conference. This list is not exhaustive and we always welcome submissions covering other relevant topics. Only proposals that are submitted through the online portal will be considered, and submitted proposals will be reviewed by an international scientific and practitioners committee.

Overview

Research-based abstracts
- Accepted abstracts will be presented at the conference. The full papers (optional) will be published in the conference proceedings.
Practice-based abstracts
- Accepted abstracts will be presented at the conference. The full papers (optional) will be published in the conference proceedings.
Good practice cases
- Accepted case studies will be presented at the conference. The case study will be published in the UIIN Good Practice Series.
Workshop proposals
- Accepted workshops will be granted a 1 1/2 hour workshop slot at the conference. Workshops will have to be practical and interactive.

Subthemes

University-Industry Partnerships: A holistic perspective to accelerate relationships
Engaged and Entrepreneurial Universities: The future of higher education
Pathway to Impact: Managing and measuring external engagement
Knowledge transfer and engagement professionals: The role of boundary spanning agents
Structures and mechanisms supporting university-industry cooperation
Regional engagement: The university as a home-base and entrepreneurship catalyst
The university as a talent-engine & life partner: Supporting students and lifelong learners
The entrepreneurial and engaged academic in research and education

Submissions

Learn more about the subthemes, download preparation guidelines and submit your abstract at https://uiin.org/conference/submission/.

Important Dates and Deadlines

February 22, 2021: Call for abstracts closes
June 14-16, 2021: 2021 University-Industry Interaction Conference (online)

About the Conference

The annual University-Industry Interaction Conference brings together over 500 participants from around the globe, who are passionate about driving university-industry engagement, technology transfer, entrepreneurship and innovation. Delivered through a mixture of presentations, workshops and facilitated networking, the online conference is your opportunity to hear the latest insights across the field and connect with engaged peers around the world.

Learn more about the conference

Submit abstract here

Scholarships for New Case Teachers

Overview

As part of the annual #WorldCaseTeachingDay celebrations, The Case Centre announces a scholarship programme for new case teachers.

Five case teaching scholarships will be offered each year to support the development of new case teachers.

Richard McCracken, Director of The Case Centre, said: “Supporting case teachers and writers is a critical element of our mission, and I am delighted to extend our scholarship programme* with this exciting support for new case teachers.”

“The case method has long been acknowledged as a powerful teaching tool but getting started can be daunting. Our case teaching scholarships are designed to support and inspire new case teachers through their journey, by providing a comprehensive range of training, mentoring and resources.”

Applications for the 2021 case teaching scholarships open on 5 February and close on 2 July.

*The Case Centre has offered a case writing scholarship programme since 1998.

The Case Centre is the independent home of the case method and is dedicated to advancing the case method worldwide, sharing knowledge, wisdom and experience to inspire and transform business education across the globe. It is a not-for-profit organisation and registered charity.

Apply at www.thecasecentre.org/CTscholarships

Eligbility

Faculty or PhD students with teaching responsibilities that are new to case teaching are welcome to apply.

Applicants must have been teaching with cases for no more than 18 months, or be planning to start using cases in their teaching during the next calendar year.

You can be from any organisation worldwide and people of all ages who are new to case teaching are eligible.

Scholarship Benefits

A free place on one of our online expert-led case teaching workshops – an invaluable opportunity to benefit from the knowledge and experience of an internationally respected case teacher, and share experiences and insights with fellow teachers on the course.*
A review of one of your case teaching sessions by a workshop tutor from The Case Centre. You’ll submit a recording of your case teaching session (no more than 90 minutes in length) and feedback will be provided by one of The Case Centre’s workshop tutors via Zoom or a similar platform. The review must be completed within one year of being awarded the scholarship, and we advise that it is after you have attended our case teaching workshop.
The opportunity to attend an exclusive online session with an expert case teacher, who will provide insight into their case teaching experience and host a Q&A for scholarship recipients.
Provision of a curated selection of case teaching articles from leading case institutions.
Free digital copy of the book Teaching & Writing Cases: A Practical Guide by John Heath.

On completion of your scholarship, you will receive a certificate from The Case Centre in recognition of your achievement.

Contact

For more information please contact: Antoinette Mills, +44 (0)7974397288, antoinette@thecasecentre.org

#WorldCaseTeachingDay

Every day, in thousands of business schools around the globe, classrooms come alive as fundamental beliefs and assertions are challenged, and students learn to think differently and more effectively through the case method.

#WorldCaseTeachingDay takes place annually at the beginning of February, and celebrates the contribution that this powerful pedagogical tool makes to the lives and careers of students and educators worldwide.

www.worldcaseteachingday.org

Important Deadlines and Dates

February 5th, 2021: Applications open
July 2nd, 2021: Applications close
July 22nd, 2021: Applications notified of decision about their scholarship
September 2021: Exclusive online session with an expert case teacher
July 21st, 2022: Deadline for case teaching review to be completed

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SEED Awards 2021

Overview

The SEED Awards is an awards scheme designed to celebrate the most innovative and promising locally led enterprises in sustainable development. Each year, multiple award categories are offered, ranging from country- or region-specific topics. This year there are two (2) categories: SEED Low Carbon Awards and SEED Climate Adaptation Awards. SEED Award Winners and Runners-up are eligible for participation in our Accelerator and Catalyser programmes, respectively. Winners receive a matching grant up to 15,000 EUR and a 12-month support package.

The SEED Awards support established eco-inclusive enterprises that have proven market transactions (you have started selling your products/services). Applications should present a clear business case and feasible financial sustainability for its current/future revenue model. Applications that have potential to scale and can be replicated in order to maximise impact will be highly favoured.

This year there are two SEED Awards categories. Depending on your eco-inclusive enterprise and where it is operational, you may apply for only one of the categories:

SEED Low Carbon Awards: Ghana, India, Indonesia, South Africa, Thailand & Uganda
- SEED Low Carbon Awards are open for eco-inclusive enterprises whose key activities, products and services contribute to a low carbon reality, climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation. The enterprises in the sectors of biodiversity, clean energy, green technologies, sustainable agriculture, waste management and resource efficiency as well as water, sanitation & health are all eligible in this Awards Scheme.
SEED Climate Adaptation Awards: Botswana, Malawi, Zambia
- SEED Climate Adaptation Awards are open for eco-inclusive enterprises that prevent or minimise damages caused by global warming and fluctuating weather patterns. In other words, SEED Climate Change Adaptation Awards look for enterprises that provide solutions to respond to effects of climate change or prepare for future impacts. Examples include supporting efficient use of scarce water resources; developing drought-tolerant crops; food insecurity prevention; coastal management, natural disasters management and warning system etc.

When selecting SEED Award recipients, we look for enterprises that 1) demonstrate entrepreneurship and innovation; 2) deliver economic, social, and environmental benefits; 3) have the potential to scale-up and/or be replicated in other contexts; 4) are at early to growth stages; 5) have the intention and potential to become financially stable; 6) are in partnerships with different stakeholder groups; 7) are locally founded or locally led and 8) meet country and/or sector requirements.

Eligibility

The SEED Awards 2021 are open to eco-inclusive enterprises from Botswana, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malawi, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, and Zambia.

All eco-inclusive enterprises from eligible countries of each award category are welcome to apply.

Regardless of the entity’s legal status, eco inclusive enterprises refer to enterprises that contribute to sustainable development. They are market-driven entities that provide solutions to social and environmental problems.

They create impact in marginalised communities, and contribute to eliminating poverty through pioneer business models based on sustainability and the creation of responsible products, services and value chains. These enterprises are ideally located within communities and generate lasting social and economic opportunities. They employ and incorporate low-income or vulnerable populations, including women and unemployed youth, in their value chains as suppliers, distributors and consumers.

Application Process

Entries for the SEED Awards 2021 opened on 1st Feb 2021. Applications are accepted on the SEED Platform at https://app.seed.uno/. New users will need to register for a new account to be able to access the application form. This provides secure access to all the information you will need to submit an application.

Registration is now open. We encourage you to register early to the platform to receive updated information about the SEED Awards.

Applications are only accepted on the SEED Platform. That said, we endeavour to support all applicants as much as possible. Please contact the SEED Awards team about your situation.

Applications must be completed in English. To support non-native English speakers, we also provide pdf versions of the application form in local languages on our platform, which applicants can download as a reference.

Awards

SEED Low Carbon Awards: Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, India, Indonesia, Thailand

6 Winners receive 1 year SEED Accelerator support & 10,000 EUR matching grant each
24 Runners-up receive 6 months SEED Catalyser support & 1,500 EUR grant each

SEED Climate Adaption Awards: Botswana, Malawi, Zambia

3 Winners receive 1 year SEED Accelerator support & 15,000 EUR matching grant each
15 Runners-up receive SEED Catalyser support & 1,500 EUR matching grant each

Winners and Runners-up will also receive Support Packages containing:

Business capacity building through SEED Catalyser or SEED Accelerator workshops
Expert advisory on business and financial planning
SEED Enterprise Toolkit for collaborating and hands-on design thinking methods for enterprise development
Global profiling at high-level Awards ceremony and SEED partner events
Networking opportunities through global SEED communication networks and via your own SEED enterprise profile

Registration Information

To register & apply visit app.seed.uno.

Key Deadlines and Dates

February 1st, 2021: Registration opens
March 22nd, 2021: Registration closes
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Global Case Writing Competition, University of Michigan

WDI Publishing and the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business are accepting submissions for the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Global Case Writing Competition. Entry forms are due by November 23, 2020, and final submissions are due by March 24, 2021.

Competition Overview

WDI Publishing and the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and its Sanger Leadership Center are joining together to launch the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Global Case Writing Competition. Open to university students and educators from around the world, this competition is seeking academic case studies about a DEI-related business dilemma within one, or across multiple, business disciplines. It is designed as a catalyst to generate new teaching materials that increase student understanding and inspire critical thinking for implementing effective DEI within businesses and organizations across the globe.

The contest is divided into two tracks, each of which will award prize money of $10,000 for first place, $5,000 for second place and $2,500 for third place, and an honorable mention, as deemed by the competition judges. The top three winners for each track also will be honored with the publication of their cases by WDI Publishing or the Sanger Leadership Center.

The competition’s first track involves the creation of a traditional business case study and an accompanying teaching note. The second track requires a submission for the Sanger Leadership Center’s flagship Leadership Crisis Challenge. An LCC case is based on a traditional case study, however, is written and designed as a real-time, role-playing event that offers students a rigorous opportunity for action-based learning.

Details on Eligibility

Individual students or student teams (graduate or undergraduate) may enter but must enter in collaboration with a faculty member or instructor from an accredited university/college, in the U.S. or internationally.
Individual faculty/instructors or teams from an accredited university/college (in the U.S. or internationally) may enter.
Others may enter, but must do so in collaboration with a faculty member or instructor from an accredited university/college, in the U.S. or internationally.

Application Information

To apply, visit: https://wdi-publishing.com/dei-competition/

Key deadlines and dates:

Nov. 23, 2020: Entry forms due. (Entry form only, NOT final submissions.)
March 24, 2021: Final submission documents due.
June 2, 2021: Public announcement of winners.

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