The Entrepreneurship track at the 2023 June Convening engaged participants on entrepreneurship development across African higher education institutions. Find below materials and resources from the sessions.
The Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development Project: Progress, Challenges and Lessons Learned
In this session, the team shared updates and progress on the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development project, which is a three-year-long project designed to aid Higher Education Institutions in Africa in building active Entrepreneurship Ecosystems. The team also shared data collected and the implications to the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem landscape in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as lessons learned while welcoming institutions to engage.
Click here to access slides on the EED project updates
Innovation Hubs as Catalyst for Entrepreneurial Success and Innovation
This session exposed participants to the impact of innovation hubs in incubating startups and accelerating entrepreneurial learning and outcomes among higher education students. In addition to providing a deeper understanding and exploration of different models in setting up hubs within Higher Education Institutions, the facilitators, with the participants, sought to develop a plan and strategy on engaging innovation hubs through collaboration and partnerships.
Click here to access slides for Growth Africa’s presentation as led by Eugene Eluerkeh
Click here to access slides for Honoris University’s presentation
Entrepreneurial Skills are not only for Entrepreneurs: Preparing Students for the World of Work
In this panel session, the team explored the intersection between two areas; employability and entrepreneurship, and how institutions can blend or coordinate these core areas in preparing students for the world of work. Three institutions shared the approaches they have used to ensure synergies across the systems and structures that prepare students for employability and entrepreneurship; and, in the process, showcased their importance in today’s economy and how they are not mutually exclusive concepts.
Developing Entrepreneurial Systems in African Higher Education, the Approaches Supports and Linkages
The session had speakers share how they have developed their respective entrepreneurial ecosystems in their Higher Education Institutions. These presenters, representing three different West African Universities, shared some lessons they have learned along the journey.
Entrepreneurship Curriculum: The Methodology of Teaching
In this interactive session, panelists, representing three different universities across different countries, presented some pragmatic ways to encourage students to prioritize entrepreneurship. The session also had participants explore practical ways to teach entrepreneurship in Higher Education Institutions.
Click here to access overview of session slides
Click here to access slide presentation as represented by Roselynn Kainyu from Riara University
The Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development Project: A Diagnostic Tool Review
In this session, the team displayed the diagnostics and explained the logic behind a diagnostic tool, a tool which allows institutions to “diagnose” or evaluate the state of their entrepreneurship ecosystem and develop solutions to bridge gaps that may exist. The opportunity was then used to sign institutions up for the e-playbook pilot being worked on for when the tool is fully developed.
Click here to access the slides from the diagnostic tool review