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Revitalizing dormant farmer cooperatives in Uganda

A team of students from the International Design Business Management (IDBM) program at Aalto University embarked on a transformative journey to Northern Uganda.
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Districts of Acholi Sub-Region. Photo by Claire Shaw (2023)

Financial Technology (FinTech) services for nurturing farmers' resilience

In an effort to empower smallholder farmers and secure their livelihoods, Bishop Stuart University-Uganda, launched the AgriSCALE Students' Challenge II in Autumn 2023.
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Financial Technology (FinTech) services for nurturing farmers resilience

Shaping the future of South African forestry through joint student challenges

Fort Cox Agriculture and Forestry Training Institute initiated the FOREST21 Student Challenge 2023 for optimal and appropriate forest business models.
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Students from four participating institutions from South Africa and Finland worked in small teams and gained insights from experts and forestry industry representatives. Photo by Phillip Tshidzumba, 2023.

WiTProgramme application period now open!

The application period for the highly anticipated WiTProgramme is now officially open! This is your chance to embark on a journey of learning, growth, and empowerment in the world of technology.
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A hackathon on two continents for solving Sustainable Development Goals, 31.3.–2.4.2023

Solve the SDGs is a hackathon where participants work together towards a better tomorrow by creating solutions for reaching the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
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A hackathon on two continents for solving Sustainable Development Goals 31.3.–2.4.2023

Webinar on funding opportunities with Africa

The webinar Funding Opportunities for Collaboration with Africa 2023, was hosted by EDUCase Platform and conducted on February, 8, 2023.
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EDUCase Platform to participate in Kenya Innovation Week, 2022

Aalto University, as the EDUCase platform coordinator and representative, will be participating in the Kenya Innovation Week (KIW). The event will take place in Nairobi during 6-8.12.2022.
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Asian Studies Days 2022

Asian Studies Days 2022 challenges the participants to approach Asian Studies in new ways.
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Problem-based learning project, Forest21 is hosting a 4-day workshop at Nelson Mandela University, South Africa


FOREST21 is a joint project for strengthening capacity in South African higher education in forestry. The project is implemented in collaboration of five higher education institutions (HEIs) in South Africa that have forestry curricula or will start teaching forestry.
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EDUCase meeting on Nepal

EDUCase platform in coordination with Aalto University, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, and EDUFI is conducting its first country meeting with a focus on Nepal.
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University of Jyväskylä – Coalition of African Networks

The JYU Coalition of African Networks invites ALL researchers and students that are conducting research work in Africa or with African partners to the Africa Day poster presentation session on 25.5.2022 at the Boombox, JYU.
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University of Jyväskylä Africa Day 2022

Training for responsible global academic partnerships

UniPID and the Finnish higher education institutions’ (HEI) Global networks are hosting a Training on good practices for responsible global academic partnerships during May 2022.
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EDUCase network workshop series: How to support effective collaboration?

EDUCase network members gathered into three collaborative online workshops to discuss on education-based partnerships, best practices for responsible intercultural collaboration, and network communication.
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EDUCase Platform took part in the Finnish Week of Business and AgriTech Expo in Zambia

FinnBizWeek aims at encouraging business between Finnish and Zambian companies and entities. AgriTech Expo provides a marketplace for industry professionals, young agripreneurs and farmers of all scales, to come together to conduct business and learn about the newest trends in the industry.
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