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funded places for South African or UK early career researchers interested in BoP, social enterprise

  • 1.  funded places for South African or UK early career researchers interested in BoP, social enterprise

    Posted 11-05-2014 15:34

    Dear Colleagues

     

    Please can you circulate this to your networks to reach those who might wish to apply – it only applies though to those studying or working in the UK or South Africa who are considered to be early career researchers.

     

    Apologies in advance for cross posting for those on the SIM list serv

     

    Thank you

    Dr. Diane Holt, 

    Senior Lecturer in Management, Essex Business School, University of Essex,

     

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    Development through Enterprise - Inclusive and sustainable futures through entrepreneurial initiatives and cross-sector partnerships.

     

    **Calling all researchers from UK or South Africa interested in social enterprise, base-of-the-pyramid business models, the role of business in poverty alleviation, inclusive and sustainable futures in a developing world context**

     

    Fully funded places available for early career researchers (17 from South Africa and 17 from UK). Join us in Cape Town in March 2015 for this 5-day workshop.

     

    Under the Researcher Links scheme offered within the Newton Fund, the British Council and National Research Foundation we will be holding a workshop on the above theme in Cape Town, South Africa on 22-26th March 2015.  The workshop is being coordinated by Dr Diane Holt (University of Essex) and Dr Eliada Griffin-El (University of Cape Town) and will have contributions from other leading researchers. We are now inviting Early Career Researchers from the UK or South Africa to apply to attend this workshop. All travel and accommodation expenses will be covered by the Newton Researcher Links programme.

     

    Visit the website at http://inclusivefuturesworkshop.weebly.com/  for further details and to download the application form.

     

    See also the British Council site at http://www.britishcouncil.org/education/science/current-opportunities/SA-workshop-development-enterprise

     

    The deadline for application is 30th November 2014.

     

     

     

     

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