From Disrupt Africa:
More hereBusiness schools from Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa have partnered to form the African Academic Association on Entrepreneurship (AAAE), with the aims of sharing resources, expertise and research to boost entrepreneurship on the continent.
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The AAAE will promote and develop academic cooperation between the African business schools, particularly in the areas of entrepreneurship, small business development, innovation and startups.
Partner schools are the School of Business of the American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt, the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB), South Africa, the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB), South Africa (USB), Esca Maroc Ecole De Management of Casablanca (ESCA), Morocco, the Lagos Business School (LBS), Nigeria, and Strathmore Business School (SBS) of Nairobi, Kenya.
“AAAE will play a key role in leading the continent towards stronger linkages among African business schools focusing on teaching and research in the areas of entrepreneurship and family business, as well as further global collaboration,” said Professor Karim Elseghir, dean of the School of Business of the AUC in Cairo, which will serve as the coordinator of the collaboration until a structured steering committee has been appointed.
Elseghir said youth unemployment and education are the most pressing challenges facing Africa, with entrepreneurship and innovation widely regarded as key mechanisms in addressing these issues.
