AfDB Capacity Building Workshop for Higher Education Institutions 2024

Welcome to the application form of the Capacity Building Workshop for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Enterprise Support Organisations within HEIs, Research Centres and Stakeholders in the HEIs entrepreneurship ecosystem in Africa.  

This training workshop is an initiative of the African Development Bank (AfDB)’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab (The Lab), with funding from the European Commission and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). The project titled: “Leveraging Research, STEM, Business Management and Training Capabilities of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Research Centres for Strengthening Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem” aims to enhance the enterprise-support activities of African HEIs by sharing best practices and successes within the African ecosystem and fostering collaboration across various regions in the continent. 

• Table of Content
• About African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• AfDB Capacity Building Workshop for Higher Education Institutions
• Requirements for AfDB Capacity Building Workshop for Higher Education Institutions Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for AfDB Capacity Building Workshop for Higher Education Institutions
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

Established to promote economic and social development efforts on the continent, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group comprises three entities: the African Development Bank (AfDB) which is the parent institution, created following an agreement signed by 23 founding member states on August 14, 1963 in Khartoum, Sudan. This became effective on September 10, 1964. The group includes two concessionary windows – the African Development Fund (ADF), established on November 29, 1972 by the African Development Bank and 13 non-African countries; and the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF), set up in 197... continue reading

AfDB Capacity Building Workshop for Higher Education Institutions

Requirements for AfDB Capacity Building Workshop for Higher Education Institutions Qualification

The form below is divided into two categories:

• Higher education institutions (HEIs) looking to establish enterprise support organisations (incubators, accelerators, incubation/innovation hubs, research centers) and activities within their institutions.
• Higher education institutions (HEIs) with enterprise support organisations or research centers aiming to strengthen and expand their initiatives.

Kindly select the category that best applies to your institution as this will be used in delivering specific and tailored capacity-building training to suit your needs.

Interview date, Process and Venue for AfDB Capacity Building Workshop for Higher Education Institutions

Parameters

• If you want to establish enterprise support organisations (incubators, accelerators, incubation/innovation hubs) and activities within your institution, kindly choose the Start Program.
• If you have enterprise-support activities and want to strengthen and expand these initiatives, kindly choose the Scale Program.

Application Deadline

How to Apply