A Rhodes University course designed to turn scientific ideas into potential business ventures has reached the final stages of a national entrepreneurship education competition, after reviewers highlighted its work with 85 students and ten science-based venture concepts.
The Green Chemistry Incubation Course, developed at Rhodes University, was selected among the top seven submissions in the 2026 Entrepreneurship Learning and Teaching Excellence Awards, run by Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) and Universities South Africa.