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Stellenbosch University LaunchLab to Incubate Winners of the French/EDHE AI & Blue Tech Challenge
The Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) programme, in partnership with the French Embassy in South Africa and Universities South Africa (USAf), is proud ...
A four-way public-private-international partnership strengthens entrepreneurship education in SA for national advancement
The fruition of the Embedding Entrepreneurship in Curriculum workshop series, notwithstanding the strained political relations between the United States and South Africa, demonstrates the ...
Integrating entrepreneurship into higher education curricula should unlock young talent to drive economic growth
Universities South Africa (USAf), through its Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) programme, just started a series of regional workshops to equip university leadership, faculty, ...
Miesing Heads to South Africa for Fulbright Entrepreneurship Program
During his more than 40-year tenure at UAlbany, Professor Emeritus of Business Paul Miesing made a career of teaching the principles of strategic management ...
Injecting new energy into the economy via youth entrepreneurship
Every year Next Generation Consultants shares a hindsight, foresight and insight research report with people and entities interested in the social, solidarity and impact ...
Igniting entrepreneurial potential: EDHE 2025 Entrepreneurship Intervarsity launch
“If you empower the mind of a young entrepreneur, you are not just creating one job — you’re creating 10, 20, even 100 more ...
A Resounding Success: The University of Venda and Bulawayo Polytechnic Co-Host Inaugural International Research Conference
The University of Venda (UNIVEN) and Bulawayo Polytechnic (BYOPOLY) co-hosted their inaugural Joint International Research Conference, officially opened by Prof Norman Takaidza on behalf of ...
Developing the next generation of entrepreneurs through the Student Entrepreneurship Programme
The Student Governance and Development Unit in collaboration with Student Housing and Res Life at the Durban University of Technology (DUT), proudly recently hosted a ...
Strengthening Partnerships for Impact: EDHE’s Collaborative Drive to Tackle Youth Unemployment
The Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) Programme reached a significant milestone on March 13, 2025, as it formalised strategic partnerships to transform graduate ...
Forging Pathways to Success: EDHE Launches 2024 Impact Report
On the evening of 13 March 2025, the Radisson Hotel Convention Centre near O.R. Tambo Airport buzzed with anticipation as leaders from across South ...
Small businesses flying with support from Mandela University
Nelson Mandela University’s finance division allocated R2.7 million to support student and community small business development through its Mandela University Africa Hub and the ...
Stellenbosch University Innovators excel at inaugural Cape Chamber of Commerce Academic Innovation Awards
The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry held its inaugural Academic Innovation Awards last week to celebrate the innovators who are driving economic growth in the Western Cape. The event, hosted by ...
Landmark deal signed to beef up higher education
An agreement seeking to strengthen higher education institutions, address sectoral challenges and enhance university-industry engagement has been signed by Universities South Africa (USAf) and ...
bhive Enterprise Development Centre wins prestigious EDHE award
The North-West University (NWU) proudly celebrates a significant achievement, with its bhive Enterprise Development Centre winning top honours for its Short Learning Programme (SLP) ...
Empowering Student Women Entrepreneurs in South African Public Universities
South Africa’s 16 Days of Activism Against Women and Children this year embraces the theme “30 Years of Advancing Collective Action to End Violence ...
Messages of support and high praise bestowed on the EDHE team by Intervarsity 2024 partners
Sponsor organisations that make some of the projects undertaken by the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) programme possible, were among the star-studded crowd at ...
Universities need to support young entrepreneurs
Universities must talk to each other about youth entrepreneurship and social innovation, and share knowledge to drive inclusive growth across South Africa. This was ...
Raising Innovation as EDHE and French Embassy Launch AI and Blue Tech Incubation Programme
The journey from a great idea to a thriving business often demands more than passion and perseverance; it requires structured support, access to resources, ...
Third place for Quantity Surveying Professor at EDHE Learning and Teaching Excellence Awards #R2bP
Reasons to be Proud - #R2bP: Professor Gerrit Crafford from Mandela University’s Department of Quantity Surveying secured a third place win at the annual EDHE ...
Intervarsity 2023 winner pledges to give back to the EDHE programme that supported him
There was thunderous applause when a young student farmer from rural Eastern Cape and Studentpreneur of 2023, committed at the EDHE Entrepreneurship Intervarsity finals ...
Disability solution seeking turns into an award-winning business for a dyslexic medical student
Nothile Ngema turned her dyslexia and slow speech into a winning business, e-Aggrandizer, that won her the Existing Business: Tech category prize and R20 ...
Helping a sister study leads innovator to a prize winning tutoring and mentoring business
Bridget’s Learning Hub, an e-learning hub that provides tutoring and mentoring services to primary and high school students all across South Africa, won its ...
Turning ugly fruit into nutritious smoothies wins studentprenuer an Intervarsity award
As a little girl growing up in Limpopo, Ayavuya Sibisi watched her mother create delicious, nutritious smoothies using fresh, seasonal fruits that were always ...
Greatfuel produces biodiesel from cooking oil
“Can you drive Africa? Well, I can.” So began Hope Mapheto, founder of Greatfuel, her business which was established in 2021 and produces biodiesel ...
Banana wine wins its maker the top Social Impact prize at Intervarsity finals
When Anga Mzozo, co-founder of winning business AL Winery in the Existing Business: Social Impact category said Bye Nana at the end of her ...