2ie by sophie riviere
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Presented at the SIX Event: Social Innovation in the Marketplace: Getting our Young People back into JobsTRANSCRIPT
An Innovative International Institute for higher education and research
JUNE, 2013
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TRAINING, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO
CONTRIBUTE TO AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT
2iE values
DiversityCommitmentResponsabilityMerit
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Facts and figures
95 % working within 6 months
40PhD
students
2 000Onsite
students
1 800Online
students98 %
working in Africa
Water and Sanitation ▪ Environnment ▪ Energy ▪ Civil Engineering ▪ Mining ▪ Management Sciences
30% of students are women
An international Doctoral School with
15 partner universities
Education based on research for development
Joint Research Center
Water and ClimateJoint Research Center
Energy and Sustainable Habitat
130Permanent
faculty
and
researchers
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An Innovative System of GovernanceA Public Private Partnership
1. Founding member States
2. Institutional and Financial
Partners
3. Scientific and Academic Partners
4. Private Sector
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African PulseThe African Lions emerging
Human capital
Economic growh
Education and research
2030
20 % of global population, 50 % in cities
2020
500 millions workers
201354 countries,
population 1 billion
GDP Over 5 % since 10
years
InvestmentForeign investment 62 billion USD
1st rate of return in the world
Employment330 millions young African workers
within the 15 next years
Brain drain: 20 000 high skilled Africans leaving the continent
each year
Growth of the educational system slower than that of the
population
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Education and Employment in AfricaWhat we can do
BUILDING SCHOOLS
LONG TERM PROCESS
2015 20 millions students 500 millions workers
SHORT TERM NEEDS
Employment
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TAXI BROUSSE LOW COST :
A Large scale online learning solution
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2iE Business Enterprise Days : 2013 Edition
Companies recruiting 2iE Graduates
Country of origin Total
BENIN 377BURKINA FASO 1176CAMEROON 556CENTRAL AFRICA 78CONGO 195GABON 131GUINEA 111IVORY COAST 383MALI 237MAURITANIA 82NIGER 418SENEGAL 388CHAD 295TOGO 336DRC 23OTHER (10) 57
Total 4843
Building capacity in Africa
In 2013 : 729 expected graduates
Promoting innovation and green growth
2iE Technopôle
Success in international competitions
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Global Social Venture CompetitionInternational competition of social entrepreneurship business plans
Faso Pro – 2012Developing a national agribusiness with caterpillars, contributing to preventing
malnutrition in rural areas
Bouygues Construction Challenge 24-hours challenge around a innovative
construction project
Team 2iE / EPF / ESSEC – 2013 3rd place
Faso Soap, winners of GSVC 2013
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Faso Pro : transforming shea-tree caterpillars into protein-rich dietary supplements, to combat undernourishment in Africa
Nenu-PV : innovative blankets for solar energy production and anti-evaporative effects
TECO2: production and commercialization of rooftops made from recycled plastic waste
Eco-isolant : production of insulation from the cotton resource
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Making youth actors for change
2iE Business incubator for social entrepreneurship
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Scaling it up : The Green Start Up ChallengeInternational competition driven by 2iE to be launched in July 2013
Supporting innovative and green-growth
oriented business in
Africa
The winners will gain
access to the 2iE business
incubator
