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Creating a collaborative platform for capacity building in Financial
Inclusion: University Meets MicrofinanceAbu Dhabi, March 2016
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UMM was started in 2009 to foster collaboration
Objectives Increase knowledge &
competencies on microfinance
Promote field experience opportunities
Contribute to financial inclusion
Enhance cooperation between universities & practitioners> 6,100 students,
academics & stakeholders reached
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All UMM activities are carried out under the umbrella of the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) in the frame of the
e-MFP Action Group «UMM».
Long term financial & institutional partnerships
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1. Microfinance Education
2. Microfinance Research
3. Documentation of Information4. Professional
Exchange
5. Dissemination of Information
From Know
ledge Creation to Diff
usion
A multi-faceted approach to developing capability
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Results: Education Microfinance education in
30 European Universities 51 seminars conducted in
25 European Universities with 1,457 students (2013-2015)
3 train the trainer sessions with 26 PhDs and practitioners
e-Learning platform under development
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Results: research & innovation 81 Scholarships
1500 euros for internships or field research in developing countries
applications scored by the Selection Committee
63 academics from 44 universities and 83 practitioners from 44 organizations volunteered as UMM Selection Committee members
4 case studies on innovative microfinance topics with graduate students
23 awards granted to Master’s & PhD students
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Results: Knowledge exchange & awareness raising
14 Workshops and 74 Public Events Publications
11 awarded master theses 14 thematic papers
UMM Action Group at the European Microfinance
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12th UMM Workshop - University of Bergamo on 11-
12 June 2015
14th UMM Workshop - Frankfurt School of Finance &
Management on 14-15 September 2015
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Future plans: Expand this approach to other regions
Professionalisation of Human Resources
Exchange between stakeholders across the Sub-Saharan Africa region
Applied research in financial inclusion
Exchange between Academia and Practitioners
Proposed budget: 1.5 mill EuroTimeframe: 2016-2019
Target groups: Research institutions &
Universities MFIs & banks Regulators & policy
makers
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Contact detailsFrances FraserOperations [email protected]
www.universitymeetsmicrofinance.eu/
universitymeetsmicrofinance
@UMMEurope