The Boustany Foundation has announced the Harvard University MBA Scholarship. This scholarship is available for the candidates of any nation of the world, priority will be given to candidates of Lebanese descent. The Boustany MBA Harvard Scholarship is granted once every two years for a two-year course at Harvard Business School.  Scholarship Value The Scholarship offers...

IBYE is a programme run by the 31 Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) with the support of the Department of Enterprise and Innovation and Enterprise Ireland. The competition is open to people between the ages of 18 and 35 with an innovative business idea, new start-up or established business. Now in its 5th year, IBYE has...

The ARM Young Talent Programme (AYTP) is designed to provide exemplary university students with the opportunity to develop an early career at ARM through exposure to meaningful assignments that offer opportunities to gain real-world experience. Application deadline for this program is 1 March, 2019. It is our chosen way to influence the development of talent...

Canon Collins Trust believes that higher education is empowering for individuals and transformative for society. Southern Africa’s development depends on strong leadership in key fields, which is why we have supported over 3,000 individuals through their studies since 1981. Research and knowledge are crucial tools for addressing some of the most pressing issues in contemporary...

Think you could optimize the layout of a Google Data Center? How about scheduling a fleet of drones to make deliveries around the world? Tackle an engineering problem from Google during Hash Code, our team programming competition. Are you up for the challenge? Application deadline for this program is 25 February, 2019. Hash Code is...

Building an early stage venture, also known as a startup, brings with it many challenges. In fact, there are several built-in paradoxes to entrepreneurship. You need to achieve some level of success so you can attract talent to join your team, but guess what you need in order to achieve success? Talent.  You need money to build a product but...

An intrinsic part of the entrepreneurial journey is putting together an A Team, and working with the best people you possibly can. In fact, I would say that you should be on the lookout for the most talented people you can find, not necessarily the people with the exact skills in your job description. Meaning, if someone is talented...

The SheTrades in the Commonwealth Programme aims to facilitate the participation of Women-Owned Businesses (WOBs) in international trade and increase job creation in Commonwealth countries with a specific focus on Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and Bangladesh. The programme does so by supporting women-owned businesses in these countries to: i)        increase their visibility and connect them to potential...

What were the first steps that some of the world’s wealthiest took on their way to becoming billionaires? Read on to learn more about how business leaders such as Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett got their start. Jeff Bezos Net worth: $131 billion Company: Founder and CEO of Amazon and Blue Origin Age:...

Applicants are invited to apply for the new VUB B-PHOT Excellence Scholarships for all new international students. These scholarships are available to study European Master of Science. Vrije Universiteit Brussel is an internationally oriented university in Brussels, the heart of Europe. Application deadline for the program is 1 June, 2019. For the academic year 2019-2020 the Vrije Universiteit Brussel will...

Are you the founder of a technology startup currently operating in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Cote d’Ivoire or South Africa, ready to scale across Africa? Submit your company for the MEST Africa Challenge! Country winners from each region will be flown to the finals at the MEST Africa Summit in Nairobi to compete for up to...

The Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) is the world’s richest and largest graduate-level student startup competition. It is hosted and organized by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. The Rice Alliance is Rice University’s internationally-recognized initiative devoted to the support of entrepreneurship....

The books previously posted were recommendations from Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Elon Musk, all of whom are legendary high tech entrepreneurs. Warren Buffett is a different sort of icon: a true pioneer of investment philosophy. Not surprisingly, Buffett’s recommendations are almost entirely about investing. Read between the lines, though, and you can sense the avuncular, knowing smile hiding behind his wry...

International applicants are invited to apply for the Sciences Po and Freie Universität Berlin for an undergraduate student to pursue Dual BA program. The Stephen M. Kellen scholarship covers two years of tuition fees at Sciences Po and the living allowance of $6.000/year. Sciences Po or Paris Institute of Political Studies is a university located...

International Applicants are invited to apply for the Shaanxi Normal University International Student Scholarship Program for 2019 – 2020 academic year. These scholarships are available for non-Chinese citizens. Application deadline for the scholarships is 10 April, 2019. Entrance Requirements: Applicants must meet the following criteria: Applicants must be a non-Chinese citizen and be in good...

My father wasn’t the head of a multinational tech startup. He wasn’t a headline-grabbing venture capitalist unicorn, and his business wasn’t particularly notable or even all that unusual in small-town America — and yet, he was still one of the most successful entrepreneurs I’ve ever met. He ran a pizza shop in Lewisburg, Pa. If you’ve never...

Gain access to, engage in and observe the role, responsibility and impact of a free press firsthand in one of the world’s largest, most diverse democracies. Through an immersive program, you will learn how the U.S. founding principles of a free press and journalistic best practices help foster transparency and accountability of government institutions, businesses...

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a highly motivated postdoctoral research associate with research experience in West Africa to contribute to a new project on Hidden Narratives of Transnational Organised Crime (TNOC) in West Africa. Application deadline for the job is 20 January, 2019. The project is funded by the UK Economic and Social...

In the time it takes you to read this article, about three hundred people will have risen out of extreme poverty, and it’s been happening for the past 25 years. You won’t hear about it on the news or see it celebrated across social media. And yet, according to Bill Gates, it’s “among the most underappreciated and most...

She Entrepreneurs is a recognised leadership programme for women entrepreneurs in the MENA-region (that is citizens of Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen). Application for the program will open 10 January 2019-5 February, 2019. It is leadership training within the context of working for an equal and sustainable society...

The IBRO African Regional Committee (IBRO-ARC) offers awards of up to €4000 each to young African researchers who have graduated with a Ph.D. or equivalent degree (in fundamental or clinical research) and who have demonstrated their ability to carry out independent research. Application deadline for the program is February 20, 2019. Potential candidates should look for...