Building Local Economies: Enterprise Development, Entrepreneurship and Innovation

SAHECEF, 7-8 May 2013, Johannesburg

History of the Network

• Founded in 2005 in Talloires, France

• Talloires Declaration was signed by 29 university presidents

• “A global coalition of engaged universities.”

• Hosted at Tufts University• Steering Committee of 12

global members

280 members in 70 countries

19 South African Members

Cape Peninsula University of Tech*Central University of TechnologyDurban University of TechnologyNorth-West UniversityRhodes UniversityStellenbosch UniversityTertiary School in Business AdministrationTshwane University of TechnologyUniversity of Cape TownUniversity of Fort HareUniversity of JohannesburgUniversity of PretoriaUniversity of South Africa

University of the Free StateUniversity of VendaUniversity of the Western CapeUniversity of the WitwatersrandVaal University of TechnologyWalter Sisulu University

SAHECEF is the African regional network of 8 global networks

partnering with Talloires Network

Talloires Network Programs

• MacJannet PrizeFinalists and Winners from South Africa:

Cape Peninsula University of Technology (2009)North-West University (2012)Stellenbosch University (2010)University of Pretoria (2010, 2011)University of Cape Town (2009, 2010) macjannet.orgUniversity of South Africa (2011)University of Venda (2011)Walter Sisulu University (2009, 2012)

• University Volunteer Program • Faculty & Staff Professional Development Program• Youth Economic Participation Initiative (YEPI)

Youth Economic Participation Initiative

BackgroundLaunched in 2012$5.9 million global initiative Partnership with the MasterCard Foundation

Goals1. Address global crisis in youth unemployment by supporting

universities to develop innovative models enabling upper-year students and recent alumni to accelerate their transition to the work force.

2. Promote the exchange of knowledge through a global Community of Practice with members.

The MasterCard Foundation

• Scale access to education in Sub-Saharan Africa– Enable disadvantaged youth to complete secondary and tertiary education

• Develop skills of out-of-school youth– Equip youth with employable skills

• Connect youth to jobs– Create, connect and expand economic opportunities for youth

www.mastercardfdn.orgwww.talloiresnetwork.tufts.edu

Youth Economic Participation InitiativeYEPI

Activities

• Award 6 - 8 Demonstration Grants of $350,000 to $465,000 to universities in: West Africa, Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, North Africa, South Asia, South East Asia, Central Asia, Latin America, Caribbean

• Support the exchange of knowledge through creation of a global Community of Practice

• Web platform and moderated online discussions about best practices and brokering joint projects

• Monitoring and Evaluation Plan with Learning Partners. Capturing and documenting learning that will be both useful to member universities

• 4.5 years, including implementation period for demonstration projects and dissemination of findings

IMU Cares ProgramInternational Medical University, Malaysia

• Enable medical and nursing undergraduate students to practice their knowledge and clinical skills in a rural setting

• Villagers benefit from the presence of IMU students through regular free health checks and health education

imu.edu.my/imu-cares

Programa Social PROSOFI, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogota, Colombia

• Academic initiative in the Engineering Faculty

• Multivariate mathematical model was applied, taking into account social, economic and logistical criteria, as well as previous University presence and the interest of the community in involvement

• pujportal.javeriana.edu.co

Health Intervention Program of Córdoba Universidad Católica de Córdoba Argentina

• improve the quality of life of vulnerable populations with structural deficiencies that affect the high incidence and prevalence of communicable diseases

• students conduct a participatory assessment

• Implement health interventions for children and animals

blog.ucc.edu.ar/proyeccionsocial

Emerging Research Questions

• What is the intersection of community engagement and youth economic employment? How does job creation also address a wide array of societal challenges? How is employment also civic engagement?

• How do you teach entrepreneurship in the (South African) context?

• When is international knowledge helpful or not helpful? How are universities adapting their entrepreneurship and job-preparation teaching strategies to fit local contexts?

• How do we train entrepreneurs who have a positive social impact in their communities?

Supporting Your Work

• How can the Talloires Network support your work?

• Would you be interested in participating in an international community of practice on these subjects? If so, how would you ideally like to engage your colleagues around the world? What would you hope to learn?

• What are some of the main obstacles that universities in South Africa encounter in preparing students to become active economic participants?

• What would you do at your university if you had the resources?