OUR FIRST CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN TO CREATE A NETWORK OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS https://goteo.org/project/conferencia-internacional-ess Within the framework of York St John-led Erasmus Mundus project about the social and solidarity economy, the Institute… Read More »
The Social Economy in Higher Education international project seeks to encourage universities to question what they teach and whether they are teaching a range of relevant economic models for students… Read More »
Following a recent post by Mary Mutinda and Mercy Kano, here is a further report of work taking place at Strathmore University which is one of the leading HE institutions… Read More »
People-Centered Economic Development UK (P_CED) is an autonomous social enterprise which has been engaged in Eastern Europe since 1999. Jeff Mowatt from P_Ced has written this article for the blog. The… Read More »
The Erasmus Mundus Social Economy in Higher Education project is celebrating an international conference in York St John University, UK, from 1st – 3rd Sept, 2015. It is also a… Read More »
This social/solidarity economy in higher education project seeks to gain a greater understanding of people-centered economic activity, so that this can inform teaching and practice at universities. We are very… Read More »
See the conference website Submit an abstract for a presentation or poster by 20th April, 2015 The conference will give an opportunity to share practice and experiences of universities… Read More »
HEIs as catalysts for the expansion of SD a local, societal and global level: Case Studies & Discussions This is the final article written for this blog by Sorina Antonescu. (This… Read More »
This is the 3rd article in the series of 4 by Sorina Antonescu. See overview of articles here >> 1. Universities and the Challenge of Larger Systems Interactions According to Velazquez… Read More »
Article written by Mary Kiguru, founder and mentor of the Sujali Self-Help Group, Nairobi, Kenya. For more articles about the remarkable journey of these women and the way they have… Read More »
This is the 2nd article in the series of 4 by Sorina Antonescu. See overview of articles here >> HEIs and the greater society: where do they stand? It… Read More »
In this series of four articles written for the Social Economy in Higher Education project by Sorina Antonescu , the concept of sustainability in relation to higher education institutions is discussed. In… Read More »
News: We are delighted that Dr Antonio Cruz, former National Coordinator (Brazil) of the Network of Popular Cooperatives of University Incubators will be speaking at the conference at York St John University,… Read More »
Leading thinkers and practitioners from universities in the field of co-operativism, business through the lense of human rights, enterprise incubators in the solidarity economy and innovation in the public sector… Read More »
By Dr Mike Calvert, York St John University, UK with help from Mary Kiguru from the Sujali Self-Help Group To see all posts about the group and their work with… Read More »