News: Competitiveness & Growth

Africa Speaker Series: Digitizing Africa for the Future

The first edition of IE University’s Africa Speaker Series “Digitizing Africa for the Future” a four-part series on the possibilities and benefits of digitization, featured leading […]

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Save the Date: Africa Virtual Speaker Series: Digitizing Africa for the Future

We are excited to announce our first Africa Speaker Series featuring some of Africa’s leading experts in finance, governance, education and, health. The current pandemic has […]

How nations learn through global transformation

H.E Arkebe Oqubay, Senior Minister and Special Adviser to the Ethiopian Prime Minister delivered a lecture on how nations learn and catch up through global transformation […]

IE Business School participates at the inaugural Eisenhower Fellowship Africa Regional Conference

On the 14th June 2019 Rwanda hosted the first-ever Eisenhower Fellowship Regional Conference in Africa.  The two-day gathering brought together eminent business persons, policymakers, diplomats, government […]

How African Women Can Drive Policy Solutions

  The IE Africa Center recently held a forum in Accra, titled “African Solutions, Global Challenges.” The forum featured a rich intellectual discussion with speakers invited […]

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Capturing African Innovation

IE University has been present on the African continent for over ten years. The most recent initiative, the IE Africa Center, seeks to change how upcoming […]

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Bank Innovation as a Lever of Economic Development in Africa

Across the African continent, technical innovation in banking is being used strategically to develop the economy and social infrastructure of many countries. Nigeria is showing itself […]

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Africa: The Next Big Thing in Higher Education

The sub-Saharan region is poised to experience the highest rate of growth in higher education in the world, with the number of students doubling in recent […]

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Africa Solutions, Global Challenges

  On December 12, 2018, the IE Africa Center held the “Africa Solutions, Global Challenges” forum in Accra, Ghana. The event was designed to create a […]

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Intergenerational Entrepreneurship: Rejuvenating Family Business

The new generations tasked with leading family businesses must surpass a major hurdle: coming up with innovative processes to make their organizations competitive. It is a matter of life or death for these companies, which play a vital role in the economy due to the value they bring.

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IE Launches IE Africa Center

The IE Africa Center: IE University’s latest initiative to capture innovation on the continent Over the last 10 years, IE University has been developing innovative projects […]

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Using Innovation to Create New Business Opportunities In Africa

The African continent is in the midst of a full-scale digital transformation, revealing a wealth of opportunity for new companies and entrepreneurs alike of untapped potential […]

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