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PhD Experience · January 2022
Five ARUA-USD Doctoral Mentees Graduate — One Wins Best Thesis Award at UNILAG Convocation
Thursday 20th January 2022 was a landmark day for the ARUA Centre of Excellence for Unemployment and Skills Development as five doctoral students and mentees graduated at the University of Lagos convocation — one of whom, Dr. Ehiorobo Osa Abraham, received the Best Doctoral Thesis Award in Humanities.
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Conference
International Conference
3rd Annual International Conference Holds in Nairobi — Theme: Sustainable Solutions for Youth Unemployment
The third ARUA CoE-USD International Conference was held at the University of Nairobi, Kenya from July 26–28, 2022 in blended format. The conference theme was "Sustainable and Workable Solutions for Youth Unemployment in Africa" with Special Guest Dr. Rose Ngugi, Executive Director of KIPPRA.
📅 July 2022
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Journal Launch 2022
Publication
Publication
JAEESD Journal Volume 1 Issues 1 & 2 Now Available for Free Download
The Journal of African Employment, Entrepreneurship and Skills Development (JAEESD) has officially published Volume 1, combining Issues 1 and 2. The peer-reviewed open-access journal is available for free download and welcomes submissions from academics across Africa and beyond.
📅 December 2022
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Programme
Programme
YoBIC 3.0 Expands to Ghana — Call for Student Entrepreneurs Now Open
The Youth Business and Innovation Challenge (YoBIC) reaches a major milestone with its third edition expanding beyond Nigeria into Ghana for the first time, reflecting ARUA-USD's Pan-African ambitions. Undergraduate teams are invited to submit their business ideas.
📅 November 2022
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PhD
PhD & Research
Dr. Ehiorobo Osa Abraham Wins Best Doctoral Thesis Award in Humanities at UNILAG 2022
Dr. Ehiorobo Osa Abraham, doctoral mentee of Prof. Adebisi at the ARUA CoE-USD, received the Best Doctoral Thesis Award in Humanities during the 2022 UNILAG Convocation. His thesis focused on Organisational Resource Capabilities and Value Chain Management in the Nigerian Insurance Industry.
📅 January 2022
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Grant
Grant & Funding
ARUA-USD Implements £600,000 UKRI-GCRF PRAC-4-YUSA Capacity Building Grant
The ARUA Centre of Excellence has been implementing the Partnership, Research and Capacity Building for Youth Unemployment Solutions in Africa (PRAC-4-YUSA) project, supported by a UK Research and Innovation Global Challenges Research Fund grant of GBP 600,000.
📅 October 2020
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2nd Conference 2021
Conference
International Conference
2nd ARUA-USD International Conference Co-hosted in South Africa — 2021
The second ARUA-USD Annual International Conference was co-hosted with the University of KwaZulu-Natal and University of Cape Town. Theme: "The Drive for Innovative Solutions to Youth Unemployment in Africa: Policy and Practice Imperatives." Full programme and abstracts now available.
📅 2021
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Conference
International Conference
ARUA-USD Hosts Inaugural International Conference — Best Papers Prize Awarded
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, ARUA-USD CoE successfully hosted its first blended International Conference. Theme: "The Deepening Youth Unemployment Crisis Occasioned by COVID-19: What Options Available For The Rescue?" A Best Papers Prize of £200 GBP was awarded.
📅 November 2020
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Programme
Programme
TechWomen 2019 — ARUA-USD Empowers Women in Technology and Entrepreneurship at UNILAG
ARUA-USD CoE hosted TechWomen 2019 at the University of Lagos, a flagship gender-inclusion programme equipping women with skills for Africa's growing technology and innovation economy. The programme advanced female entrepreneurship and digital literacy.
📅 December 2019
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Conference
Conference
ARUA-USD Attends Inaugural ARUA Nairobi Conference — First Major Pan-African Engagement
The ARUA-USD, CoE team attended the ARUA Nairobi Conference at the University of Nairobi, Kenya — the first major international engagement outside Nigeria. This landmark event forged lasting research partnerships with University of Ghana, UCT, and UKwaZulu-Natal.
📅 November 2019
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