2nd ARUA,CoE-USD BLENDED INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (PHYSICAL & VIRTUAL), CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

(A Day Doctoral Workshop-Kwazulu Natal University; Monday July 26, 2021)

Track-Themes
(A) Youth Unemployment Crisis on Socio-Economic
Development and Wealth Creation of African Nations: What are the Viable Options for Intervention?
(B) Role of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 in Driving Innovative Solutions to Youth Unemployment Crisis in Africa
(C) Agropreneurship – Agro-allied Value-chain Options for the Rescue of Youth Unemployment in Africa
(D) Innovation and Technopreneurship – Opportunities Presented by Technology Startup Enterprise, Innovation, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Engineering, Social Media, Hubs and Incubation Labs for Enhancing Youth Entrepreneurial Spirit, Competitiveness and Policy Influence
(E) Talent Management and Skills Development – Exploration of the Instrumentality of Technical, Vocational
Education, and Training(TVET) as Innovative Solutions for, Decent Jobs, Employability Skills, and the Future of Work
(F) Entrepreneurship Areas: Innovative Solutions with Youth entrepreneurship, Green Entrepreneurship, International Entrepreneurship and Born Global, Entrepreneurship Economics and Finance, Entrepreneur- ship Management and Marketing, Political Entrepreneurship, Construction Entrepreneurship, Health Entrepreneurship, Arts Entrepreneurship, Corporate Entrepreneurship, and Intrapreneurship
(G) Family Business and Gender Entrepreneurship in Africa – Dynamics of Family Business and Women Entrepreneurship as Drivers of Youth Employment Creation, and Innovative Solutions to the Challenges of Family Business in Scaling over 2nd Generation in Africa
(H) Informal and Social Entrepreneurship – Cultivating Innovative Solution-Oriented Mindsets that are Societal Focused and Address Community Challenges for Inclusive and Sustainable Development
(I) Intellectual Property: Protection, Legal Framework, and National Policies for Enterprise and Job Creation for the Youths in Africa
(J) Critical analysis of Government Policies on Youth Unemployment and the Innovative Options Available: What
policies are working or not working and the way forward

Submission Guidelines
All Manuscript must follow the following guidelines:
1. Insightful, persuasive, original, constructive with evidence-based analysis, and must be relevant to the Conference theme;
2. Abstract should range between 300 and maximum of 450 words with font size 12, single line spaced and in Times
New Roman fonts;
3. Ideas must be clearly communicated in English Language. When submitting full paper, it should range between 7,000 and 10,000 words which must be appropriately referenced using the 6th edition APA referencing style (However, use 7th edition if you are conversant with it)
4. We will be pleased to receive your Abstract submission on or before 12 midnight (WAT) of April 17, 2021. Authors’
submissions will be acknowledged by April 18, 2021. Authors of Accepted Abstract will be invited to submit full paper(s) by May 25, 2021. The paper(s) will be subjected to peer review.
5. Successful authors will be contacted for correction by June 15, 2021. Final Registration for the conference begins by Monday, June 28, 2021. Successful presentations will be further reviewed for publication in JAESD (International Journal by 1st quarter of 2022).

Interested contributors should please, submit suitable manuscripts that follow the prescribed guidelines through
https://arua-coe-usd.com/?page_id=3356 and arua_usd-coe@unilag.edu.ng copy sadebisi@unilag.edu.ng and
ishittu@unilag.edu.ng