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SUMMARY:THE DEEPENING YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS IN AFRICA OCCASIONED BY COVID-19 PANDEMIC: WHAT OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR THE RESCUE?
DESCRIPTION:1st ARUA Centre of Excellence for Unemployment and Skills Development – International Conference\, 2020 (ARUA\, CoE-USD’ 2020)\nConference Theme\nTHE DEEPENING YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS IN AFRICA OCCASIONED BY COVID-19 PANDEMIC: WHAT OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR THE RESCUE? \nFormat: Blended International Conference (Physical and Virtual) \nDate: December 2 – 4 (Wednesday to Friday)\, 2020 \nLocation: University of Lagos\, Nigeria \n\nCall for Paper: Track-Themes\n\n\n(A) Understanding the History\, Challenges\, African Governments’ and International Community Policy Interventions: Policy Intervention Failures of Youth Unemployment in Africa. \n\n\n(B) Youth Unemployment Crisis on Socio-Economic Development and Wealth Creation: African Nations in Post COVID-19. \n\n\n(C) Role of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030: In Combating Youth Unemployment Crisis in Africa. \n\n\n(D) Agropreneurship and Agro-allied Value-chain Options: For the Rescue of Youth Unemployment in Africa. \n\n\n(E) 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\, and Competitiveness in Post COVID-19 Era. \n\n\n(F) Talent Management and Skills Development: Exploration of the Instrumentality of Technical\, Vocational Education\, and Training (TVET) for the Rescue\, Decent Jobs\, Employability Skills and the Future of Work in Post COVID-19 Era. \n\n\n(G) Entrepreneurship Areas: Youth entrepreneurship\, Green Entrepreneurship\, International Entrepreneurship and Born Global\, Entrepreneurship Economics and Finance\, Entrepreneurship Management and Marketing\, Political Entrepreneurship\, Construction Entrepreneurship\, Health Entrepreneurship\, Arts Entrepreneurship\, Corporate Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship. \n\n\n(H) Family Business and Gender Entrepreneurship in Africa: Dynamics of Family Business and Women Entrepreneurship as Drivers of Youth Employment Creation\, and Challenges of Family Business in Scaling over 2nd Generation in Africa. \n\n\n(I) Informal and Social Entrepreneurship: Cultivating Solution-Oriented Mindsets that are Societal Focused and Address Community Challenges for Inclusive and Sustainable Development. \n\n\n(J) Intellectual Property Protection\, Legal Framework\, and National Policies: For Enterprise and Job Creation for the Youths in Africa. \n\n\n\nSubmission Guidelines\nAll manuscripts must follow these guidelines: \n\n\nContent: Must be insightful\, persuasive\, original\, and constructive with evidence-based analysis relevant to the conference theme. \n\n\nLength/Format: Between 7\,500 and maximum 10\,000 words; font size 12\, double line spaced\, in Times New Roman. \n\n\nLanguage: Ideas must be clearly communicated in English. \n\n\nReferencing: Appropriately referenced using the 6th edition of the APA style (or 7th edition if conversant with it). \n\n\nDeadlines & Key Dates: \n\n\nSubmission Deadline: On or before 12 midnight (WAT) of November 5\, 2020. \n\n\nNotification for Correction: Successful authors contacted by November 19\, 2020. \n\n\nFinal Registration: Commences on Monday\, November 16\, 2020. \n\n\nSubmission Portals: \n\n\nhttps://arua-coe-usd.com/?page_id=3356 \n\n\nEmail: arua_usd-coe@unilag.edu.ng; copy sadebisi@unilag.edu.ng and ishittu@unilag.edu.ng. \n\n\n\nPrizes & Sponsorship\n\n\nSponsorship: Fully sponsored by the ARUA-UKRI GCRF Partnership and Capacity Development Grant. Submission\, review\, and publications are FREE. \n\n\nAwards: Best Paper Award in each Track gets GBP 200. \n\n\nCertificates: Certificate of Attendance for all Participants. \n\n\n\nPartners & Sponsors\n\n\nMain Sponsors: ARUA\, University of Lagos\, ARUA-COE\, GCRF\, UK Research and Innovation. \n\n\nSpoke Partners: University of Nairobi\, University of KwaZulu-Natal\, University of Ghana\, University of Cape Town.
URL:https://arua-coe-usd.com/event/the-deepening-youth-unemployment-crisis-in-africa-occasioned-by-covid-19-pandemic-what-options-available-for-the-rescue/
LOCATION:University of Lagos\, ARUA Centre of Excellence for Unemployment and Skills Development (ARUA-USD\, CoE)\, University of Lagos.\, Lagos\, Lagos\, 100001\, Nigeria
CATEGORIES:Conference,Education
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SUMMARY:World Youth Skills Day (WYSD)
DESCRIPTION:World Youth Skills Day (WYSD)\nARUA Centre of Excellence for Unemployment & Skills Development\, University of Lagos\nTheme: “Resilient African Youths and Tomorrow’s World of Work – What Employability and Entrepreneurial Skills will be required?” \nBackground Note: The United Nations (UN) in 2014 designated July 15 as World Youth Skills Day (WYSD) for the purpose of recognizing and promoting skills development among the youths worldwide. This year\, the WYSD focuses on “Skills for a Resilient Youth in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond.” In line with our mission of developing innovative solutions to youth employment challenges in Africa\, we join the rest of the world to celebrate the recognition of skills development among African youths in general with the theme: “Resilient African Youths and Tomorrow’s World of Work – What Employability and Entrepreneurial Skills will be required?” \n\nSpeakers & Moderators\nGuest Speakers\n\n\nProf. Tony Bailetti – Carleton University\, Canada \n\n\nMrs. Toki Mabogunje – President\, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) \n\n\nAss. Prof. Sunday Adebisi – Director\, ARUA Centre of Excellence for Unemployment\, University of Lagos \n\n\nDimy Doresca – Director\, Institute of International Business\, IOWA University\, USA \n\n\nDr. Priscilla T. Baffour – University of Ghana\, Ghana \n\n\nProf. Kesh Govinder – University of Kwazulu-Natal\, South Africa \n\n\nDr. Akanimo Odon – Africa Strategy & Business Expert\, Lancaster University (UK) \n\n\nDr. Joy Kiiru – University of Nairobi\, Kenya \n\n\nModerators\n\n\nDr. Ayodele Shittu – ARUA Centre of Excellence for Unemployment\, University of Lagos \n\n\nDr. Olusanya Olasunmbo – University of Lagos\, Lagos \n\n\n\nThematic Areas\nThe event is structured around eight key themes: \n\n\nT1: Exploring Techpreneurship Opportunities \n\n\nT2: The Soft skills that will matter \n\n\nT3: Rethinking University Entrepreneurial Ecosystem \n\n\nT4: Building Resilience for Tomorrow’s Job Disruptions \n\n\nT5: Global Citizenship and the Changing Workplace \n\n\nT6: Required adaptation Strategies to Job Disruptions \n\n\nT7: The Severity of Youth Unemployment in Africa \n\n\nT8: Making Entrepreneurship a Culture for African Youths \n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\n\nVenue: Zoom Virtual Meeting \n\n\nDate: Wednesday\, July 15\, 2020 \n\n\nTime: 3:00pm GMT+1 (Nigerian Time) \n\n\nRegistration Link: https://tinyurl.com/yav3lfma \n\n\n\nPartners & Organizations\n\n\nARUA (African Research Universities Alliance) \n\n\nUniversity of Lagos \n\n\nARUA-COE (Unemployment & Skills Development) \n\n\nGCRF (Global Challenges Research Fund) \n\n\nUK Research and Innovation
URL:https://arua-coe-usd.com/event/world-youth-skills-day-wysd-2/
LOCATION:University of Lagos\, ARUA Centre of Excellence for Unemployment and Skills Development (ARUA-USD\, CoE)\, University of Lagos.\, Lagos\, Lagos\, 100001\, Nigeria
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SUMMARY:World Youth Skills Day (WYSD)
DESCRIPTION:Event Overview: World Youth Skills Day (WYSD)\nHost: ARUA Centre of Excellence for Unemployment & Skills Development\, University of Lagos \nTheme: “Resilient African Youths and Tomorrow’s World of Work – What Employability and Entrepreneurial Skills will be required?” \nBackground: The United Nations (UN) in 2014 designated July 15 as World Youth Skills Day (WYSD) for the purpose of recognizing and promoting skills development among youths worldwide. In line with our mission of developing innovative solutions to youth employment challenges in Africa\, we join the rest of the world to celebrate the recognition of skills development among African youths. \n\nSpeakers and Moderators\nGuest Speakers\n\n\nProf. Tony Bailetti – Carleton University\, Canada \n\n\nMrs. Toki Mabogunje – President\, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) \n\n\nAss. Prof. Sunday Adebisi – Director\, ARUA Centre of Excellence for Unemployment\, University of Lagos \n\n\nDimy Doresca – Director\, Institute of International Business\, Iowa University\, USA \n\n\nDr. Priscilla T. Baffour – University of Ghana\, Ghana \n\n\nProf. Kesh Govinder – University of KwaZulu-Natal\, South Africa \n\n\nDr. Akanimo Odon – Africa Strategy & Business Expert\, Lancaster University (UK) \n\n\nDr. Joy Kiiru – University of Nairobi\, Kenya \n\n\nModerators\n\n\nDr. Ayodele Shittu – ARUA Centre of Excellence for Unemployment\, University of Lagos \n\n\nDr. Olusanya Olasunmbo – University of Lagos\, Lagos \n\n\n\nThematic Areas\nThe event covers eight specific themes (T1–T8): \n\n\nT1: Exploring Techpreneurship Opportunities \n\n\nT2: The Soft skills that will matter \n\n\nT3: Rethinking University Entrepreneurial Ecosystem \n\n\nT4: Building Resilience for Tomorrow’s Job Disruptions \n\n\nT5: Global Citizenship and the Changing Workplace \n\n\nT6: Required adaptation Strategies to Job Disruptions \n\n\nT7: The Severity of Youth Unemployment in Africa \n\n\nT8: Making Entrepreneurship a Culture for African Youths \n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\n\nVenue: Zoom Virtual Meeting \n\n\nRegistration Link: https://tinyurl.com/yav3lfma \n\n\nDate: Wednesday\, July 15\, 2020 \n\n\nTime: 3:00pm GMT+1 (Nigerian Time) \n\n\n\nLogos & Partners Mentioned\n\n\nARUA (African Research Universities Alliance) \n\n\nUniversity of Lagos \n\n\nARUA-COE (Unemployment & Skills Development) \n\n\nGCRF (Global Challenges Research Fund) \n\n\nUK Research and Innovation
URL:https://arua-coe-usd.com/event/world-youth-skills-day-wysd/
LOCATION:University of Lagos\, ARUA Centre of Excellence for Unemployment and Skills Development (ARUA-USD\, CoE)\, University of Lagos.\, Lagos\, Lagos\, 100001\, Nigeria
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