ADIRM partnerships with UK and Nigerian universities win British Council Grant worth £100,000.00

Press Release: ADIRM partnerships with UK and Nigerian universities win British Council Grant worth £100,000.00

This is British Council funded partnership project between University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK; Coal City University, Enugu; and African Development Institute of Research Methodology (ADIRM), Enugu, Nigeria for the development of innovative entrepreneurship education and digital ecosystem to increase youth’s employability, entrepreneurial skills and competencies. This as part of British Council – Innovation for African Universities (IAU) Programme, managed by the Centre of Excellence (CoE) comprising the ChangeSchool, City University of London, and University of Nairobi, Kenya.

Call for proposal: https://www.britishcouncil.org.gh/our-work-in-education/innovation-african-universities-programme

Projects selected: https://www.britishcouncil.org/education/he-science/news/entrepreneurship-projects-africa-have-been-announced

The Project Aims

In the short-term this project seeks to investigate the problems to better understand the challenges that youths face concerning the quality of entrepreneurship education and employability skills (both paid and self-employment). In the long-term, the project seeks to offer provisions that can help to change the current situation. Also, the project recognizes gender inequality as a critical component of the problem in Nigeria. It is important to solve these problems because it will help address the issue of youth unemployment in Nigeria using the South Eastern region as a test base.

Key Objectives of the Project

To Investigate through desk research, focus groups, stakeholders’ meetings, surveys and consultations, the problems and how Entrepreneurship education and digital resources can be improved to support innovations, entrepreneurship and employability
To explore resources that can be utilized to improve entrepreneurship, digital ecosystem and employability skills among graduates and youths
To develop synergies for the linkages of partners to the ecosystem that can support entrepreneurship ecosystem and innovations
Develop stakeholder’s collaboration to improve entrepreneurship curriculum and graduate outcomes.

Partner Institutions & Members

University of Lincoln, (UoL), Lincoln, United Kingdom

The University of Lincoln, UK has a growing number of international partners for academic cooperation, research and business engagements. With over 120 long-standing reciprocal staff and students exchange agreements with international partner institutions, this project partners will benefit from University of Lincoln’s experience in partnership collaborations through frameworks such as Erasmus+ and Bilateral Exchange, joint research ventures, and visiting scholar schemes amongst others. https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/global-opportunities/internationalacademicpartners/

Visit the website: https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/

Coal City University (CCU), Enugu, Nigeria

CCU is University committed to building a world-class centre of learning and research that will create and apply knowledge for the prosperity and well-being of citizens of its city, its region, and the global community and produce well-rounded, entrepreneurial, and globally employable graduates.

CCU Entrepreneurship Centre periodically organises customised workshops, seminars, conferences specific to the needs of entrepreneurs within and outside the University. The Centre provides advisory and consulting services on all aspects of new-business development. https://ccu.edu.ng/service-unit/centre-for-entrepreneurship/

CCU has about 55 Visiting Fellows and Professors from more than 40 institutions across Africa, Asia, Europe and Africa. https://ccu.edu.ng/coal-city-university-inducts-55-international-scholars/

Visit the website: https://ccu.edu.ng/

African Development Institute of Research Methodology (ADIRM), Enugu, Nigeria

ADIRM is an entrepreneurial ecosystem player and a Not-for Profit Centre for Research-Industry Collaborative Initiatives with the aim of advancing knowledge with the latest trends, Innovations and global best practices in educational services, research, and industrial practices. ADIRM mission is to nurture and provide interactive space and innovation hub that encourages interdisciplinary research of economic, social and environmental research and education innovation.

ADIRM has group of experienced academics/researchers from several Nigerian institutions and international institutions, https://adirm.com.ng/our_team/

Visit the website: https://adirm.com.ng/

Partnership Members

UoL

Dr Paul Igwe [University of Lincoln] https://staff.lincoln.ac.uk/7e3fafe7-14b6-431b-ba12-1072b0bd2920

Dr Mahfuzur Rahman [University of Lincoln] https://staff.lincoln.ac.uk/4fce5072-4468-4432-bec2-57d2e2c5fa08

Dr Francesca Dal Mas [University of Lincoln] https://staff.lincoln.ac.uk/75e127aa-0f41-41e0-839b-4ab98bb127f2

Dr Alex Alterskye [University of Lincoln] https://staff.lincoln.ac.uk/942a28e0-e02c-48bf-89da-53723361679a

CCU

Mr Okechukwu Chukwuemeka [ Coal City University] Director – Centre for Entrepreneurship CCU

Prof. Nnamdi Madichie [Coal City University] https://ccu.edu.ng/professor-nnamdi-o-madichie/

Prof. Prof Ikenna Uzuegbunam [Coal City University] https://ccu.edu.ng/dr-ikenna-uzuegbunam/

ADIRM