Call for Papers The GEN Research Group in collaboration with the Yeees project has the pleasure of announcing a special section on ecovillages in the new Springer Journal Climate Action. In this Special Section on Ecovillages and other community-led initiatives as experiences of climate action, we look for papers about ecovillages as community-led experiences of (trans)local […]
Key Note Speaker Alan Knott-Craig is a successful entrepreneur, best-selling author, and founder of Project Isizwe, an NGO that advocates for affordable internet for all. Mr. Knott-Craig speaked at the YEEES Conference on Thursday March 25th at 9:00am (CET) Alan Knott-Craig Founder He is also the founder of HeroTel, a broadband operator operating throughout South […]
The YEEES Teaching center offers a course about “Academic Writing” consisting of two modules (+ one live workshop). The two modules are: “The Art of English Academic Writing” and “The Art of Inspiring Academic Writing”. Places are limited and only with previous registration (see registration form below). The content of these two modules is conveyed […]
Waste to energy an opportunity for waste management in Africa The realisation of value addition to solid waste birthed the evolution of waste to energy. Waste to energy is an innovative way of converting waste into useful energy and by-products. The innovation emerges since the late 19th century and it continues to evolve and today […]
Research Stay in Mozambique (Maxixe) Research topic: “Female Entrepreneurship in Mozambique: What are the push and pull factors affecting accessibility to small scale entrepreneurship for Mozambican “rural” women?” Research location: Mozambique, Maxixe (July-October 2019) University Pedagogica Sagrada Familia My name is Daniela Rössing and I studied the master’s degree course “Intercultural Personnel Development and Communication […]
The YEEES Project invites you to participate at the International Research Colloquium on FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP. Our next session will be about ” Voices from the field. Female Entrepreneurship and Female Empowerment. Experiences and Stories” 12th January 2021, 14:00 CET. 3 female experts from different parts of the world have committed (see the Flyer below). Register […]
The research Group is hosted by Prof Brenda Scholtz/Dr. Ife Fashoro (Nelson Mandela University South Africa)Interested in research on smart cities, smart communities and digitalisation of communities? Have a look at our exciting event on the 5th november 2020, 11-13:00 SAST/CAT, so German time (CET): 10-12.00. Registration directly to Prof Brenda Scholtz (see email adress […]
My Research Stay in Cape Town, South Africa: Marie Sophie Röder Making profit for a purpose, being a conscious businessperson, leveraging economic activities to achieve greater good for the broader society – high hopes and expectations are attached to social entrepreneurship. This is especially the case where governments struggle to effectively tackle socio-economic problems and […]
Our research group by YEEES and GEN “Ecovillages and resilient lifestyles” – hosted by Dr. Anne Schwab, Taisa Mattos, Dr. Rebeca Roysen – announces its next session. You are happily invited to take part at our next colloquium session (see flyer below) Topic: Ecovillages and Regenerative Cultures with our speaker Dr. Daniel Christian Wahl. February […]
I’ve always wanted a chance to visit Europe for research and networking, and when the YEEES research grant was advertised, I applied immediately. I’m Obrukevwe Okuah, I completed my master’s degree in Computing Science from the Nelson Mandela University, South Africa. My research was topic was “A Social Media Method for Eliciting the Worldviews of […]