the Politecnico di Milano

Application Deadline: November 26th 2018

Enel Foundation announced today the launch of the Open Africa Power 2019 call for applications. Open Africa Power is an education venture initiated by Enel Foundation in 2018 in partnership with top Academic institutions such as Strathmore University from Kenya, the University of Addis Ababa from Ethiopia, and Italian institutions such as the Politecnico di Torino, the Politecnico di Milano, Bocconi University and Florence School of Regulation.

The program aims to forge a new generation of African leaders deeply engaged with their countries clean energy future. After involving 29 selected candidates in the inaugural module of the first edition, Open Africa Power’s second edition, taking place in 2019, will engage up to 60 African students and alumni in a series of professional development and leadership activities, comprising residential training modules in Ethiopia and Italy in 2019.

Open Africa Power program is open to high-profile African graduates wishing to acquire an holistic knowhow of the electricity sector, enhancing the technical, regulatory and business skills required to work in the private and public sector towards the electrification of Africa. Precisely for this reason, from this year, candidates living abroad but wanting to relocate back to Africa will also be admitted.

Program Structure

African Module: State of the Art

This five-day module will start on January 28th and end on February 1st, 2019. It will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The module will explore the fundamentals of the global electricity sector through the lenses of Sustainable development goals. It will cover the following areas:
o Networks technology, regulation, economics;
o Renewables technology, regulation, economics;
o ICT digitalization of the electricity industry
The faculty will consist of local and international experts, as well as employees of Enel.

Eligibility
The Open Africa Power selection process is an open, merit-based, competition. The application period opens on October 25th, 2018, and closes on November 26th, 2018.
To be eligible candidates must meet the following criteria:

Be between the ages of 24 and 35 by January, 2019;
Be a citizen of an African country;
Currently resident in an African country or planning to relocate in Africa within the end of 2019;
Be eligible to travel to Italy in case of admission to the second module;
Have at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Law or Business from an African University
Have an admission letter to or being a student of a PhD MSc, LLM, MPP or MBA degree from an African University;
Have a demonstrated interest in the electricity sector in the African Continent;
Be fully proficient in English.

How to Apply
Applications must be sent to [email protected]. Applicants should send in the following items:

A copy of their CV;
Copy of their BSc or MSc, MBA, MPP, LLM academic records/transcript;
A copy of their Passport;
A motivation letter;
Three references from industry, academia and/or civil servant representatives.
Inquiries regarding the program must also be sent to : [email protected].

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Enel Foundation Open Africa Power 2019 edition

Application Deadline: September 1st 2018

Global Entrepreneurship Week 2018 at the Hall XIV Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland | November 15th 2018

UNCTAD, in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization, the Politecnico di Milano, the International Organization for Migration and Capacity invite young entrepreneurs to pitch business ideas contributing to the sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during the Global Entrepreneurship Week. Migrants entrepreneurs are particularly encouraged to apply.

Young entrepreneurs from around the world are invited to pitch business ideas contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A selected panel of impact investors and experts from ONE CREATION will provide feedback on how to promote sustainable and inclusive growth through entrepreneurship. Nominations from young migrant entrepreneurs are particularly encouraged.

Impact investors and experts will provide feedback to young start-ups on how to promote sustainable and inclusive growth through entrepreneurship.

Benefits:

10 Selected candidates will have the opportunity to showcase in Geneva their business idea to a targeted audience of impact investors and sustainable finance partners.
Candidates in the scale-up competition will have the opportunity to win an equity fund of US$ 15,000, while candidates in the start-up competition will have the opportunity to win a grant of US$ 5,000.
The prizes are sponsored by ONE CREATION, a Swiss Investment cooperative whose commitments reflect the combination of social, economic and environmental priorities.
Participants will receive individual feedback by experts from ONE CREATION and gain

valuable insights into what impact investors value most.
They will also have the opportunity to attend a customized workshop on intellectual property provided by WIPO and coaching sessions on resilience and leadership skills provided by FlowInAction, as well as a wide variety of other events organized in Geneva during the Global Entrepreneurship Week, on 12- 16 November, 2018.

Requirements:

Are you between 15 and 34 years old?
Do you have a business idea that can contribute to improving social and/or environmental sustainability?
Is this idea detailed enough to fill in a business canvas?
Candidates must be aged between 15 and 34.
Candidates may apply to the start-up or the scale-up competition, based on the following criteria:
Start-up competition: Business ideas, concepts and/or prototypes must be at the very initial stages of development (1-12 months)
Scale-up competition: Established businesses must have been at least one year in operation (12 months+).
All ideas, concepts and/or businesses must aim to contribute to at least one of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals. More specifically, ideas, concepts and/or businesses must embed elements of sustainability, either in the resulting final product or service, or in the process used to make the product or deliver the service.
Two kinds of Entrepreneurship ideas will be specifically encouraged
(i) Proposals from young migrant/refugee entrepreneurs are particularly encouraged.
(ii) proposals that provide specific attention to climate change solutions, sustainable environmental management and solutions for sustainable natural resource use
Applicants must disclose funding already received at the time of applying.

Prize:

Candidates in the scale-up competition will have the opportunity to win an equity fund of USD$ 15,000, while candidates in the start-up competition will have the opportunity to win a grant of USD$ 5,000.

The prizes are sponsored by ONE CREATION, a swiss Investment cooperative whose commitments reflect the combination of social, economic and environmental problems.

Please read carefully the eligibility criteria in the application form and send your application to: [email protected]

For further information, please contact:
Fulvia Farineli at [email protected];
Phillippe Rudaz at [email protected]

Download:

Application Form

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the GEW 2018 Start and Scale-up for SDGs Youth Entrepreneurship Pitching Event

Enel Foundation Open Africa Power 2019 edition: Call for applications

Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 2018 Start and Scale-up for SDGs Youth Entrepreneurship Pitching Event (US$ 15,000 in funding)