VIRTUAL LAB IN USA HELPS TO CREATE AFRICAN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP LEADERS

African students have been benefiting from an informal innovative online initiative helping them find jobs after they graduate. The iDEASlab (1) has in particular enabled higher education students to launch business ideas after graduation. The network’s academics are Angolans based in the USA, Russia and Angola, who, inspired by their time at university, decided to work together informally to create development in their places of birth. It mentors, advises and assists African students, especially in Portuguese-speaking countries, and gives “specific tips” ...


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