On Wednesday, October 28th, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Benjamin Marx from Sciences Po to present his work on the effects of an anti-vote buying campaign in Uganda.
The NOVAFRICA knowledge center will open the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks podcast to economics job candidates working on development economics in Africa. The podcast will be a short interview in which you will be able to talk about your work. It will be edited and promoted online and in social media. Let us know here if you want to participate. …
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On Wednesday, October 21st, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Caroline Theoharides from Amherst College, to present her work on the Medical Worker Migration.
Professors Catia Batista (Nova SBE), Jules Gazeaud (Nova SBE) and Julia Seither (U Rosario) seek qualified applicants for a position of Field Coordinator for the project Integrating Immigrants as a Tool for Broad Development: Experimental Evidence for Portugal and Cape Verde. The project aims at promoting integration of Cape Verdean immigrants in Portugal.
On Wednesday, October 14th, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Lisa Spantig from the University of Essex, to present her work on the effects of flexible microcredit on loan repayment and social pressure. Author: Lisa Spantig, University of Essex Abstract: Flexible repayment schedules allow borrowers to invest in profitable yet risky projects, but …
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Catia Batista, Scientific Director of the Nova SBE’s NOVAFRICA knowledge center, talks about irregular migration to Portugal in SIC Notícias.
On Wednesday, October 7th, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes David McKenzie from the World Bank, to present his work on business practices and the boundaries of entrepreneurship.
The future community health strategy in Guinea-Bissau was debated in a workshop promoted by the Global Fund in close collaboration with UNICEF. Pedro Vicente, scientific director of NOVAFRICA, participated and presented an impact assessment of non-financial incentive systems for Community Health Workers (CHWs). This was the result of a research project developed by NOVAFRICA in …
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The NOVAFRICA session in the Euroafrican Forum debated the topic “Retaining Talent in Africa”. Galina Vysotskaya and Alberto Marden da Cruz, two NOVAFRICA graduate students, led the discussion during the digital forum held on the 3rd and 4th September. The goal of this forum was to contribute to business and economic development in Africa.
NOVAFRICA is proud to host the NOVAFRICA Fellows: bright students from Africa who keep growing their talents.
