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Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Policy Debate in Addis Ababa
04-04-2024

Between 25 and 27 March, the AfriquEurope policy debate in the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. The title of the meeting was; “The European Union and Africa in a multi crises world” .

Training of Trainers completed on improving mental health and psychosocial support services of medical staff in South Kivu
04-04-2024

10 participants (4 women and 6 men) were trained to - in their turn - train medical and paramedical staff on issues related to sexuality and to sexual abuse of women and men with a focus on mental health and psychosocial support in South-Kivu.

Kick-starting the development of ecosystems for employability in Ghana
02-04-2024

In February 2024, the “Vocational Education and Training (VET) ecosystems for employability” project in Ghana officially started during the kick-off week in Accra, Ghana.

SBE maintains outstanding position in CEO Magazine's Global MBA Rankings
28-03-2024

We are delighted to announce that Maastricht University School of Business and Economics has maintained its outstanding position in the 2024 CEO Magazine's Global MBA Rankings.

Leading Change Management successfully
28-03-2024

"This course opened my mind to the possibilities of a growth mindset as a leader," – were the words of Ms. Buchi Mbanu Nduka (Nigeria) after successfully completing the Short Executive Programme on Change Management.

Agribusiness marketing in local and global contexts for cocoa and horticulture SMEs
26-03-2024

During the marketing module the SME owners and managers dived into the marketing fundamentals and how to identify the correct customers and segment and target customers locally and globally.

Development of Business Incentives for Young Agribusinesses in Burundi
26-03-2024

Burundi’s youth population represents a significant untapped source of economic growth, but they face challenges such as poor access to land, resources, infrastructure, finance, technology, and knowledge.

Labour Needs of the EU’s Green Transition
22-03-2024

On March 21, Dr Huub Mudde, Senior Consultant at MSM, was one of the speakers at the workshop on ‘Labour Needs of the EU’s Green Transition’. In his presentation he focused on how the MOBILISE project is contributing to overcoming the skills gap.

K2K Algeria project on Entrepreneurship Development successfully completed
07-03-2024

On February 27 2024, the Knowledge to Knowledge (K2K) Algeria project on entrepreneurship capacity building came to a ceremonial closure. In this 2-year project funded by RVO, MSM supported leadership, teachers, and incubator managers.

Empowering Ghanaian SMEs in Horticulture and Chocolate with new Training Programme
29-02-2024

MSM launched a training program for Ghanaian SMEs in the horticulture & chocolate sectors. 18 motivated professionals attended the first module on value chain analysis, gaining insights from industry experts.