A Musical Mosquito Repellent? These Students Made It Happen
Wednesday, June 4th, 2014 News
Three students at one of the Talloires Network’s member universities are being recognized for their work to combat malaria.
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Indigenous Students and Young Parents “Entrepre-Learning” in Chile
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014 News
Empréndete UACh!, at the Universidad Austral de Chile, encourages the participation of around 150 students per year who are young parents and students of indigenous descent.
Youth-led Business Incubator Brings Solutions to Burkina Faso
Tuesday, May 20th, 2014 News
The International Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE) brings a groundbreaking project to the Youth Economic Participation Initiative (YEPI). Located in Burkina Faso’s capital city of Ouagadougou, 2iE was born out of the merger… Read More
Civic Engagement Leader Brings Irish Perspective to Tufts
Tuesday, May 20th, 2014 News
Describing her work as cartographer and puppeteer, Lorraine MacIlrath spoke about the advancement of civic engagement during a series of talks at Tufts University.
Solving the Youth Employment Equation in Rwanda
Friday, May 16th, 2014 News
The University of Rwanda (UR) hosts one of the eight programs affiliated with the Youth Economic Participation Initiative (YEPI). “Solve the Equation East Africa (SEE)” is a collaborative project conducted at four universities located within… Read More
Born-Free Youth Are Hiring in South Africa
Friday, May 16th, 2014 News
The University of Cape Town (UCT) is a public research university in the Western Cape of South Africa. It was founded in 1829 and is the oldest university in the country. It enrolls more than… Read More
From Graduates to Entrepreneurs in Malaysia
Friday, May 16th, 2014 News
In 2010, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM or National University of Malaysia) established CESMED, the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium Enterprise Development. UKM-CESMED grooms students to become entrepreneurs by providing experience-based learning, consultancy, and… Read More
Youth Leaders Drive Pakistan’s Economic Innovation
Friday, May 16th, 2014 News
The Lahore University of Management and Sciences (LUMS) is a private research university in the Punjab region of Pakistan. It was founded in 1984 and is considered one of the top universities in the country. … Read More
May 2014 Newsletter
Friday, May 9th, 2014 News
The May edition of the Talloires Network Newsletter announces the winners of the MacJannet Prize, highlights our media partnership with University World News, features Zimbabwean civic engagement leaders, and offers three calls for nominations or papers.
University-Community Convening in Boston
Thursday, May 1st, 2014 News
More than 40 community activists, and faculty and students from MIT and Tufts came together to develop a vision for a more democratic and just economy.
