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Category Archives: Oxford
Making the Case for Youth Leadership in Africa!
313 delegates, 512 Livestream viewers, 750 GooglePlus Hangout participants, 13 speakers, and 6 sponsors! With the theme “Building Capacity for a New Generation: The Case for Youth Leadership in Africa”, the 2012 Oxford University Pan Africa Conference held on 5 … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Afropreneurship, branding, Education, Investment, Nigeria, Oxford, Social Enterprise
Tagged Africa, Central Bank, China, Google, Hadeel Ibrahim, Idris Bello, Kenya, Kingwa, Liehui, Matthew Kukah, Mo Ibrahim, Nigeria, oxford, PanAfricanism, sanusi, Touchroad, Worl Bank, Youth leadership
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Off to Cape Town:Roundtable Discussion with Honorable Trevor A. Manuel and Africa’s Social Entrepreneurs
The next few weeks are already showing up to be hectic, which is why when I drew up my study plan for my April exams, I myself doubted if I was ever going to abide by it with all the … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Afropreneurship, Education, Flights, Global Health, Harambe, Innovation, Oxford, Social Enterprise, Uncategorized
Tagged Africa, business, Cape Town, CGIU, Clinton, Harambe, Health, Innovation
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1st Week -Oct 9-15, 2011
Acada begins! With Freshers’ week now out of the week, work proper started this week. I had 4 core courses spread between Monday-Friday each week; Challenges in Global Health, Health Policy and Public Health, Statistical Concepts for Global Health, and … Continue reading
Posted in College, Education, Michaelmas, Oxford
Tagged Debate, Formal dinner, Matriculation, Merton, oxford, Union
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Global Health for Dummies: What everyone deserves to know
It’s been a great time so far in the Global Health Science Program here at Oxford. I am privileged to be in class with 24 other very smart and highly achieving young people from thirteen different countries. While the class … Continue reading
An Introduction to Oxford’s Collegiate System
One of the new aspects of life at Oxford that I have had to adjust to is the role that the college plays in the life of the student. Not being familiar with the collegiate system, I had not put … Continue reading
Why are you getting a degree in Global Health?
Why do you need a third Masters degree? You mean you left a job in an oil company to go back to school? Are you a doctor? How does your past education and experience tie in with this degree? I … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Afropreneurship, Education, Global Health, Innovation, Nigeria, Oxford, Social Enterprise
Tagged Africa, apple, business, commerce, Education, energy, Health, Innovation, inspiration, motivation, oxford, rice, steven jobs, technology
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God Bless America, God Help Africa! – Of Rome, Afropreneurship, and Lost Passports
September 1, 2011 was not meant to be like any other day prior to it. Even I knew that, and had eagerly awaited the day. After all, it was going to be the first day of my post-Chevron career. After … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Afropreneurship, Education, Flights, Harambe, Innovation, Investment, Nigeria, Oxford, Rome, Social Enterprise, Vatican
Tagged Africa, Education, Entrepreneur, Harambe, Investment, Vatican
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Oxford Accommodation Update
So even though I do not get to Oxford until September, and my college accommodation will not be ready until October 1, I got an email from Kellogg College today, with a picture of what my ‘home’ for the next year looks like, … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Global Health, Oxford
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The Afropreneur - Idris Ayodeji Bello 