Tag Archives: oxford

Connecting the Dots Backwards: Of Leptons, Quarks, and Afropreneurs

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Idris Ayodeji Bello

So this evening, as I finished yet another Zoom call, I dwelled over the fact that in less than 48 hours, I had spoken with a team working on a technology platform for quantamental investing in the UK, , another … Continue reading →

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Making the Case for Youth Leadership in Africa!

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Idris Ayodeji Bello

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 | 1 Comment

Man on a Mission: Idris Ayodeji Bello – talks about Social Entrepreneurship, Technology, Africa and Much More!

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Idris Ayodeji Bello

The young and amazing Gbenga Awomodu interviewed me recently for BellaNaija Its a verrryy long interview (even for myself to read), and I understand if you just take a look at the pictures. However, if you find anything useful in … Continue reading →

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Making the Case for Youth Leadership in Africa – 2012 Oxford Pan Africa Conference is here!

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Idris Ayodeji Bello

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Africa, ALA, ashesi, changemakers, china-africa, conference, development, gbenga sesan, june arunga, leadership, mo ibraheem, mutambara, Nigeria, oxford, sanusi, socent, vera songwe, youth, zimbabwe | Leave a comment

An Afternoon with an m-trepreneur –Nick Hughes- Founder M-PESA (Mobile money platform)

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Idris Ayodeji Bello

I got a chance to spend some time with Nick Hughes this afternoon at the Said Business School over lunch. Organized by the Skoll Centre for social Entrepreneurship, he was here to meet with students to discuss the future of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Africa, mba, mhealth, mobile, money, mpesa, oxford | 8 Comments

Michaelmas @ Oxford; A tale of classes, dinners and confounders!

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Idris Ayodeji Bello

As my first term at Oxford slowly slides into history, I am taking a moment to sit back, and remember the highlights of what has turned out to be an amazing nine weeks. The Term: Michaelmas-pronounced “Mickel-mas”. Michaelmas term derives … Continue reading →

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Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford Appathon

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Idris Ayodeji Bello

One of the great things about going to school at Oxford is the crazily large amount of activities going on at anytime. There is even a joke that Oxford students are tested on their ability to fit in a large … Continue reading →

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1st Week -Oct 9-15, 2011

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Idris Ayodeji Bello

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 | 3 Comments

Global Health for Dummies: What everyone deserves to know

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Idris Ayodeji Bello

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 →

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An Introduction to Oxford’s Collegiate System

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Idris Ayodeji Bello

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 →

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Why are you getting a degree in Global Health?

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Idris Ayodeji Bello

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 →