Social Business
Announcement : 8th Social Business Day 2018
Social Business Day is approaching fast. We hope you are getting ready to join this annual Social Business festival. This year has a surprise: VENUE! Instead of the traditional venue of Dhaka, this year Social Business Day will be held in India. Among the competing cities to host Social Business Day 2018 , the front-runner is Bangalore. This will be a new and exciting experience for all of us. It will be held on June 28-29, 2018.We invite you to register for the 8th Social Business Day , h...
Muhammad Yunus urges to make society equitable by creating more entrepreneurs, during events in three cities in India
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus visited and spoke in three major cities of India – Kolkata, Delhi and Jaipur – last week.He was invited to Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet, which was held in association with The Telegraph. The setting of the talk was with the backdrop of the Victoria Memorial on 22 January, 2018. At two different speaking events, he spoke about his latest book in the literary meet, A World of Three Zeroes, which focuses addressing the enormous social and econ...
MoU signed between Yunus Centre, Dhaka and Novel Academy, Pokhara Nepal
January, 10, 2018.With the objective to promote Social Business in Province no.4, Nepal, for the establishment of Yunus Social Business Centre at Novel Academy, Pokhara, MoU was signed between Novel Academy and Yunus Centre. On behalf of Yunus Centre, Chairman of YC, Prof. Muhammad Yunus signed the documents whereas on behalf of Novel Academy, Princial of the Academy Dr. Krishna Raj Bhandari signed the documents. The event took place in seminar hall of Novel Academy in presence of Pa...
Yunus Center signs MoU with Dr BR Ambedkar University, Andhra Pradesh
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dr. BR Ambedkar University (BRAU), located in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh on 27 December, 2017The MoU was signed during the centenary conference of the Indian Economic Association at Acharya Nagarjuna University. Vice Chancellor of BRAU signed the MoU with Founder of Yunus Social Business Center (YSBC) in the presence of Minister of Human Resources Development in Andhra Pradesh in India, Mr. Ganta Srinivasa Ra...
Muhammad Yunus Attends Centenary Conference of Indian Economic Association (IEA) As Guest of Honour
Press Release (28 December, 2017)President of India Ram Nath Kovind Inaugurates the ConferenceNobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was invited as Guest of honour at the 100th conference of Indian Economic Association (IEA) on December 27, 2017 in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. He was invited at the historic centenary conference of IEA, which was established in 1917. He will give a special lecture for the economists on December 28.President of India Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the conference as the c...
Deadline Extended till January 3, 2018!
YayasanKhazanah, in collaboration with Yunus Centre and investee companies, is offering the Khazanah Asia & Global Scholarship to deserving candidates from Bangladesh to pursue their postgraduate education at selected leading universities globally and in Malaysia.For details and application information, please visit: https://goo.gl/G53CsR...
Second Graduation Ceremony of Japan-Automechanic School
Sixteen Children of Grameen Borrowers Graduates this YearThe 2nd graduation ceremony of Japan Automechanic School Ltd. took place on December 18th, 2017 with 16 students graduating as automechanics. All graduates are children of Grameen Bank borrowers. Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus presided over the graduation ceremony. Mr Hirao Tsuneaki, Managing Director of Japan Automechanic Limited (JAL) and others were present at the graduation ceremony.The School started operations in Janua...
70 NURSES GRADUATES FROM GRAMEEN CALEDONIAN NURSING COLLEGE
Yunus Centre Press Release (17 december, 2017)The sixth graduation ceremony Grameen Caledonian Nursing College (GCCN) was held on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at with 70 students graduating nursing diplomas. Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus presided over the graduation ceremony. Mr Frank Crossan, Professor, Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU), Scotland & Consultant, GCCN represented Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University at the graduation ceremony. All the girls are daughters of Gra...
YUNUS URGES FOR BUILDING CIRCULAR ECONOMY AT ONE PLANET SUMMIT
Yunus Centre Press Release (14 December, 2017)Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus urged the global community towards building circular economy as way forward to tackle the climate change challenges at the ‘One Planet Summit’ in France. Professor Yunus made these remarks during the plenary session of the conference which was organized in the second anniversary of the adoption of the historic Paris climate agreement; the President of France Emmanuel Macron hosted a wide array of pu...
Leading Swiss Technology University and Yunus Centre to Collaborate
Yunus Centre Press Release (13 December, 2017)Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus gave a public lecture in a packed hall at the prestigious Swiss University École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Professor Yunus was at the university for formal launching of the Yunus Social Business Centre (YSBC) at the university.EPFL is a university in Lausanne, Switzerland, that specializes in natural sciences and engineering funded by federal government. It is widely regard...
Orientation and Interaction event of "Two Week Internship on Nepal's Social Business"
Yunus Social Business Centre, King's College Kathmandu organized "Two Week Internship on Nepal's Social Business" from December 9 to 23, 2017 collaboratively with Yunus Social Business Centre, National Central University, Taiwan. The main purpose of the internship was to spread the idea and exposure of Social Entrepreneurship among the students in Taiwan and Nepal, and create an opportunity for students to apply their skills in development of the social Enterprise. Students were placed in differ...
Yunus Launches Social Business Initiative to Link Sports to Address Social Problems
An MOU was signed in Monaco between Yunus Centre, Grameen Creative Lab based in Germany and Sports and Peace foundation, an international organization based in Monaco, to help sports world to address social problems around the world through social business.The agreement was signed by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, Hans Reitz co-Founder of Grameen Creative Lab, based in Germany and Joel Bouzou, President of the World Olympians Association and President of Peace and Sports Foundation in ...
KHAZANAH ASIA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME 2018
Yayasan Khazanah is a foundation established by Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah Nasional) - the investment-holding arm of the Government of Malaysia. In line with Khazanah's commitment to selecting and grooming exceptional Malaysian citizens to take on high-level positions at the national level, Yayasan Khazanah is equally committed to developing leaders from fellow Asian countries.Yayasan Khazanah, in collaboration with Yunus Centre is offering the Khazanah Asia Scholarship to deserving cand...
Yunus Addresses Japan Science Congress
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus gave the keynote address at the Japan Science Congress organised by Japan Science Technology Agency (JST), the government agency for guiding and financing the national science and technology program. The president of JST Professor Michinari Hamaguchi invited Professor Yunus to give his views on how to strengthen scientific research towards achieving social goals.In his speech, Professor Yunus asked the scientists to rethink the goal of re...
Grameen Trust (GT) crosses 5,000 Nobin Projects (NPs)
Grameen Trust (GT) reached 5,234 Nobin projects in its 195th Internal Social Business Design Lab (ISBDL) held on November 23, 2017. The Design Lab was chaired by Mr. Abdul Hai Khan, Managing Director, Grameen Trust where twenty one proposals were presented by the potential new entrepreneurs. All proposals were approved by the committee of the Design Lab. Till November 23, 2017, GT has approved 5,234 Nobin projects with the equity investment of BDT 47,36,60,000 (USD 5,995,696.20)...