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Ryukoku University is the 74thYunus Social Business Centre (YSBC) in the network
The 74thYunus Social Business Centre (YSBC) has been established at Ryukoku University located in Kyoto, Japan. Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus signed the newest addition to the global YSBC network on June 10, 2019. The signing ceremony was attended by Professor Shiraishi (Vice President of Ryukoku University), Mr. Nonutaka Nozawa (Ryukoku Extension Center) and Ms. Hiroko Kawahara, President, NPO Earth Identity Project –all of who would take part in visits to Yunus Social Bus...
4TH NATIONAL SOCIAL BUSINESS CHALLANGE, POKHARA CHAPTER
YSBC, Novel Academy in association with local partner Urjalab, successfully conducted Pokhara Chapter of 4th National Social Business Challange on June 1st and 2nd in a village called Chanaute situated in Durlung ward of Parbat district, Kusma , Gandaki Pradesh. The program was completed in 4 sessions; 1. Orientation to the participants of the program 2. Idea generation workshop 3. Social Business modeling and management workshop 4. Social Impact analysis workshop 5. Idea pitching training....
Opera Based on Life of Yunus Staged in Italy
Yunus Centre Press Release: May 26, 2019Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus arrived Fano, Italy on 20 May, 2019, to attend the Premiere of an unusual Opera titled “27 Dollari” . The Opera was performed in a packed hall of the famous Teatro della Fortuna (Theatre of Luck) in the tourist city of Fano, Italy, in the western coast of Adriatic Sea. Professor Yunus was specially invited at this Opera Premier by Professor Vilberto Stocchi, the Rector of the Unive...
Japan Automechanic School Celebrates its Third Graduation Ceremony, Addressed by Japanese joint venture partner Ms Kazuko Sumino president of S.K. Dream
Yunus Centre Press Release (05-MAy-2019)The 3rd graduation ceremony of Japan Automechanic School was held yesterday 04 May, 2019 at Grameen Bank Auditorium at the Grameen Bank Complex, Dhaka. Professor Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Laureate and Chairman of Japan Automechanic Ltd., presided over the occasion and distributed certificates among graduates. Ms. Kazuko Sumino, President of S K Dream Japan, graced the occasion as Special Guest. The ceremony was also attended by Mr. Tsuneaki Hirao, Managing Dir...
A Panel discussion about Relevance of Social Business in Nepal
Date 2019/04/20, Novel AcademyA panel discussion session was conducted in Novel Academy. The panelist included the Women Social entrepreneur of Pokhara MRS Lucky chettry, 3 sisters adventure and manager of NGO MR. Dipendra Chettri, INF. They were moderated by Mr. Kshitiz Baral, Centre manager of YSBC, Novel Academy. Moreover, there was a special session of Mr. Aswin Karki, Nepali Padman, who is spreading the Mensutral health awareness in Nepal. In the program, the participants learnt about...
Academia Report on Social Business 2019
An exciting Report on 15 selected YSBCs, planned and produced by YY Foundation, is a quick guide to the Academic/university Social Business Programmes and partnerships of the YSBC (Yunus Social Business Centre) Network. It contains interviews from Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, Former UN Assistant Secretary General Mr Thomas Gass, Dr Ashir Ahmed, Dr Andeas Heinecke, Dr Anita Nowak and others.You’ll love it!To read the report please visit the link: http://bit.ly/2KNOE2H...
Report of the Yunus Centre for Social Business and Welbeing-Autonomous University of Baja California 2018
Training for social businesses With the objective of fighting the condition of poverty and inequality in our region, in the year 2018 the Assistance Program for Social Businesses was continued, and implemented by the university students and collaborating professors of the UABC - Yunus Center. Stages for Social Businesses Assistance 1. Structure and operation Through specialized instruments, the students developed diagnostics, operational analysis, evaluations and compiled evidence of the perform...
YSBC alliance of 8 universities in Taiwan Meeting with government for USR policy
In order to combine the resources of industry, government and academia to create a good future. The Foundation for Yunus Social Business Taiwan held a forum on March 15th. The President of Foundation for Yunus Social Business Philippa Thai invited the eight universities that have been established Yunus Social Business Centre (YSBC), the YSBCs attended this forum including:Chang Jung Christian UniversityNational University of KaohsiungNational Quemoy UniversityNational Pingtung University of Scie...
Yunus Plants Tree in International Olympic Academy in Olympia, Greece, And Agrees to launch Joint Programme
Yunus Centre Press Release (05 April,2019)Professor Yunus was taken on a tour of the Municipal Market of Kypseli by Maria Stratigaki, Vice Mayor of Athens in charge of Social Solidarity and Welfare & Equality to be given an introduction to Greek social entrepreneurship ecosystem.The Municipal Market of Kypseli is the first Social Market in Greece that hosts the most successful Greek social enterprises, operated by Global Impact Hub Network, which is a social business created in Vienna with t...
Yunus launches marketplace platform to offset carbon emissions in Partnership with largest French Bank BNP Paribas
Yunus Centre Press Release (01 April 2019)Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus Signed an agreement with BNP Paribas, in Paris on 28 March, 2019 to create a social business company called the ClimateSeed. This is the first independent social business company created by the bank. It will combat the adverse effects of climate changes in a social business way. The agreement is signed between Grameen Creative Lab of Germany of which Professor Yunus is a co founder and Chair...
Yunus Challenges Manila Youth to Create a New Civilization
Yunus Centre Press Release (26 March, 2019)Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was in Manila, Philippines recently for the Social Business Youth Summit and for a book tour of "A World of Three Zeros".He delivered the opening speech at the Social Business Youth Summit organized by Social Business Youth Alliance which took place at the De La Salle College of Saint Benilde in Manila with a call to the young people to take the lead in creating a new civilization, where the safety of the planet i...
Enhance Loco Connect Global, 2017 Global Culture Summer Camp Promote Social Business Concept
In order to enhance the international communicate event and offer more chance for students to exchange with sister schools, and improve global and foreign language ability. Since 2015 started the Global Culture Exchange Summer Camp, CJCU let students experience a different culture through the camp.To promote the social enterprise and the three-zero concept advocated by Dr. Yunus, YSBC cooperate with the office of international affairs and hold the 2017Global Culture Exchange Summer Camp. St...
Hello from our YSBC friends at Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM)
Watch the video to know more on the students' vision of building a better world through social business and entrepreneurship.Thank you to Ms. Yanniz Valadrez, Coordinator of the YSBC at UDEM for sharing their mission and work through this video. ...
Yunus releases research study findings of “Microfinance in the United States: Early Impacts of the Grameen America Program” with Grameen America
Yunus Centre Press Release (March 11, 2019)Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus released the early results of the first-of-its-kind random study-assignment through research findings of “Microfinance in the United States: Early Impacts of the Grameen America Program” with Grameen America, in New York on 8 March 2019. The date was chosen to commemorate the achievement of women all around the world on International Women’s Day. Professor Yunus presided over the board meeting of...
Yunus Warns Young People of France and Switzerland About the Dangers of Wealth Concentration and Artificial Intelligence
Yunus Centre Press Release (March 07, 2019)Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus visited the Campuses of three Universities in France, and one University in Switzerland to address their students. French Universities are Montpellier School of Business, in Montpellier, and Lyon Business School in Lyon, and Dijon Burgundy School of Business, Dijon, all in the South of France. Swiss University was Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), of Lausane in Switzerland. This ...