Tourism that in particular enables people in the region to benefit can contribute to sustainable development. And the guests also benefit from fair travel.

Dialogue for sustainable development: Alumniportal Deutschland organises online conference on social entrepreneurship.

From bottom of the food chain to executive and co-founder of a major video games company: how help from the DAAD enabled Ortwin Sam Freyermuth to make it to the top.

There are many hurdles on the path from abstract idea to tangible product development. Entrepreneurial workshops like those run by the DAAD and the Falling Walls Foundation can give academics the necessary tools to overcome these challenges, and to awaken their inherent entrepreneurial potential. Three participants in the ‘From PhD to Innovator’ workshop talk about their experiences.

This social innovation challenge of the community of Germany alumni aims at tapping the vast resource of knowledge of the members and supporting the development of ideas with a positive impact on society and environment.  The challenge for 2022 related to SDG 2 “Zero Hunger” formulated by community members is "Can your idea contribute to ecofriendly intensifications of agricultural systems?"

Avocados, pineapples, mangoes and passion fruit: Uganda can offer a wide range of delicious fruit and vegetables, but also popular varieties of coffee and tea. Gyaviira Kaleebu sees huge potential in Uganda’s fertile soils and wants to use agricultural processing factories to improve the economic situation in his country.

Developing visionary solutions: ‘From PhD to Innovator’ was the title of the workshop in which DAAD alumni and scholarship holders had the opportunity to dive into the topic of entrepreneurship in May. A cooperation between the DAAD, the Falling Walls Foundation and the Young Entrepreneurs.

Sarah Owusuah wants African women to have better chances for their lives. She fights for better education opportunities for girls - and helps women to open up their own business. 

Entrepreneurial skills are becoming ever more important at higher education institutions. Aspiring and innovative entrepreneurs are not merely the object of research in this respect, but also the explicit target of academic start-up counselling and support. Never before has the step from studies to entrepreneurship been so easy – at least in some towns and cities.

How can we get citizens to participate in the sustainable development of their living environment? Carly Schmitt, Alumna of the German Chancellor Fellowship, involves them in art projects.

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The world is facing enormous social and environmental challenges, of which climate change, poverty and mass migration are just a few examples. This is precisely where social entrepreneurship comes in. In this inforgraphic, we explain exactly how it works.

The Alumniportal spoke to five international experts on the topic of social innovation and entrepreneurship. They also provide specific tips for other committed individuals.