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Sustainable innovation partnerships are forged through personal exchange and shared perspectives: Under this motto, the Africa Institute at Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences (HNU) brought together Dr. Kamau Gachigi, Executive Director of the Kenyan innovation center Gearbox, with companies,…

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How can companies successfully enter the African market? What role do skilled-worker partnerships, innovations, and long-term collaborations play? Answers to these and other questions were provided at the Africa 2026 Economic Forum, which was organized on July 23, 2026, by the Africa Institute at…

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A new study by the Africa Institute at Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences (HNU) examines circular business models in Rwanda's agricultural and food sector. Among other things, it shows that many companies already use circular practices without explicitly referring to them as circular economy.…

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30 international participants in FOUNDERS LAB 2025 - practical, creative and circular: As part of the SCEFAB - FOUNDERS LAB 2025 project, ten students from Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences (HNU) joined ten students each from Université Gaston Berger (UGB) in Senegal and Bahir Dar University…

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For the sixth time, the Africa Institute at Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences (HNU) invited regional companies interested in entering the market in African countries. Under the motto "Business Forum Africa: Market entry into the continent of opportunity", representatives from business, science…

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The HNU Africa Institute invited applications for the faculty-led international excursion to Senegal, taking place from 6–10 October 2025 in cooperation with Université Gaston Berger (UGB) in Saint Louis. This initiative is part of our ongoing efforts to promote cross-cultural academic exchange and…

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In March 2025, 16 students from HNU participated in a one-week international project excursion to Cape Town, South Africa, focused on interdisciplinary collaboration in the fields of digital logistics and entrepreneurship.

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In early March 2025, Prof. Dr. Thomas Bayer spent a week in Nairobi engaging with key institutions to deepen collaboration and explore pathways for translating academic research into practical innovation.

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In December 2024, University of Rwanda organized an Academia-Industry Conference as a concluding highlight of the joint project Rwanda-CAE with HNU.

One of the highlights was Dr. Pan Grosse-Ruyken’s talk, CEO of PTGR AG, on the topic of financial strategy optimization through blockchain…

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