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From bridging skills gap to promoting entrepreneurial mindsets, six key themes discussed

A number of ‘Future Makers’ - the UAE’s brightest and most promising young students - were given the opportunity to interact with four UAE Cabinet Ministers when the Mohamed Bin Zayed Majlis for Future Generations (MBZMFG) held a Lab to develop the second edition of the ‘Future Map.’ Held ..

The promising initiative offers equal education opportunities to secondary school goers in Nigeria, Senegal, Cameroon, and Ethiopia Singapore - October 25, 2021 — Ecole au Senegal, Senegal’s first digital platform that enables education technology for African youth, announced a strategic partnership with Solve Education!, a Singapore based global education-technology nonprofit, to bring education to the 120,000 students on its platform...

AT&T Dream in Black Rising Future Makers will recognize an influential group of 25 students currently attending (HBCUs and driving positive change

Time Out Future Makers: 50 amazing people changing our world These global heroes and neighbourhood champions are helping to create the world we all want to see By Huw Oliver and Time Out editors Posted: Tuesday April 27 2021 Advertising We’re all Future Makers. We’re all – one by one, little by little – building the world of the future. But some people are really, really good at it. They’re the pioneers we’re celebratin...

AT&T Dream in Black honors future makers and everyday heroes DALLAS, Feb. 9, 2021 — This Black History Month, AT&T* Dream in Black presents the return of Black Future Makers, a future-forward celebration of inspirational people in the culture. The campaign was announced via  commercial celebrating frontline workers and everyday heroes from Chicago in a spot voiced by NBA superstar, philanthropist and entrepreneur LeBron James. James is also one of this year’s Black Future Maker hon...

Three designers in County Wicklow have been awarded by the Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) Future Makers programme, from a fund of €25,000. They are Stephanie Sloan from Brittas Bay, Cathy Burke from Kilpedder and Eve Doyle from Ashford. Twenty-eight students and emerging designers and craftspeople received awards and supports totalling €25,000 through the organisations Future Makers programme. The announcement took place at a virtual awards ceremony last month, which was led by Tob...

Science/Research Funding aplenty for Finnish research Three Finnish universities have announced significant funding for research projects in fields such as ophthalmology, digital medicine, low-carbon shipping, and wear- and liquid-repellent surface materials. Aleksi Teivainen Share Aalto University reported last week that six of its research projects have been granted a total of three million euros under Future Makers, a joint funding programme of Jane and Aatos Erk...

Daily Brief DAILY BRIEF: Lighting history, healthtech, Denmark-bound company and research funding All the daily Finnish business news that works: WhiteNight Lighting, Optomed, Etteplan and Finnish research make headlines. Rasmus Hetemäki Etteplan acquires TekPartner in Denmark, the  lighting of Tammerkoski rapids wins an international award, and Finnish universities receive significant funding. Click on the headlines for more in-depth information about each piece...

Three County Wicklow designers will share €2,500 in funding due to their success in the Future Makers Awards 2020. The Design and Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) has presented awards and supports totalling €25,000 to 28 students and emerging designers and craftspeople through its Future Makers programme. Among the successful Wicklow designers is Stephanie Sloan, a printmaker, who has been awarded studio support of €1,000. The judges appreciated her bold, simple images that embody a persona...