21 Feb University partners TEF on entrepreneurship development
The Tony Elumelu Foundation has announced a partnership with the University of Calabar to boost the entrepreneurship development of its undergraduates.
The relationship between UNICAL and TEF will be managed by Tell Africa and will explore opportunities where students of UNICAL shall have access to grants as much as 5000USD to start their own ventures even while still studying.
In a statement, the Head of Corporate Marketing Communication of the TEF, Onyeyirichi Uchendu, said the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy is dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs.
He added that currently applications running on its TEFConnect digital platform (www.tefconnect.com) for interested applicants of the 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme, which the university is keen on bringing down to its students.
According to him, this year’s TEF intervention prioritises the economic recovery of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) and young African entrepreneurs, following the COVID-19 disruption to economic activities.
He said successful applicants would receive world-class business training, mentorship, non-refundable seed capital up to $5,000, and global networking opportunities.
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