Ghana state absorption of education costs has served as a critical incentive for students to complete secondary education – and more so for girls. According to Rose Vincent U.S.E. Utrecht University and Victor Osei Kwadwo UNU MERIT on The Conversation theconversation.com/ghanas-free-hi…

Only 2days to the Financial Risk International Forum 2024! We will present big data and AI applications to #climate #risk and #impact analyses on 19 March at 4pm CET. Join us in discussing key take-aways and steps ahead rb.gy/o90tpo Stefano Battiston Monica Billio U.S.E.

📄 New Policy Brief | On what basis to award public contracts?

🔍 Discover our latest #PolicyAnalysis by Fredo Schotanus (@USE_UU) on a brief history and outlook on supplier selection models that include price only, price and quality or price, quality, and sustainability.🧵

The first African Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Index is a measurement of quality of entrepreneurial ecosystems. Offering better insight in the strengths and weaknesses of entrepreneurship and economic development Innovation for Policy Foundation Stellenbosch University U.S.E. Utrecht University
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De SER adviseert het kabinet over AI en werk. Hoogleraar Anna Salomons (U.S.E.) ziet geen massawerkloosheid, maar wel een impact op hogeropgeleiden. “AI-algoritmen kunnen een marketingplan of onderzoeksidee bedenken' 👉 bit.ly/3x2sodS

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Karlijn Morsink U.S.E. Utrecht University is de Hengelose vrouw van het jaar, zo werd op Internationale Vrouwendag bekendgemaakt. Zij wil proberen iets te gaan betekenen voor de regio: 'Het moet in elk geval iets worden waarmee ik zoveel mogelijk impact maak'.
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A team of students from our Master’s programme Financial Management U.S.E. Utrecht University won the Benelux final of the CFA Institute research challenge in their first ever participation. Congrats! Thanks also to their supervisor Thomas Walther Thomas Walther
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We are hiring! Are you close to completing a PhD in #Finance and do you want to teach courses at both the graduate and undergraduate level? Then we invite you to apply for this position as lecturer U.S.E. Utrecht University
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By emphasizing a social vision in the recruitment procedure #startups miss out on valuable candidates, says Timo van Balen U.S.E. Utrecht University The social vision is not in line with career advancement opportunities candidates expect. Check the video: youtu.be/FUkqV-nNycQ

Startups with a social purpose might miss out on opportunities. Why? Check this insight from Timo van Balen U.S.E. Utrecht University in Harvard Business Review

Awareness on workplace harassment towards women. Generating empathy or Fear of being caught? A social media experiment U.S.E. Utrecht University to reduce it. Social media experiment to reduce workplace harassment towards women - News - Utrecht University (uu.nl)

Tijdens het #Science Café van afgelopen maandag gingen we in gesprek met econoom drs. Rens van Tilburg, volkshuisvestingdeskundige prof. Marja Elsinga en sociaal geograaf dr. Wouter van Gent over de #wooncrisis . Hoe komen we eruit?
Rens van Tilburg Wouter van Gent
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A state of emergency because of severe #drought in #Catalonia . This effect of climate change demands NBS water storage solutions. Research U.S.E. Pathways to Sustainability UU Utrecht University aims to contribute to enhancing the engagement of the stakeholders envolved: uu.nl/en/news/water4…

Tell me which #sustainability #metric you use and I tell you about your #greenium . Developing portfolios and green-minus-brown #factors we find #greeness classifications lead to different greenium: insights for better #hedging of #climate #transition #risk shorturl.at/deDKO

Met plannen en voornemens alleen gaat de European Central Bank het klimaat niet helpen, zegt Rens van Tilburg Sustainable Finance Lab 🍃 U.S.E. Utrecht University Hij reageert kritisch op het interview met ECB bestuurslid Frank Elderson in de Volkskrant volkskrant.nl/columns-opinie…

Nog altijd is de maatschappelijke rol van banken niet onomstreden. Toch zijn ze een belangrijke spil in de samenleving. Tijd dus voor een goed gesprek met oa. NVB, Sanne van Keulen, edward feitsma en Rens van Tilburg. eventbrite.nl/e/tickets-over…

Is it possible to fit the changes that are needed for sustainability in current economic systems?🌿🪄💵
Join the discussion at our next Sustainability Dialogue!🗣️
📅7 March 2024
⏰15.30 - 17.00
🏠 School of Economics (U.S.E)
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