1) 2iE is an innovative international institute for higher education and research located in Africa that focuses on training, innovation, and entrepreneurship to contribute to the continent's development. 2) It has over 5,000 onsite and online students studying fields like water, sanitation, environment, energy and civil engineering. 95% of graduates find work within 6 months, primarily within Africa. 3) 2iE promotes innovation and green growth through programs like its business incubator for social entrepreneurship and the Green Start Up Challenge, an international competition for innovative green business plans in Africa.

1. An Innovative International Institute for higher
education and research
JUNE, 2013

2. TRAINING, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO
CONTRIBUTE TO AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT
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2iE values
Diversity
Commitment
Responsability
Merit
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3. Facts and figures
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95 %
working
within 6
months
40
PhD
students
2 000
Onsite
students
1 800
Online
students
98 %
working in
Africa
Water and Sanitation Environnment Energy Civil Engineering
Mining Management Sciences
30% of students are women

4. An international
Doctoral School with
15 partner
universities
Education based on research for
development
Joint Research Center
Water and Climate
Joint Research Center
Energy and Sustainable Habitat
130
Permanent
faculty
and
researchers

5. An Innovative System of Governance
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A Public Private Partnership
1. Founding
member States
2. Institutional
and Financial
Partners
3. Scientific and
Academic
Partners
4. Private
Sector

6. African Pulse
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The African Lions emerging
Human capital
Economic
growh
Education and
research
2030
20 % of global
population, 50 % in cities
2020
500 millions
workers
2013
54
countries, populatio
n 1 billion
GDP
Over 5 % since 10
years
Investment
Foreign investment 62 billion USD
1st rate of return in the world
Employment
330 millions young African workers
within the 15 next years
Brain drain: 20 000 high skilled
Africans leaving the continent
each year
Growth of the educational
system slower than that of the
population

7. Education and Employment in Africa
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What we can do
BUILDING SCHOOLS
LONG TERM
PROCESS
2015
 20 millions students
 500 millions workers
SHORT TERM
NEEDS
Employment

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TAXI BROUSSE LOW COST :
A Large scale online learning solution

9. 2iE Business Enterprise Days : 2013 Edition
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10. Companies recruiting 2iE Graduates

11. Country of origin Total
BENIN 377
BURKINA FASO 1176
CAMEROON 556
CENTRAL AFRICA 78
CONGO 195
GABON 131
GUINEA 111
IVORY COAST 383
MALI 237
MAURITANIA 82
NIGER 418
SENEGAL 388
CHAD 295
TOGO 336
DRC 23
OTHER (10) 57
Total 4843
Building capacity in Africa
In 2013 : 729 expected graduates

12. Promoting innovation and green growth
2iE Technopôle

13. Success in international competitions
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Global Social Venture Competition
International competition of social
entrepreneurship business plans
Faso Pro – 2012
Developing a national agribusiness with
caterpillars, contributing to preventing
malnutrition in rural areas
Bouygues Construction Challenge
24-hours challenge around a innovative
construction project
Team 2iE / EPF / ESSEC – 2013
3rd place

14. Faso Soap, winners of GSVC 2013
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15.  Faso Pro : transforming shea-tree
caterpillars into protein-rich dietary
supplements, to combat undernourishment
in Africa
 Nenu-PV : innovative blankets for solar
energy production and anti-evaporative
effects
 TECO2: production and commercialization of
rooftops made from recycled plastic waste
 Eco-isolant : production of insulation from
the cotton resource
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Making youth actors for change
2iE Business incubator for social entrepreneurship

16. Scaling it up : The Green Start Up Challenge
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International competition driven by 2iE to be launched in July 2013
Supporting
innovative and
green-growth
oriented
business in
Africa
The winners
will gain
access to the
2iE business
incubator

17. THANK YOU
www.2ie-edu.org
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