School of Impact Academy

Entrepreneur in Residence II

Identify real local problems and create scalable solutions that pay towards the Sustianable Development Goals while building up 21st-century competencies with a Bachelor’s Degree program in the areas of sustainability, entrepreneurship, and technology. 

In cooperation with Tomorrow University (ToU ), we want to educate and empower the change makers of tomorrow and make it accessible to everyone. The combination between studying and working provides you with the best knowledge and experience by working for a company that will deepen and practice your learned skills in real-life. While working for one of our partners, you will help them create new businesses that solve real local challenges.

ToU currently has 3 Bachelor’s Degree offerings:

Responsible Entrepreneurship
Sustainable Design & Product Management
Artificial Intelligence & Sustainable Technologies

DURATION

6 Semester / 3 Years

Location

Remote

APPLICATION DEADLINE

6th of FEB 2023

Limited seats, apply early

Salary

4.000 GHC

Find out more about other benefits we offer you

ECTS

180 ECTS

Who is this program for?

The program offers paid work that provide change makers living in Ghana with an opportunity to deepen their knowledge, strengthen their skills, build a business from scratch, and gain a fully-accredited degree for free.

Why should I join the program?

How does the program work?

You will be matched to a one of our partners based on expertise and desired outcomes for both parties. Challenge-based learning is at the center of CNI’s and ToU’s learning method. You will learn by doing and gain the skillset and mindset to excel in professional atmospheres and create a business on your own. What are the terms of the program?

  • You agree to work approximately 20- 30h/week for one of our partners during the length of your Bachelor’s Degree term and build a scalable and sustainable business.
  • We will compensate your work, which is used to finance your studies with ToU.
  • Entry into the program is dependent on you being accepted by one of our partners.

Our partners for this program

Bio Energie Land GmbH

Bio Energie Land GmbH is looking for 3 aspiring changemakers on site to explore the implementation feasibility of Vertical Farming in West Africa, develop a concept for deployment, and then build a scalable, sustainable business.

Program structure

Problem Identification

This phase is about identifying and understanding problems and challenges faced by people and businesses in West Africa.

Empathize - Understand what challenges people in West Africa face and why.

Define - Choose the problem that you want to solve.

Solution Creation

By this point, you know who your target users are and what they want from your product. You also have a clear problem statement that you’re hoping to solve. Now it’s time to come up with possible solutions.

Ideate - Venture away from the norm, explore new angles, and think outside the box.

Analyse - Find out what is already on the market.

Prototype - Turn your ideas into something tangible.

Go-to-Market

From here on, it’s all about getting your product to market and getting your business rolling.

Test - Put your prototypes in front of real users and see how they get on.

Adapt - Align your product with the new insights.

Register - Time to register your start up and scale it up.

Inspect & Adapt - Align your product with the new insights.

Entrepreneur in Residence II in a Nutshell

6 semester / 3 years

Build a business on your own

Limited cohort of 25 change makers

Starts on: 3rd of Apr 2023

4.000 GHC Salary

Fully accredited bachelor's degree in Germany

International community

Full time Work & Study

Next cohort for Scool of Impact Academy launches

Feb 2023

Here are some dates to keep in mind for your
application as an Entrepreneur in Residence II at the School of Impact Academy

on 7th of Jan

starting 6th of Jan

on 21st of Jan

in Feb 2023

Your Impact Journey Starts Here