African Centre for Career Enhancement & Skills Support
Today's challenge, tomorrow's solutions: Improving employability to match our future.
The ACCESS Network in Numbers
ACCESS 2.0 builds on the achievements of ACCESS 1.0 to expand employability opportunities for students and graduates in partner universities and countries. Selected numbers below:
What we are working on
We summarize our work in four different pillars. They describe our most relevant services and what ACCESS does.
II. University Business Linkage
With a focus on the third mission of higher education institutions, we pursue strengthening relationships between universities and the private sector. Our goal is to expand cooperation and knowledge exchange between stakeholders, thus creating a growing/enriching environment and new professional opportunities for African students. In doing so, we focus on the development of organizational structures that adapt to the respective environment and its stakeholders.
III. Employability Research
How can we increase the employability of African students? This is what we are addressing in our research pillar at ACCESS. A doctoral program and a digital self-assessment tool shall help higher education institutions to better understand their strengths and weaknesses in terms of promoting employability among their students.
IV. Entrepreneurship Academy
In the African German Entrepreneurship Academy (AGEA), which is integrated in ACCESS, we promote entrepreneurship in Africa as well as the cooperation with Germany. There are 37 universities represented in the AGEA, with which projects are already being implemented jointly.
A strong network
Initiated by the University of Leipzig, we are developing new approaches to the labor market in Africa.
Prof. Dr. Utz Dornberger - ACCESS Director
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