Young and not-so-young Nigerians are leaving the country in droves. And the emigrants are educated citizens who possess the knowledge and skills that their homeland needs for its development. How can we turn this brain drain to brain gain? US-based Oluwatoyin Ajilore-Chukwuemeka, scholar and social entrepreneur specialising on the convergence of education, entrepreneurship, policy and development, proposes ways Nigeria can …

The African-German Doctoral Summer School took place for the first time in Hamburg from the 4th to the 9th of September 2023. Organised by Dr Taiwo Fagbemigun, Dr Adekunle Adedeji, Prof Dr Johanna Buchcik and Stella Kaltenbach with the kind support of Hamburg Research Academy (HRA) and Sozialbehörde Hamburg, the School aims to promote academic and social exchange between researchers …

Like almost every month, October 2023 brings some important changes for people living in Germany. Among other things, state elections will be held in Bavaria and Hesse, Deutsche Bahn to introduce new rules for selling discounted tickets and there are deadlines to submit final accounting report of the Corona Aid and to apply for heating cost subsidy. More on these …