NOVAFRICA Program: First MDI in Portuguese
NOVAFRICA organized the first Management Development Institute (MDI) in Portuguese, which occurred from 03 to 09 December 2017 in Maputo, Mozambique. The MDI is a one-week intensive training designed to enhance the leadership, management and governance skills of program managers and leaders of sub-Saharan organisations, governmental and nongovernmental, which are devoted to delivering health care... Read More
NOVAFRICA Conference“The EU-Africa Summit and the Future of the Relations Between Portugal and Africa”
NOVAFRICA, in partnership with the Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Portugal-Costa do Marfim, organised a Conference on 21 November 2017. The event, which took place at Nova SBE, addressed the theme ‘EU-Africa Summit and the Future of the Relations between Portugal and Africa’. Several speakers from CCIPCM, Nova SBE, NOVAFRICA, Millennium BCP, SIC and Nuvigroup... Read More
A talk with Sara Lowes
On November 8th, 2017, Sara Lowes gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. Her seminar was entitled “Matrilineal Kinship and Spousal Cooperation: Evidence from the Matrilineal Belt”. After the seminar the NOVAFRICA Student Group asked her a few questions about the paper she presented and her research in general. You can see the video here. You... Read More
The Uses of Development Economics: A talk with Abhijit Banerjee
On November 7, 2017, NOVAFRICA welcomes Professor Abhijit Banerjee from MIT for a talk under the theme “The Uses of Development Economics”. This event, co-organized by NOVAFRICA, NEC, E4P and NovaSU, will be an informal conversation for those interested in development economics. Abhijit Banerjee is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of... Read More
NOVAFRICA CONFERENCE: “Community health and the reduction of maternal and infant mortality”
On December 11, NOVAFRICA in partnership with VIDA will host a conference on Community health and the reduction of maternal and infant mortality. The conference is an all-day event, starting at 9 am and will take place in auditorium 3 of the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. For all information regarding this event, please see here. We welcome your presence! ... Read More
ENDLESS – My 2017 Summer Research Internship Experience
First word that comes to my mind every time I open my eyes in this land. Everything is GRAND: the Nature, the relationships, the land itself. Like every day was our last day, or like every day was the beginning of life. Thus, NOVAFRICA for me represents my first life-changing moment (of many, I am... Read More
Conference “The EU-Africa Summit and the Future of the Relations Between Portugal and Africa”
NOVAFRICA in partnership with the Câmara de Comércio e Indústria – Portugal Costa do Marfim will host a Conference on November 21, 2017. The Conference which will take place in Room A224, at Nova SBE, will address the: “The EU-Africa Summit and the Future of the Relations Between Portugal and Africa”. For more information please see the... Read More
A talk with Lucia Corno
On October 25th, 2017, Lucia Corno gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. Her seminar was entitled “Age of Marriage, Weather Shocks, and the Direction of Marriage Payments”. After the seminar the NOVAFRICA Student Group asked her a few questions about the paper she presented and her research in general. You can see the... Read More
A talk with Lorenzo Casaburi
On October 18th, 2017, Lorenzo Casaburi gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. His seminar was entitled “Firm and Market Response to Saving Constraints: Evidence from the Kenyan Dairy Industry”. After the seminar the NOVAFRICA Student Group asked him a few questions about the paper he presented and his research in general. You can... Read More
A talk with Severine Toussaert
On October 16th, 2017, Severine Toussaert gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. Her seminar was entitled “Eliciting Temptation and Self-control Through Menu Choices: A Lab Experiment”. After the seminar the NOVAFRICA Student Group asked her a few questions about the paper she presented and her research in general. You can see the video... Read More