In order to accelerate the concept of Grameen Social Business, a close collaboration between academia and practitioners is needed.
You as a university representative can contribute in multiple ways to making Grameen Social Business a central pillar of our economic system. Grameen Social Business is a broad topic. You could, for example, look at it from a business perspective and teach it in an MBA course. Or you could look at it from a social science point of view. Or you make it a part of your engineering program and try to adapt important technology to this new market. You can include Grameen Social Business in your normal teaching, provide a special course, set up a Chair for Grameen Social Business or even an interdisciplinary institute. Universities are places of innovation, so you will surely have many ideas yourself.
We have established a network of global universities involved in Grameen Social Business. Currently we are working together with Prof.
