Social Business
Yunus Receives Notre Dame Award for International Development and Solidarity
Yunus Centre Press Release (April 16, 2018)Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus delivered spring semester keynote speech at the Notre Dame Forum of the prestigious US University of Notre Dame in Indiana, United States on April 12, 2018. Speaking to an audience of about 650 in the Dahnke Ballroom of the Duncan Student Center at the university, Professor Yunus explained why he has devoted his life’s work to social business. In conversation with Raymond C. Offenheiser , Director of th...
The inauguration ceremony of YCRUC and the Social Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship Forum, Renmin University of China
2. 26 Beijing Honored Guests: Mr. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Father of Microfinance; Mr. Liu Wei, President of Renmin University of China; Ms. Lamiya, Executive Director of Bangladesh Yunus Center; Mr. Pradeep Ray, Founder of Yunus Social Business Center and Director of WHO eHealth Cooperation Center, University of New South Wales; Mr. Mao Jiye, Dean of Renmin Business School and Mr. Bei Duoguang, Dean of China Inclusive Finance Research Institute.&nbs...
Professor Muhammad Yunus visits Japan to Launch Japanese Edition of ‘A World of Three Zeros’ Published
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus visited Japan last week to speak at important conferences. On 1st day of his visit, he delivered special lecture commemorating the publishing of “A World of Three Zeros on the occasion of Bijuku’s 13th anniversary” at Kyoto International Conference Center, Kyoto where eleven hundred trainee make-up artists and their trainers gathered at Kyoto International Conference Center to listen directly to Professor Yunus and discuss the opportunity...
Two Australian Universities set up Yunus Social Business Centres
Adelaide, March 22-23, 2018: Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has made his maiden visit to Adelaide on March 21, 2018. On March 22, 2018, Adelaide University launched a Yunus Social Business Centre. An MoU was signed between Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chairman of Yunus Centre and Paul Hutchinson, Executive Director of the University of Adelaide’s Faculty of the Professions. The ceremony was held at function room of the famous Adelaide Oval, where Martin Haese, Lord Mayor of Adelaide ...
RUC Yunus Center was invited to speak at the global social summit conference
Yunus Center for Social Business & Microfinance, Renmin University of China (YCRUC) (hereinafter referred to as YCRUC) from November 6 to 9, 2017 participated in a Global Social enterprise Summit in Paris (Global Social Business Summit) and its academic conference. Zhao meng, director of the yunus center, was invited to make a speech at the meeting, and presided over the academic discussion and paper comments on "social enterprise and entrepreneurship".The 50 Yunus Social Busi...
Yunus Addresses Global Social Change Makers in Australia
Yunus Centre Press Release (22 March, 2018)Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, in Melbourne addressed the ‘Nexus Australia Conference’. Nexus is a global movement of more than 2500 young (aged 20 - 40 years) philanthropists, investors and social entrepreneurs from over 80 countries collaborating to fast-track social change. Professor Yunus addressed a packed room of 200 social entrepreneurs and changemakers calling them out to take the future in their own hands to solve the prob...
"I Am Here!" Venture Dialogue, Foundation for Yunus Social Business Taiwan promotes Social Business
Foundation for Yunus Social Business Taiwan started "I Am Here!” Venture Dialogue from 2018 March 2, building a brand-new platform for the youth to start an enterprise with 6 universities jointly called Yunus Social Business Centre (YSBC) which is based on the love for Taiwan, focusing on the local spirit of “I am here” and promote economic future of Taiwan.The foundation follows the guidance from the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Prof. Muhammad Yunus. In order to strengthen the ...
Yunus delivered keynote speech at the Rotary International Presidential Peace-Building Conference held in Sydney
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus delivered a keynote speech at the Rotary International Presidential Peace-Building Conference 2018 on March 17, 2018 held in Sydney. The Conference brought together academics, political leaders, businesses, community leaders and peace activists to explore building peace and to discuss how all can work together to prevent and resolve conflict from an international and local perspective. Professor Yunus spoke about the inherent problems with the existing eco...
A seminar on Introduction to social Business and Yunus Centre
March 17, Pokhara, NepalYSBC, Novel Academy successfully conducted A seminar on Introduction to Social Business and Yunus Centre was successfully conducted among participant students of Novel Academy. It included variety of students from different programs at Novel Academy, Management, Pharmacy, and Nursing. In the program centre manager and MBA graduate with internship in Yunus Centre Dhaka, Mr. Kshitiz Baral presented about the Social Business and Scope of Yunus Centre. It included the functio...
International Social Business Summer Program 2018 to be organized in Dhaka, Bangladesh
2nd edition of International Social Business Summer Program (ISBSP) hosted by Daffodil International University (DIU), Bangladesh and supported by Yunus Centre to be held from 1 to 10 July 2018. It’s a 10-day long Summer Program aims at schooling participants about the Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus’s Social Business concept with a motto " be the change agent to change the world" After the successful completion participants will awarded with ...
Yunus launches “Yunus Social Business Kenya” in Partnership with Kenyan Business Leaders
NAIROBI, MARCH 10th. Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus visited Kenya to officially launch “Yunus Social Business Kenya”, to be known as YSB Kenya, a social business fund dedicated to harnessing the power of social business to address social problems. Professor Yunus launched the new non-dividend company which was an initiative of three Kenyan Indian business leaders. The company is established in association with YSB Global, which is headquartered in Berlin.Bharat Doshi, Nilesh...
Yunus Signs MoU with Government of Uganda to bring Social Business Solutions to Uganda’s Social and Economic Problems
Kampala, March 10: Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus just completed his three day tour of the East African country of Uganda. He gave a public lecture in the Clarke International University in Kampala, addressing Young President Organization (YPO), a global organization of young entrepreneurs.He spoke about his new book ‘A World of Three Zeros’ at various meetings, addressed press conference and visited some outstanding social businesses that are impacting the lives of or...
Yunus Yoshimoto Social Business Company to Launch Operation in Japan. Preparatory meeting held in Dubai
Dubai, March 5: A preparatory meeting held between Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and 24 senior officials from Yoshimoto Kogyo Company, who flew in from Japan to Dubai for a day for the meeting. Professor Muhammad Yunus is attending Dubai Lit Fest to speak on his new book, “A World of Three zeroes”. This preparatory meeting took place to hold the first Yunus Family Conference in Tokyo on March 28 immediately after a new joint venture social business has just been estab...
Announcement : 8th Social Business Day 2018
Social Business Day is approaching fast. We hope you are getting ready to join this annual Social Business festival. This year has a surprise: VENUE! Instead of the traditional venue of Dhaka, this year Social Business Day will be held in India. Among the competing cities to host Social Business Day 2018 , the front-runner is Bangalore. This will be a new and exciting experience for all of us. It will be held on June 28-29, 2018.We invite you to register for the 8th Social Business Day , h...