StudENT for Africa

  • What it is

    A programme that invests in business ideas for development in Africa

  • Who it’s for

    Students and graduates (in the last 2 years max)

  • What it’s for

    Presenting an idea or finding a work team

  • When

    Every year between December and January, in relation to StartUp Day

StudENTs for Africa (SfA) is the entrepreneurship programme that aims to invest in your business ideas for creating social and economic development in Africa, offering you high-quality support services to become an innovator and build your professional future.

The initiative - promoted in partnership with Intesa Sanpaolo - provides support services for the development and consolidation of students’ business projects, cash benefits offered by sponsors and access to the network of relations with African universities and services for business start-ups based in Africa. 

You can also count on consulting and coaching with business experts in Africa to draft the business plan for your project.

If you already have an idea, you can meet people with the competences you need to implement it. If you’re looking for a team to join to put your talents to the test, this is the right place for you!

If your idea is selected, the team will take part in a training, consulting and coaching programme with business experts in Africa, to help develop the business project.

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