Asian Development Bank, U-M and WDI Partnership to Advance Just Transition, E-mobility, Clean Energy Innovation in Developing Economies The University of Michigan (U-M), led by the School for Environment and Sustainability, the William Davidson Institute (WDI), and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a partnership
“Team Building for Results” is a new, seven-week online team-building program created WDI’s Education team. WDI recently completed a pilot program for 91 college-aged social entrepreneurs from six countries participating
On Nov. 5, WDI and U-M’s Ross School of Business, in collaboration with the US-Mexico Foundation (USMF), will host a virtual roundtable to discuss critical issues such as energy and
Navigating business relationships, particularly cross-cultural ones, can feel like moving through a minefield. But it doesn’t need to be that way. On Nov. 16, WDI will host a candid and
WDI, in collaboration with Economic Development of Juárez and the US-Mexico Foundation (USMF), convened a week-long visit for 15 senior leaders in business, technology, academia and government from the State
Essential agricultural workers and their families in Mexico may soon have access to additional healthcare and hospital services, thanks to one doctor and his team’s efforts to expand services at
U-Michigan Prof Jose Alfaro has pioneered new ways to harness sustainable energy from “biowaste.” Alfaro is rolling it out as a new business that will serve other small businesses such
Too often, global development research hinges on the interest of researchers, rather than the knowledge needs of small business people and, most importantly, their impacted communities. But there are times
How does an educator convene a global classroom across a dozen countries, numerous cultures and differing perspectives? Sometimes, it’s better to instead let the students set the pace. WDI’s Education
There are currently about 26 million refugees globally, the highest number on record. Turkey hosts more refugees than any country in the world, including 3.6 million Syrian refugees. Like refugees
Puneet Goenka always wanted a career in which he could improve people’s lives. As an undergrad at the University of Michigan, he studied cell biology with an eye on the
Note: The following post was originally published on NextBillion. By Paul Clyde This past summer, Ghana was selected as the host country for the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade
When leaders at Pacific Adventist University (PAU), based in Papua New Guinea, wanted to add more entrepreneurship undergraduate courses last year, it turned to WDI’s Education team and its Entrepreneurship
