Building the next Generation of African Leaders in Business Through Academia
The PHD PROJECT AFRICA Doctoral is scheduled for October 25, 2022. Thirty doctoral students and early-stage researchers pursuing research and teaching careers will have an opportunity to participate in the program and attend the virtual conference for free. Application deadline is September 14, 2022 (extended).
Eligibility and Requirements
The program welcomes empirical and conceptual papers as well as developmental research projects examining topics across all areas of Sustainability and Green Management, Innovation & Entrepreneurship in the African context, both in the private and public sectors, and a comparative analysis of the African context with other parts of the world. Research projects examining real life problems from other disciplines but linked to issues in Sustainability, Innovation and Entrepreneurship are also welcome. Work based on interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary-oriented approaches is a real asset in the selection process.
Candidates will submit a two-page (maximum 900-word) abstract including principal topic, method, and results online to easychair.afric2020 no later than September 14, 2022 (extended).
The submission Web page for AfRIC 2022 is
https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=afric2022.
Abstracts will be double-blind reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee.
Guidelines for preparing abstract:
Authors will be notified via email in September 2022 on acceptance of abstract. For selected candidates,
Papers will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee and selected for publication. The top-30 selected submissions will have their one-page summary published in the 2022 issue of AfRIC 2022 Best Abstract Book.
Recognizing and promoting the talent and effort of the best of group of doctoral students
An award will be granted to the best paper for PHD AFRICA PROJECT Doctoral consortium. Winners will receive a certificate, and the paper highlighted in the AfRIC 2022 Program. Best papers will also be considered for an extensive training program leading to publication in one of supportive journals of AfRIC 2022, subject to the journal’s blind review process.
Papers will be evaluated by the Board of Reviewers and selected for publication. Particular attention will also be given to successful work with real practical implication or potential significant implication for entrepreneurs and other actors involved in the entrepreneurial ecosystem and with socio- economic impact in Africa.