Campus Spark
A student innovation competition for NEIL member institutions, helping student-led innovations move from prototypes to market-ready solutions.
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Empowering the Next Generation of African Innovators
NEIL’s student programs give young innovators across our member universities the skills, mentorship, and networks to turn ideas into real ventures. From hands-on programs like Campus Spark and Startup School to the Entrepreneurship LMS, every student has a pathway to learn, build, and launch.
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Startup School
Startup School is an 8-week, challenge-based program with two tracks: Founder, which turns ideas into venture-ready solutions through team hackathons and self-paced training, and Educator, which equips university leaders, trainers, and researchers to build entrepreneurial cultures.
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Discover how NEIL's programs can help develop the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs.