University of Cape Town Social Innovation
Course Information:
Impact Investing in Africa
Graduate |
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Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change
Graduate |
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Social Innovation Lab
Graduate |
Introductory course given by key faculty with open workspaces leading to learning contract. |
Symposiums in Social Innovation
Graduate |
Three two-day symposiums. Expert and practitioner sessions, students sharing and reflecting. |
Social innovation plan and research report
Graduate |
Working on a social or environmental challenge in Cape Town.Combined field time, small group and individual tutorials. |
Organisational, or Company Analysis Project
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Opportunity to extend CAP to organisations, collaborations or communities affecting social or environmental change. |
SI Lab elective course options
Graduate |
Select 4 electives from:
Doing Business in Africa
Emerging Enterprise Consulting
Sustainable Enterprise
Social Entrepreneurship
Social Responsible Investment
Strategy by Design/Design Thinking
Organisational Development for Social Innovation
Other Options depending on schedule
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Impact Measurement and Management for Investors
Graduate |
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Brand Creation for Entrepreneurs
Graduate |
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Becoming a changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation MOOC
Graduate |
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Social Innovation Entrepreneuring
Credit-Bearing
Graduate |
This course offers MBA students an introduction to the rapidly emerging field of social innovation. While there are many emerging perspectives on social innovation, most generally a social innovation can be understood as an intentional, positive, creative shift in systemic social-ecological patterns.
The following topics are covered on this course:
Theories and practices of social Innovation
Frameworks and tools for social entrepreneuring
Perspectives on social innovation
Organisational forms and purposes, hybridisation
Social innovation in emerging countries |
Social Innovation Entrepreneuring
Credit-Bearing
Graduate |
This course offers MBA students an introduction to the rapidly emerging field of social innovation. While there are many emerging perspectives on social innovation, most generally a social innovation can be understood as an intentional, positive, creative shift in systemic social-ecological patterns.
The following topics are covered on this course:
Theories and practices of social Innovation
Frameworks and tools for social entrepreneuring
Perspectives on social innovation
Organisational forms and purposes, hybridisation
Social innovation in emerging countries |
Social Innovation Entrepreneuring
Credit-Bearing
Graduate |
This course offers MBA students an introduction to the rapidly emerging field of social innovation. While there are many emerging perspectives on social innovation, most generally a social innovation can be understood as an intentional, positive, creative shift in systemic social-ecological patterns.
The following topics are covered on this course:
Theories and practices of social Innovation
Frameworks and tools for social entrepreneuring
Perspectives on social innovation
Organisational forms and purposes, hybridisation
Social innovation in emerging countries |
Organisational development for social innovation
Credit-Bearing
Graduate |
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Degree and Certificate InformationDegrees
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Master
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Masters
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No certificates listed.
Information on Training and Other Services
| Student Social Venture Programme |
The SSVP was established by the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship in response to the relative paucity of African teams at global social business plan competitions, and the lack of technical, financial and institutional support and sponsorship at their disposal.
By supporting social ventures in Africa, the SSVP aims to improve the participation and performance of these teams in international social business plan competitions such as the Global Social Venture Competition and the Hult Prize.
As part of the SSVP, high potential teams are provided with the necessary support with a view to connect ideas and business skills to produce more scalable and robust social ventures that have the ability to create significant social change in the global context.
The SSVP is supported by a number of local foundations, businesses and investors, namely, SAB Foundation, Bertha Foundation, and Edge Growth. |
Additional InformationABOUT US
The Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship is the first academic centre in Africa dedicated to advancing social innovation and entrepreneurship. It was established as a specialised centre at the UCT Graduate School of Business in late 2011, in partnership with the Bertha Foundation, a family foundation that works with inspiring leaders who are catalysts for social and economic change, and human rights. The Centre is now a leading academic centre in Africa.
Its mission is to build-capacity and pioneer practices in Africa - with partners, practitioners and students - to advance the discourse and systemic impact of social innovation. In collaboration with the GSB, the Centre has integrated social innovation into the business school curriculum, established a wide community of practitioners and awarded over R8-million in scholarships to students from across Africa.
Our team works across various sectors these are: innovative finance, systems change, social entrepreneurship, education innovations and youth development, as well as inclusive healthcare innovations. The Centre also works closely with the Raymond Ackerman Academy of Entrepreneurial Development, and the MTN Solution Space Space which are also part of the GSB.
Some of the Centre's highlights include:
Awarded over R8 million in Bertha Scholarships to African students
Uncovered and documented over 300 innovative models and solutions, and convened over 8,000 people in support of our mission
Elevated Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship to one of three new strategic themes of the GSB
Integrated social innovation into the MBA & MPhil core curriculum
Presented with UCT's Social Responsiveness Award in 2015
Benchmarked in the top five globally for social impact in a report from the Bridgespan Group in 2017
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