Kapuscinski Lectures

Think of #KAPTalks as TEDTalks of #development: Top thinkers lecture on pressing issues of our time. Welcome & enjoy!

From the archive: Professor @AlinaSajed gave a #KAPTalks at Finland's Development Days conference on how the terms #ThirdWorld & #globalSouth are still relevant in today's international relations. (her lecture begins at 11:00) @EU_Partnerships @UNDP @UNDPEurasia @UniEastFinland

Thank you to Lara Rabiu for her inspiring #KAPTalks on youth potential for #Africa's future, to @UnilagNigeria for hosting us & as always to @EU_Partnerships/@UNDP for their partnership. That's it for our season!

@EU_Partnerships @UNDPAfrica @UNDP @UnilagNigeria We have a full house, join us! LIVE -> kapuscinskilectures.eu

LIVE NOW: "The world is giving everyone the same map - with AI we’re at ground zero… we still need industrialization, but now perhaps our own industrialization can be different. But it needs focus." #KAPTalks with Lara Rabiu

TODAY! Join #KAPTalks live online from Lagos with investor and social entrepreneur Lara Rabiu & ask her your Q's: kapuscinskilectures.eu/lecture/harnes… ⏰ 19 June| 10:00 WAT/11:00 CET @EU_Partnerships @UNDPEurasia @UnilagNigeria

#KAPTalks goes to Lagos 🇳🇬! Join social entrepreneur Lana Rabiu as she explores how to make space in the economies of Africa for the projected 1 billion youth. ⏰ 19 June| 10:00 WAT/11:00 CET kapuscinskilectures.eu/lecture/harnes…

In 2021, Lara Rabiu founded @afarainitiative, which partners w/ universities, govts, think tanks, private corps & funders to develop future-fit #African graduates at scale. Join her #KAPTalks to hear more about building youth potential for growth in Africa kapuscinskilectures.eu/lecture/harnes…

Lara Rabiu knows investment. As a leader in banking and social entrepreneurship, she’s spent years building ecosystems that drive inclusive economic opportunities & transformation in Africa. Join her #KAPTalks on African youth potential kapuscinskilectures.eu/lecture/harnes… ⏰ 19 June

We're excited to welcome Lara Rabiu to #KAPTalks this week in Lagos! Tune in Thursday as she explores the potential to make Africa a global hub for youth innovation. ⏰ 19 June | 10:00 WAT/11:00 CET 👉🏾 kapuscinskilectures.eu/lecture/harnes… @EU_Partnerships @UNDPEurasia @UnilagNigeria

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) will host the Kapuscinski Development Lecture (@kapulectures) for the 2024/2025 academic session on Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. at the Rahamon Bello Lecture Theatre, Faculty of Engineering, UNILAG. Details here 👉🏼 unilag.edu.ng/unilag-hosts-k…

DYK: Africa’s youth population is projected to hit 1 billion by 2050! Join #KAPTalks with Lara Rabiu to explore the potential for economic growth & innovation, making the continent a global hub of youthful potential. ⏰ 19 June | 10:00 WAT/11:00 CET kapuscinskilectures.eu/lecture/harnes…

Thanks to Jessica Budds for her #KAPTalks on water security, to @officialmzumbe for hosting, & to partners @EU_Partnerships & @UNDP. Tune in to our next lecture Thurs as we cross the continent to Lagos with Lara Rabiu: kapuscinskilectures.eu/lecture/harnes…

TODAY! Join us live online from Tanzania with Jessica Budds & ask her your Q's 👉kapuscinskilectures.eu/lecture/water-… ⏰ 5 June | 10:00 EAT / 9:00 CET @EU_Partnerships @UNDPEurasia @officialmzumbe

Thanks to Sônia Guajajara for her #KAPTalks on women, indigenous peoples & the environment, to @ismt_coimbra for hosting, & to partners @EU_Partnerships & @UNDP. Tune in to our next lecture Thurs in Tanzania, when Jessica Budds unpacks water security... kapuscinskilectures.eu/lecture/water-…

Reforestation of minds. We try to change people’s world views. Reforesting minds. Reforesting life projects. This is driven by women, because we are the biggest victims. #KAPTalks

In Brazil we have significant representations of Indigenous women in politics… members of parliament, etc… But in spite of this progress, we still have people who for cultural purposes don’t accept the role of women. #KAPTalks

LIVE NOW: Sônia Guajajara goes to Coimbra with #KAPTalks to discuss social vulnerability, disasters and climate change. Join us here: kapuscinskilectures.eu/lecture/social… Have a ? Ask it on slido: app.sli.do/event/a9EN8qXu…

TONIGHT! Join us live online from Coimbra with Sônia Guajajara & ask her your Q's kapuscinskilectures.eu/lecture/social… ⏰ 3 June | 18:00 WEST 9:00 CET @EU_Partnerships @UNDPEurasia @ismt_coimbra

It’s a big week for #KAPTalks. We're excited to welcome Sônia Guajajara & Jessica Budds! Tune in ⏰ Tues for Guajajara on disasters, climate change & indigenous people & women. 👉 kapuscinskilectures.eu/lecture/social… Tune in ⏰ Thurs for Budds on water security. 👉 kapuscinskilectures.eu/lecture/water-…