Finnish experts to support youth skills development in South Africa

EduExcellence, the global education service provider of three major Helsinki metropolitan area UAS, and South-African startup incubator mLab have agreed on expert cooperation in boosting young entrepreneurs’ skills in South Africa.

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EduExcellence Ltd, a Finnish education export company, and mLab, a South African startup and skills incubator in Pretoria, have agreed on expert cooperation in boosting young startup entrepreneurs’ skills needed for 4IR development.

The collaboration between EduExcellence and mLab includes technology design sprint sessions held in Pretoria for the startup entrepreneurs. In the first phase of cooperation, Finnish innovative skills development model will be piloted in the sprint sessions and participants select a business concept to work on, and each startup will be seeking to advance their specific solution with the help of Finnish 4IR experts and local technology, sales and intellectual property coaches.

- When our youth are empowered with the right skills to innovate and create solutions, they unlock the opportunities for optimising existing or establishing new businesses that will drive our economies forward, says Nicoli Koorbanally, CEO of mLab. 

- We are delighted to partner with mLab in their pursuit of 4IR skilled economy. mLab is one of the main renowned startup incubators in South Africa with a strong track-record and impressive stakeholder network. We are proud to pilot our innovative skills development model with mLab’s Enterprise Development Programme and thus driving 4IR skills development to help new entrepreneurs thrive,” says Tuija Pulkkinen, CEO of EduExcellence.

For more information, please contact:
Tuija Pulkkinen, CEO, EduExcellence
tuija.pulkkinen@eduexcellence.fi / Tel +358 50 527 7258


About EduExcellence: EduExcellence is a global education service provider of three major Helsinki metropolitan area universities of applied sciences in Finland: Haaga-Helia, Laurea and Metropolia. More information can be found at: EduExcellence

About mLab: mLab is a technology skills and startup incubator in South Africa. Since 2012, mLab has become a leader in opening up opportunities for youth and innovators in the digital sector. More information can be found at: mlab.co.za