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12/04/2023

University Meets Microfinance(UMM)

Speakers’ Corner European Microfinance Week 2013

[Name, Surname]

Project Coordinator / Project Scientific Coordinator]

[PlaNet Finance / Freie Universität Berlin]

“Fostering the cooperation between universities, students in Europe and microfinance practitioners to contribute to microfinance innovation and education for development”.

UMM, fostering the cooperation between universities, students in Europe and microfinance practitioners since 2009

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University Meets Microfinance (UMM) is an European initiative which fosters the

cooperation between universities, students in Europe and microfinance

practitioners to contribute to microfinance innovation and education for development.

UMM has been initiated in 2009 by PlaNet Finance and the Freie Universität Berlin with the main financial support of the European Union.

Increase knowledge and competencies on microfinance among students, universities and interested stakeholders

Foster field experience of students from European universities in developing countries

Contribute solving the difficulties poor people face when accessing the financial services they need

Make developing countries benefit from enhanced cooperation between practitioners and universities

Long term committed financial and institutional partners

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All the UMM activities are carried out under the umbrella of the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) in the frame of the e-MFP

Action Group «UMM».

5 domains of activities leading to microfinance knowledge creation, documentation and dissemination.

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The main activities of UMM are:

2. Microfinance Research

3. Documentation of Information

4. Professional Exchange

5. Dissemination of information

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1. Microfinance Education

• Microfinance seminars, lectures, summer school and training of trainers

• List of Research topics proposed by practitioners, students awards, scholarships for field research and internship

• Workshops on relevant microfinance topics

• Organization of awareness events on relevant microfinance topics

• Dissemination of information trough internet

• Case studies on microfinance innovative projects• Thematic series papers, PhD articles, masters

theses

UMM consolidated figures (2009 - July 2013)

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Seminars:

1154 students attended 42 seminars in

Germany, France, Italy and Portugal

Scholarships & Mentorships:

48 scholarships awarded

68 students mentored

UMM Awards:

10 Master theses awarded and published

with the academic publisher “Ibidem”

Workshops:

690 participants at 10 UMM workshops in

Belgium, Germany, France, Italy

and the Netherlands

Public Events:

1747 participants at 67 awareness

events in Germany, France,

Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal

1280 students benefited

directly from UMM.

UMM events gathered 2437

students,

academics and practitioners.

Join UMM

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Students Universities Practitioners

• Develop a profound theoretical

understanding of microfinance and gain

valuable practical insights by

participating at our UMM seminars

• Diversify your teaching curriculum by

co-hosting one of our UMM seminars

• Gain valuable insights from jointly

conducted case studies with high-profile

universities

• Finance your internship or field research

on a microfinance related topic in a

developing country by applying for a

UMM scholarship

• Add to the reputational build-up of your

university by jointly conducting

microfinance case studies with

practitioners organizations

• Benefit from the results of students’

research on priority topics for your

organization

• Carry out research on topics that have

been developed with practitioners

institutions and receive their basic

support throughout the research process

thanks to the UMM field research & field

exposure program

• Expand your network with other

European universities and microfinance

practitioners’ organizations by joining

the e-MFP Action Group «UMM»

• Share lessons learned from your projects

by presenting them at our UMM

workshops or public events

• Get basic mentorship from microfinance

practitioners through our UMM network

• Enhance the visibility of your university

by hosting UMM workshops for students,

academics and practitioners

• Network with other European

universities, with microfinance and

development practitioners’

organizations by joining the e-MFP

Action Group «UMM»

• Present your research and receive

valuable input from academics and

practitioners at our UMM worskhops or

pubic events

• Keep yourself updated on current

microfinance research trends among

European Bachelor, Master and PhD

students by joining the UMM Selection

Committee*

• Keep yourself updated on current

microfinance research trends among

European Bachelor, Master and PhD

students by joining the UMM Selection

Committee*

UMM Germany

PlaNet Finance Deutschland e.V

Sven Volland

Ahlbecker StraBe 18 D - 10437 Berlin

Tel: +49 30 47 98 98 18

UMM France

PlaNet Finance

Vanessa Quintero

44 rue de prony 75017 Paris

Tel: +33 1 49 21 26 26

Contact and follow UMM

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UMM Italy

PlaNet Finance Italia Onlus

Faiza Errais Borges

Corso Sempione 32/b I-20154 Milano

Tel: +39 02 89 28 00 34

www.universitymeetsmicrofinance.eu

umm@planetfinance.org

www.facebook.com/universitymeetsmicrofinance

Thank you for your attention!

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