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East Africa's Diploma in Creative Entrepreneurship

27 April 2012

East Africa's Diploma in Creative Entrepreneurship

Supported by the British Council's Creative and Cultural Economy programme, the Swedish Institute, and Kenya's Polytechnic, the GoDown Art's Centre in Nairobi will be delivering a ten week pilot version of this exciting new certification, and thereby testing the waters around the course modules and their target participants.

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New Directions 3: International Music Conference

6 May 2012

New Directions 3: International Music Conference

New Directions brings together local and international music industry professionals to discuss current issues faced by the music industry. The conference will run from 25-36 May 2012 in Warsaw, Poland.

Digital Publishing: Turkey

1 May 2012

Digital Publishing: Turkey

Are you a Turkish publisher or content developer interested in developing your e-publishing skills? Click here to find out more and apply to a series of e-publishing development opportunities happening in Istanbul in late May.

Culture Shift Live

25 April 2012

Culture Shift Live

Culture Shift is in high gear across North, East, South and West Africa!

YCE Alumnus Selected Young Global Leader 2012

25 April 2012

YCE Alumnus Selected Young Global Leader 2012

Benedict Carandang, a former YCE Screen finalist for the Philippines, has been chosen as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum for his support to the development of the creative industries.

Start Up to Success: Saudi Arabia

22 April 2012

Start Up to Success: Saudi Arabia

Running a creative business in Saudi Arabia and trying to make it grow? Then this opportunity might be just what you need!

YCE Publishing Award 2012 - Highlights Week 1

17 April 2012

YCE Publishing Award 2012 - Highlights Week 1

The Young Creative Entrepreneur Publishing tour has almost come to an end. The award winners have been busily attending training sessions, meeting key figures from the UK publishing sector and appearing in panel discussions at London Book Fair!

YCE Publishing Award 2012 Tour Kicks Off

12 April 2012

YCE Publishing Award 2012 Tour Kicks Off

Our YCE Publishing Award 2012 winners have landed in London! Follow their tour over the next ten days, through our website, and learn more about them and the publishing industry.

Slovenia's Philips Fashion Week

10 April 2012

Slovenia's Philips Fashion Week

The British Council recently invited Mariel Reed from Not Just a Label (NJAL) to visit Slovenia during its Philips Fashion Week. She guides us through her first impressions and reflections of Slovenia’s promising and exciting fashion industry.

YCE Publishing Award 2012 - Tour Details

2 April 2012

YCE Publishing Award 2012 - Tour Details

There is less than a week to go until our Young Creative Entrepreneur Publishing Awards! With the winners on their way, see what they’ll be doing while in London, including sessions at Oxford Brookes University and the London Book Fair.

Inspiration For Young Estonian Entrepreneurs

30 March 2012

Inspiration For Young Estonian Entrepreneurs

British multi-award winning games design and digital entrepreneur Jeremiah Alexander talks about the benefits of being entrepreneurial and how one should always follow their passion.

Not Just a Label Returns from India

22 March 2012

Not Just a Label Returns from India

Not Just a Label founder Stefan Siegel has returned from his trip to India with insights on what makes the country's fashion sector so unique and colourful.

YCE Ernests Štāls Helps Launch TechHub Riga

20 March 2012

YCE Ernests Štāls Helps Launch TechHub Riga

London-based TechHub, with YCE Alum Ernests Štāls, launched its first international outpost in Riga to offer Baltic tech start-ups a place to connect with each other and the world.

YCE Publishing Award Finalists Announced

16 March 2012

YCE Publishing Award Finalists Announced

Ten of the best and brightest from the publishing world have been selected for our YCE Publishing 2012 Award, celebrating their entrepreneurial skills and drive within the industry.

Not Just a Label in India

7 March 2012

Not Just a Label in India

Stefan Siegel, founder of fashion platform Not Just A Label, is travelling India in pursuit of the best and brightest in the Indian fashion scene.

Culture SHIFT

27 February 2012

Culture SHIFT

What do you get when you put leading digital innovators, creative practitioners and a whole lot of entrepreneurial energy in a room together for 48 hours in four cities across Africa? We don’t know yet… but we predict some incredible ideas, lasting relationships, and seriously investable solutions for challenges faced by creative communities on the rise in Cairo, Lagos, Johannesburg and Nairobi.