CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY Any use of this material without specific permission of PlaNet Finance is strictly prohibited 23/05/2022 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”.
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CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY Any use of this material without specific permission of PlaNet Finance is strictly prohibited
“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