Sir Richard Branson's School of Entrepreneurship
"We want to create free education on the internet", said Sir Richard Branson in a BBC news magazine article by Sean Coughlin dated April 26, 2006. Speaking about his humanitarian work on behalf of poor South African children, Branson has been investing in education - including supporting the ground-breaking CIDA university in Johannesburg, South Africa, which provides affordable higher education for poor black youngsters.
This includes the Branson School of Entrepreneurship, which seeks to promote business skills and entrepreneurial flair among students, with the belief that developing successful companies is the way to spread prosperity within South Africa.
The latest effort to extend its reach is the development of a "university in a box", which will take higher education to young people in outlying rural areas who are unable to attend campus-based courses.
"We're getting Wikipedia to create an education site for Africa - we want to create free education on the internet. An African living in South Africa might know nothing about Ethiopia or Nigeria." BBC News Magazine "Branson on Wealth"
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