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The JKUAT SEED Centre, part of the TUM SEED Center Network funded by the DAAD – German Academic Exchange Service and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), is inviting applications for a 4-year doctoral scholarship on “Energy policy in the Global South”. About… [read more]

From 28 October to 06 November 2025, the ITB SEED Center hosted an intensive Summer School on Renewable Energy Systems at the Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) Campus in Bandung and in Bali. The program brought together students, researchers, and practitioners for a rich learning experience that… [read more]

Last Sunday, the TUM SEED community went for an informal get-together in the Bavarian Alps. It was a hike to Aueralm and Fockenstein near Bad Wiessee, Tegernsee. Although the weather was not on our side, it didn’t stop our doctoral candidates and master’s exchange students from making the most of… [read more]

On 22 October 2025, Dr. Shamira Sendawula, a doctoral researcher supported through the TUM SEED Center at Makerere University, successfully defended her PhD. This achievement advances the TUM SEED Center’s mandate to train and graduate doctoral researchers across partner universities. [read more]

Foreignness and the profitability challenge for private mini‑grid developers in sub‑Saharan Africa [read more]

The TUM SEED Center was proud to contribute to this year’s Off-Grid Expo + Conference (OEC) 2025 in Augsburg with a dedicated session titled “Scaling Impact: Minigrid Developers and Productive Energy Use,” moderated by Prof. Dr. Frank-Martin Belz, Director of the TUM SEED Center. The panel brought… [read more]

The TUM SEED Center is proud to participate in this year’s Off-Grid Expo + Conference (OEC) 2025 in Augsburg, a leading international event for off-grid energy solutions and sustainable technologies. The TUM SEED Center represents our research, living labs, and international collaborations that… [read more]

ENERGISE - ENabling a Just Energy Transition through Renewable Energy, Governance, and Innovative Sustainable Entrepreneurship - has been selected for funding by DAAD. Funded under the African-German Centre for Just Energy Transition, coordinated by TUM in collaboration with leading South African… [read more]

Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility (BEER) announces a Special Issue on “Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: Exploring the Progress, Perils, and Prospects.” Co-edited by Dr. Esther Salvi (former TUM SEED Center Research Coordinator) and colleagues, the issue invites… [read more]

Last Friday, 17 October, Prof. Dr. Frank-Martin Belz opened the first block of the Advanced Seminar “Sustainable Energy Entrepreneurship” at the Technical University of Munich. [read more]