Fardeen Abdulrahman Dodo

Fardeen's research focuses on how entrepreneurship improves and/or worsens the state of wellbeing of people and societies. He earned a First cycle Degree from Bayero University, Kano (Nigeria) and a Second cycle Degree from Newcastle University (UK).

Over Fardeen's years of professional experience, he has taught entrepreneurship both at graduate and undergraduate levels, provided entrepreneurship coaching to youths, women, non-profits and small businesses as well as organized social businesses in remote communities of Africa through local and international collaborations and spin-off initiatives.

Fardeen is a Fellow of US State Department's Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders and a Commonwealth Scholar with broad research interests in understanding how entrepreneurship can be more effectively targeted for improved well-being in contexts of weak institutions.