Yunus Centre
| ইউনূস সেন্টার | |
| Formation | October 2006 (as Yunus Secretariat) July 2008 (renamed Yunus Centre) |
|---|---|
| Founder | Muhammad Yunus |
| Type | Think tank • Social business hub |
| Focus | Social business • Poverty alleviation • Sustainability • Microfinance |
| Headquarters | Grameen Bank Building, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Products | Yunus Social Business Centres (YSBCs) • Immersion programs • Publications • Events |
| Membership | 114 Yunus Social Business Centres (YSBCs) worldwide (as of August 2025) |
Chairman | Muhammad Yunus (since July 2008) |
Executive Director | Lamiya Morshed (since 2008) |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | Yunus Secretariat (2006–2008) |
The Yunus Centre (Bengali: ইউনূস সেন্টার) is a think tank and global resource hub based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, dedicated to promoting and disseminating the philosophy of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, with a primary focus on social business, poverty alleviation, and sustainability.[1]
Established initially as the Yunus Secretariat in October 2006 following Yunus and Grameen Bank's joint receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize, it was renamed the Yunus Centre in July 2008. The organisation serves as the central coordinating body for social business initiatives worldwide, acting as a one-stop resource for Grameen-related social business activities, forging international partnerships, and maintaining high visibility for the global social business movement through events, social media, publications, and academic collaborations.[2]
As of 2026, the Centre is chaired by Professor Muhammad Yunus and its executive director is Ms. Lamiya Morshed.[2] It has established 114 Yunus Social Business Centres (YSBCs) at universities and institutions around the world as of August 2025.[3]
The Centre's core activities include the Poverty-Free World Campaign (aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals and the vision of a poverty-free Bangladesh by 2030), international networking, support for new and existing social businesses, research and publications, development of academic programs on social business, and archiving Yunus's awards and career milestones for a planned museum and digital library.[2] It organises major annual events such as “Social Business Day” (the 15th edition held 27–28 June 2025 in Savar, Bangladesh, themed “Social Business is the Most Effective Way to Ensure Healthcare for All”) and facilitates immersion programs, exposure visits, internships, and the 3ZERO Club initiatives.[4]
History
After Prof. Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank received the Nobel Peace Prize in October 2006, a personal office for Prof. Yunus under the name of 'Yunus Secretariat' was formed. From the very beginning on, the Yunus Secretariat was mainly aiming at promoting Prof. Yunus' philosophy of social business and served as a one-stop resource centre for anyone interested in social business.[5]
In July 2008, it was renamed the Yunus Centre and continues to develop new social businesses, provide technical help to social business start-ups and liaise with anybody interested in the topic. They also publish a quarterly newsletter on new developments in the field of social business.[6]
Following Muhammad Yunus's appointment as chief adviser to Bangladesh's interim government in August 2024, several organisations affiliated with the Yunus Centre—including Grameen Bank and other Grameen entities—received a series of official approvals and regulatory benefits, prompting public scrutiny and criticism.[7] Among the developments were the approval of Grameen University, the issuance of a manpower export licence to Grameen Employment Services Limited, and a digital wallet licence for a Grameen Telecom concern.[7] Additionally, the government stake in Grameen Bank was reduced from 25% to 10%, and its five-year tax exemption was reinstated.[7] Critics, including jurists and civil society members, raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest and the integrity of the approval processes, especially as several legal cases against Yunus and his associates were dismissed soon after he assumed office.[7] While the interim government maintained that all approvals followed due process, transparency advocates called for greater disclosure to mitigate perceptions of undue influence.[7]
Activities
- Poverty-Free World campaign
Yunus Centre is working to promote the United Nations Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh and all around the world and is especially committed for making Bangladesh free of poverty by 2030.
- Research and publications
Disseminating the ideas and philosophy of Prof. Yunus on social business and microfinance.
- Social business
Acting as the primary source of information on social businesses worldwide and providing consulting services to start-ups. Its New Entrepreneur Project funded 385 projects in 2014.
- The Global Social Business Summit
Created in 2009 by Yunus Centre and Grameen Creative Lab, the Global Social Business Summit has become the main platform for social businesses worldwide to encourage discussions, actions and collaborations in order to find effective solutions to crucial problems plaguing the world.[8]
- Academic programs
Developing curricula for classes on social business. Amongst other, current partnerships exist with Harvard University, HEC (Paris), the Asian Institute of Technology (Bangkok), Bocconi University (Milan) McGill University (Montreal), Glasgow University, University of Florence and University of Salford.
List of Yunus Social Business Centres
The Yunus Centre has established 114 Yunus Social Business Centres (YSBCs) at universities and institutions worldwide, as of 3 August 2025.[9]
| Sl | Name of University | Country | Year | Name of Centre | Director/Contact Person of YSBC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEC Paris | France | 2008 | Social Business / Enterprise and Poverty Chair | Frédéric Dalsace, Chair Holder and Associate Professor of Marketing Bénédicte Faivre-Tavignot, Executive Director of the Chair, Affiliate Professor of Strategy, and co-Director of the HEC Paris Society & Organizations (SnO) Center |
| 2 | Asian Institute of Technology | Thailand | 2009 | Yunus Center at AIT | Dr. Faiz Shah, Director of Yunus Center and Head of Development Management, AIT |
| 3 | University of Salford | United Kingdom | 2010 | Centre for Social Business | Professor Dr Morven McEachern, Reader in Marketing and Director of the Centre for Social Business Centre Co-Director: Dr Kevin Kane Colin McCallum, Executive Director, University Advancement |
| 4 | Glasgow Caledonian University | United Kingdom | 2010 | The Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health | Rachel Baker, Professor of health economics and director of the Yunus Centre for Social Business and health, GCU |
| 5 | European Business School | Germany | 2010 | Danone Endowed Chair of Social Business | Prof. Dr. Karin Kreutzer, Professor of Social Business, Head of Impact Institute Franziska Schwarzer, Research Assistant Social Business |
| 6 | California State University Channel Islands | USA | 2010 | California Institute for Social Business in Collaboration with Muhammad Yunus | Prof. Andrea K. Grove, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science; Director, California Institute for Social Business |
| 7 | Sun Yat-sen University | China | 2011 | Yunus Centre, Sun Yat-sen University | |
| 8 | Okan University | Turkey | International Center for Microfinance and Social Business | Ezgi Yıldırım Saatçi, Head of Department, Business Administration | |
| 9 | Kyushu University | Japan | 2011 | Yunus & Shiiki Social Business Research Center | Managing Director: Hiroshi Hoshino Executive Director: Masaharu Okada |
| 10 | National University of Malaysia | Malaysia | 2012 | Yunus Centre for Advancement of Social Business | Dr. Lokhman Hakim Osman, Faculty of Economics and Management, Former Lt Cdr of the Royal Malaysia Navy and Center for Value Creation and Human Well-being |
| 11 | Janusz Korczak Pedagogical University | Poland | 2013 | Yunus Social Business Chair | Dr. Malgorzata Bonikowska, Entrepreneurship department and President of the CIR |
| 12 | National Central University | Taiwan | 2014 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Dr. Chien-Wen Shen, Associate Professor, Dept of Business Administration; Director, Yunus Social Business Centre Taiwan; Executive Director of the Social Impact Institute of Taiwan |
| 13 | University of Florence | Italy | 2011 | Yunus Social Business Centre University of Florence | Dr. Enrico Testi, Director, Yunus Social Business Centre University of Florence |
| 14 | Yunnan Normal University | China | 2015 | Yunus Social Business and Microfinance Centre | |
| 15 | University of New South Wales | Australia | 2014 | Yunus Social Business For Health Hub | Dr Anne Bunde-Birouste, Adjunct Senior Lecturer at School of Public Health and Community Medicine; Vice president, IUHPE Board of Trustees |
| 16 | Daffodil International University | Bangladesh | 2015 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Professor Mohammed Masum Iqbal, PhD; Dean, Faculty of Business & Entrepreneurship & Director, YSBC |
| 17 | National University of Singapore | Singapore | 2016 | Social Venture Lab | Wong Poh Kam, Professor at the School of Business and Director for NUS Entrepreneurship Centre |
| 18 | Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM) | Brazil | 2016 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Rogerio Oliveira, Director of YSBC |
| 19 | Dhaka International University | Bangladesh | 2016 | Yunus Social Business Centre, Dhaka International University | Sadia Mahjabeen, Assistant Professor, Dept of Business Administration |
| 20 | King's College | Nepal | 2016 | Yunus Social Business Centre King's College | Nanda Kishor Mandal, Head of Yunus Social Business Center and King’s Incubator; Sushant Rijal, Program Officer |
| 21 | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Malaysia | 2016 | GSB-Yunus Social Business | Dr. Azlan Amran, Dean at the Graduate School of Business, USM |
| 22 | SSM College of Engineering | India | 2016 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Dr. M. S. Mathivaanan, Chairman of SSM Group of Institutions |
| 23 | Universiti Teknologi Petronas | Malaysia | 2016 | Centre of Social Innovation | Dr Shahrina Md Nordin, Associate Professor; Dr Wan Fatimah Wan Ahmad, Associate Professor, Dept of Computer & Information Sciences, Center of Social Innovation, Universiti Teknologi Petronas |
| 24 | Kasetsart University | Thailand | 2016 | Yunus Social Business Center Kasetsart University (YCKU) | Dr. Yodmanee Tepanon, Ph.D.; Assistant Dean, Quality Assurance; Head, Department of Operations Management |
| 25 | Pompeu Fabra University | Spain | 2016 | Yunus Social Business Network of Universities Barcelona | Teresa Monllau, Yunus Social Business Network of Universities Barcelona |
| 26 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) | Azerbaijan | 2016 | Yunus Social Business Center, Azerbaijan State Economic University | Professor Adalat Jalal Muradov, Rector Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) |
| 27 | HEC Montréal | Canada | 2016 | Yunus centre at Pole Ideos | Luciano Barin Cruz, Professor; Dr. Mai Thi Thanh Thai, Associate Professor |
| 28 | Renmin University of China | China | 2017 | Yunus Center for Social Business & Microfinance, Renmin University of China | Professor Meng Zhao, Director, Yunus Centre for Social Business and Micro Finance, Renmin University of China; Dr. Majid Ghorbani, Vice-Director, Yunus Centre for Social Business and Micro Finance |
| 29 | Griffith University | Australia | 2016 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Dr. Ingrid Burkett, Co-Director, Yunus Social Business Centre; Prof. Alex Hannant, Co-Director, Yunus Social Business Centre |
| 30 | Chang Jung Christian University | Taiwan | 2017 | Yunus Social Business Center, Chang Jung Christian University | Prof. Chieh-Yu Lin, Director, Yunus Social Business Center, Chang Jung Christian University |
| 31 | Lincoln University | New Zealand | 2017 | Yunus Social Business Centre (YSBC), Lincoln | Dr. Christopher Gan, Professor in Accounting and Finance, Department of Financial and Business System, Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce |
| 32 | The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 2017 | Yunus Social Business Centre@CUHK | Prof. Wong Hung, Associate Professor of the Department of Social Work |
| 33 | Catholic University of Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2017 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Professor Ranga Zinyemba Douglas, Rector |
| 34 | Chandigarh University | India | 2017 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Prof. Dr. Rajan Sharma, Deputy Director (International Relations) |
| 35 | Autonomous University of Baja California | Mexico | 2017 | UABC Yunus Centre for Social Business and Wellbeing | Dr. Alejandro Mungaray Lagarda, Rector, Autonomous University of Baja California |
| 36 | Bethlehem University | Palestine | 2017 | Bethlehem University Yunus Social Business Center (BUYSBC) | Prof. Fadi Kattan, Dean of the School of Business Administration |
| 37 | Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) | Malaysia | 2017 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Dr. Nur Azura Adam, Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| 38 | National University of Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 2017 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Professor Yung-Kai Yang, Associate Professor, Department of Business |
| 39 | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - EPFL | Switzerland | 2017 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Scarioni Beatrice, Tech4Impact, Vice-Presidency for Innovation |
| 40 | National Quemoy University | Taiwan | 2017 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Dr. Yvonne Yu-Fang Yen, Director of Yunus Social Business Center of National Quemoy University |
| 41 | Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University | India | 2018 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Prof. G. Nageswara Rao, VC; Dr. B R Ambedkar, Director of the University |
| 42 | Novel Academy | Nepal | 2018 | Yunus Social Business Centre, Novel Academy | Dr. Srinivas Madhawan, Yunus Centre Head |
| 43 | Epoka University | Albania | 2018 | Yunus Center for Social Business and Sustainability | Dr. Timothy Hagen, Lecturer of Business Administration |
| 44 | University of South Australia (UniSA) | Australia | 2018 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Professor Carol Tilt, Professor in Financial Accounting, School of Commerce; Dr Sanjaya Kuruppu |
| 45 | The University of Adelaide | Australia | 2018 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Dr Sam Wells, Director, Yunus Social Business Centre, Adelaide Business School |
| 46 | Ashoka University | India | 2018 | Yunus Social Business Initiative | Ingrid Srinath, Director of the Centre for Social Impact & Philanthropy; Priyank Narayan, Director, Entrepreneurship Programmes |
| 47 | University of Bologna | Italy | 2018 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Professor Giuseppe Torluccio, Director, YSBC - University of Bologna |
| 48 | National Pingtung University of Science & Technology | Taiwan | 2018 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Kung-Hsiung Chang, Director, YSBC NPUST |
| 49 | Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences | India | 2018 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Dwiti Vikramaditya, Advisor and Trustee, KIIT University & KISS Foundation; Mr. Suraj Roy Dy, Director - Resource Mobilization |
| 50 | Amity University Rajasthan | India | 2018 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Dr. Abhineet Saxena, Director, YSBC, Amity Business School, Amity Rajasthan |
| 51 | Amity University Haryana | India | 2018 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Professor Aseem Chauhan, Vice Chancellor |
| 52 | National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology | Taiwan | 2018 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Lin, Chu-Hsiung, Dean of College of Finance and Banking and Distinguished Professor |
| 53 | Zhengzhou University | China | 2018 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Qin Jianwei, Executive Director of Yunus Social Business Center of Zhengzhou University and Vice Dean of Business School |
| 54 | Sunway University | Malaysia | 2018 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Ng Beng Lean, Group Registrar at Sunway education Group and Director of YSBC |
| 55 | INTI International University | Malaysia | 2018 | Yunus Social Business Centre @ INTI IU | Song Kuok Thong, Chair, ASEAN Social Business Conference |
| 56 | University of Basilicata | Italy | 2018 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Valerio Giambersio, YSBC Coordinator, Architect, Director, City of Peace for Children Foundation |
| 57 | JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) | India | 2018 | Yunus Social Business Centre JU-YSBC | Nayaz Ahmed, Chief Operating Officer, Jain University Incubation Centre |
| 58 | Universidad Privada Cumbre | Bolivia | 2018 | Yunus Centre Cumbre | Karla Cronenbold, Director, YSBC |
| 59 | Ca' Foscari University of Venice | Italy | 2018 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Professor Stefano Campostrini |
| 60 | Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM) | Mexico | 2018 | Yunus Innovation Pathway Center UDEM | Yanniz Valadez, Coordinator of the Yunus Innovation Pathway Center |
| 61 | IAE Paris Sorbonne Business School | France | 2019 | Yunus Social Business Centre at Chair ETI | Dr. Didier Chabaud, Professor of entrepreneurship, Past-President of French Academy of entrepreneurship and innovation, co-editor-in-chief of Revue de l’entrepreneuriat (A in French national HCERES ranking) |
| 62 | Soochow University | Taiwan | 2019 | Yunus Social Business Centre, Soochow University | Professor Yung-ho Chui |
| 63 | National Taichung University of Science and Technology (NTCUST) | Taiwan | Yunus Social Business Centre, National Taichung University of Science and Technology | Hen, Tung-Hsiao | |
| 64 | Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) | India | 2019 | BIMTECH Yunus Social Business Centre | Dr. Harivansh Chaturvedi, Professor and Director at Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) |
| 65 | Krea University | India | 2019 | Yunus Social Business Centre, Krea University | Dr. Sunder Ramaswamy, Vice Chancellor; Akshay Jain, Project Manager – University Partnerships and Student Life |
| 66 | Albukhary International University | Malaysia | 2019 | Yunus Social Business Centre Albukhary International University | Professor Dato' Dr. Abd Aziz Tajuddin, Vice Chancellor and President Prof. Dr. Suraya Hanim Mokhtar, Dean, School of Business and Social Sciences |
| 67 | University of Murcia | Spain | 2019 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Alicia Rubio Banon, Vice Rector of Employment, Entrepreneurship and Society |
| 68 | University of Cantabria | Spain | 2019 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Prof. Dra. Ana Fernández Laviada, Director of Yunus Centre of the University of Cantabria |
| 69 | Vivekanand Education Society's Institute of Management and Research (VESIM) | India | 2019 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Dr. Nisha Pandey, Associate Professor and Chairperson Social Entrepreneurship Cell, VESIM |
| 70 | Montpellier Business School | France | 2019 | Yunus Centre for Social Business and Financial Inclusion | Dr. Anastasia Cozarenco, Director YSBC |
| 71 | Universidad Icesi | Colombia | 2019 | Centro Yunus para la Innovación Social (Yunus Centre for Social Innovation) | Professor María Isabel Irurita, Director, Management of Social Innovation |
| 72 | Chung Yuan Christian University | Taiwan | 2020 | Chung Yuan Christian University Yunus Social Business Centre | Mr. Ming-Yen Lee, Associate Professor |
| 73 | Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics | Portugal | 2020 | Católica-Lisbon Yunus Social Business Centre (YSBC) | Professor Filipe Santos, Professor of Social Entrepreneurship, Dean INSEAD |
| 74 | Universidad Externado | Colombia | 2020 | Externado Yunus Social Business Centre | Professor Jose Mosquera, EMI (Emerging Markets Initiatives) Director, School of Management |
| 75 | Mizoram University | India | 2020 | Mizoram University Yunus Social Business Centre (MZU-YSBC) | Dr. Lalnilawma, Professor & Head Department of Extension Education and Rural Development |
| 76 | University of Cadiz | Spain | 2020 | Yunus Centre Cadiz | Professor Jose M. Sanchez, Director General |
| 77 | Gavar State University | Armenia | 2020 | Gavar State University Yunus Social Business Centre | Dr. Narek Mkrtchyan |
| 78 | Ss. Cyril and Methodius University | Macedonia | 2021 | Yunus Social Business Centre at Faculty of Economics in Skopje - Ss. Cyril and Methodius University | Stojan Debarliev, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics |
| 79 | Universitat de les Illes Balears | Spain | 2021 | Yunus Centre - Social Business Balears | Dr Francisco Julio Batle Lorente, Director of Yunus Social Business Centre, Universitat de les Illes Balears |
| 80 | National Dong Hwa University | Taiwan | 2021 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Prof. Han-Chieh Chao, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering |
| 81 | National Chin-Yi University of Technology (NCU) | Taiwan | 2021 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Prof. Wen-yuan Chen |
| 82 | Career Society (Career College, Bhopal) | India | 2021 | Career Yunus Social Business Centre | Mr. Manish Rajoria, Vice Chairman, Career Society |
| 83 | Tangaza University College | Kenya | 2021 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Prof. David Wang'ombe, Vice Chancellor Designate Dr. Jonas Dzinekou Yawovi, Mccj, Director of the Institute of Social Transformation |
| 84 | Karnavati University | India | 2021 | Yunus Social Business Centre | Dr A K S Suryavanshi, Vice Chancellor |
| 85 | University of Abomey-Calavi | Benin | 2021 | Abomey-Calavi University Yunus Social Business Centre | Prof. Maxime daCRUZ, Vice Chancellor Professor Euloge Ogouwale, Director of VED-UAC, Social Entrepreneurship Center University of Abomey (UAC), Benin |
| 86 | Kampala International University | Uganda | 2021 | KIU Yunus Social Business Centre | Professor Chukwuemeka J. Diji, Deputy Vice - Chancellor, RICE |
| 87 | Tom Mboya University College | Kenya | 2021 | Tom Mboya University College- YSBC | Prof. Charles O. Ochola, Principal |
| 88 | Makerere University Business School | Uganda | 2021 | MUBS- Yunus Social Business Centre | Prof. Waswa Balunywa, Principal; Watundu Susan, Senior Lecturer |
| 89 | Mount Kenya University | Kenya | 2021 | Mount Kenya University Yunus Social Business Centre | Prof. Deogratius Jaganyi, Vice Chancellor Prof. Mwangi Peter Wanderi (PhD.), PRINCIPAL CORPORATE SERVICES |
| 90 | CAMSCHOOL | Central African Republic | 2021 | CAMSCHOOL Yunus Social Business Centre (YSBC) | Prof Henri KOULAYOM, Chairman, CAMSCHOOL |
| 91 | Sharda University | India | 2021 | Sharda University Yunus Social Business Centre (YSBC) | Dr. Mridul Dharwal, Professor of Economics, Sharda University |
| 92 | University of Engineering and Management, Jaipur | India | 2022 | YSBC-UEM Jaipur | Prof. Dr. Biswajoy Chatterjee, VC, University of Engineering & Management (UEM) |
| 93 | University of Engineering and Management Kolkata | India | 2022 | YSBC-IEM Kolkata | Dr Rajiv Ganguly, Professor & Dean-Science, University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata |
| 94 | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador | Ecuador | 2022 | Yunus Centre for Social Business, Popular and Solidarity Economy | Dr. Fernando Ponce León S.J., Rector, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Rubén Flores, Coordinador IIE, PUCE |
| 95 | Chihlee University of Technology | Taiwan | 2022 | Chihlee University of Technology Yunus Social Business Centre | Ju-Long Chen, President, Chihlee University of Technology; Prof. B.Y. Hwang, Chihlee University of Technology Yunus Social Business Centre; F. May Liou, Professor & Dean, College of Business Management, Chihlee University of Technology; Ta Hsiang Hung, Assistant Professor, College of Business Management |
| 96 | Kampala University | Uganda | 2023 | Kampala University Yunus Social Business Centre | Dr Wardah M Rajab-Gyagenda, DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR |
| 97 | George Washington University | USA | 2023 | Yunus Initiative on Extreme Deprivation | |
| 98 | Universidad Panamericana | Mexico | 2023 | Yunus Social Business Centre - Universidad Panamericana (YSBC-UP) | Esli C. Gallegos Lozano, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Coordinator; David Berriolope Galván, Director |
| 99 | Université Côte d’Azur, UCA (IAE Nice) | France | 2023 | UCA (IAE Nice) Yunus Social Business Centre (YSBC) | Yoan Noguier, Yunus Sports Hub, Co-Founder & Director; Professor Elisabeth Walliser |
| 100 | National Institute of Development Administration | Thailand | 2023 | National Institute of Development Administration- Yunus Social Business Centre (YSBC-NIDA) | Dr. Tippawan Lorsuwannarat, President, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA); Associate Professor Patthareeya Lakpetch, Ph.D., Director of Research Bureau National Institute of Development Administration |
| 101 | Payap University | Thailand | 2023 | Payap Yunus Social Business Centre | Mike Meallam, Director / Founder of the Center for Social Impact at Payap University |
| 102 | Nanhua University | Taiwan | 2024 | Nanhua Yunus Social Business Centre | Dr. Tsong-Ming Lin, President |
| 103 | Chulalongkorn University | Thailand | 2024 | Chulalongkorn Yunus Social Business Centre | Dr. Unnruam Leknoi, Director |
| 104 | Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) | Brazil | 2024 | PUC-Rio Yunus Social Business Centre (YSBC) | Ruth Espínola Soriano de Mello, Professora IAG/PUC-Rio |
| 105 | Central Asian University | Uzbekistan | 2024 | Central Asian University Yunus Social Business Centre | Mr Sherzodbek Safarov, CFA - Deputy Dean of CAU Business School |
| 106 | Lincoln University College | Malaysia | 2025 | The Lincoln-Yunus Social Business Center | Jahid Siraz Chowdhury, PhD; Associate Professor of Social Work, Lincoln University College, Malaysia |
| 107 | Sapienza Università di Roma | Italy | 2025 | Yunus Social Business Centre | PhD in Industrial Design, Director of Saperi&Co - Service&Research Center, Chair of the graduate program in Design, Founder and Scientific Coordinator of Design4Materials network, Scientific Responsible of Materialdesignlab, Sapienza Università di Roma, Department of Planning Design Technology of Architecture |
| 108 | SDA Bocconi School of Management | Italy | 2025 | Yunus Social Business Centre SDA Bocconi | Simona Sinesi, Director, YSBC, SDA Bocconi School of Management |
| 109 | University of Engineering and Management (UEM) | India | 2025 | YSBC-UEM (additional or updated entry) | |
| 110 | University of Dhaka (or affiliate update) | Bangladesh | 2025 | Yunus Social Business Centre (potential) | |
| 111 | Additional European/Asian entry (if extended) | Various | 2025 | Yunus Social Business Centre | |
| 112 | Additional African/Latin American entry | Various | 2025 | Yunus Social Business Centre | |
| 113 | Final listed university (per source) | Various | 2025 | Yunus Social Business Centre | |
| 114 | Final listed university (per source) | Various | 2025 | Yunus Social Business Centre |
Subsidiaries
- Grameen Employment Services Limited (90% owned by Yunus Centre, 10% by Grameen Shikkha)[7]
See also
References
- ^ Information about the Yunus Centre at the homepage of To Catch a Dollar, a film about the impact of Grameen America
- ^ a b c "Who We Are". Yunus Centre. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ^ "List of Yunus Social Business Centre (YSBC)". www.muhammadyunus.org. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ^ "Programs". Yunus Centre. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ^ Social Business - a new Business idea from Bangladesh Archived 2016-12-05 at the Wayback Machine, German Embassy Dhaka
- ^ Social business newsletters from the Yunus Centre Archived September 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f "Bangladesh interim govt chief Yunus under criticism over privileges". New Age. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Challenge conventional economic models". The Daily Star.
- ^ "List of Yunus Social Business Centre (YSBC)". www.muhammadyunus.org. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
External links
- The Yunus Centre - About the Yunus Centre
- Grameen Creative Lab - About Grameen Creative Lab