James Ellsmoor
James Ellsmoor is a writer, entrepreneur and sustainability expert, who has lived and worked in the Caribbean, United States and Colombia. He now lives in Lisbon, Portugal. He is a graduate of the Institute for Northern Studies at the University of the Highlands and Islands, and was awarded the university's Alumnus of the Year in 2020. In 2017 he was recognised on the Forbes 30 Under 30, Forbes 30 under 30: Energy list. Career After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Geography, he gained an MLitt Master's degree in Island Studies from the Institute for Northern Studies at the University of the Highlands and Islands in 2018. Island Innovation He is co-founder and Chief executive officer, CEO of Island Innovation, a Social Enterprise UK, social enterprise and digital media company which runs the Virtual Island Summit, promoting cross-sector collaboration and the sharing of best practice in sustainable deve ...
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University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the designation is reserved for colleges that have a graduate school. The word ''university'' is derived from the Latin ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". The first universities were created in Europe by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (''Università di Bologna''), founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *Being a high degree-awarding institute. *Having independence from the ecclesiastic schools, although conducted by both clergy and non-clergy. *Using the word ''universitas'' (which was coined at its foundation). *Issuing secular and non-secular degrees: grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The unive ...
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