This one-week summer school on financial inclusion is developed by three renowned professors from Université Laval (Canada), the University of Groningen (the Netherlands) and Stellenbosch University (South Africa). This summer school is alternately offered in each of these three universities in three different continents. This year, it is held at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

It will discuss the major developments regarding research on financial inclusion, including microfinance, and will shed light on how financial inclusion can induce sustainable growth in low-income economies, with a specific focus on African countries.

The course is organised around the following three main topics:

• impact of financial inclusion interventions: methods and applications;

• financial inclusion: financial innovation and cross border banking;

• financial products for financial inclusion.