Social Entrepreneurship History:
SINA (Social Innovation Academy), Founder, Mentor, Coach, entrepreneurship academy for youth to become social entrepreneurs
Jangu e.V., Founder and Chairman, NGO for Youth Empowerment through innovative education and social entrepreneurship
Awards and Recognitions
Etienne Salborn:
2025: Germany’s 40 under 40
2024: Leaders50
2022: Young Global Changer
2021: AACSB 2021 Influential Leader
2018: MIT D-Lab Innovation Ecosystem Builders Fellow and Winner of the Evolutionary Future Challenge.
SINA (Social Innovation Academy):
2025: ZeroDX Award
2024: ZeroDx Award
2023: Ockenden International Prize
2022: Tony Hsieh Award & Modern Work Award
2019: Pan-African Award for Entrepreneurship in Education
2018: UNHCR NGO Innovation Award
Education
Master of Arts in Peace, Development, Security and International Conflict Transformation, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Semester abroad at the United Nations-mandated-University for Peace (UPEACE), Costa Rica
Bachelor of Arts in Non-profit, Social & Healthcare Management, Management Centre Innsbruck (MCI), Austria
Global Thought Leadership, Lecturing & Facilitation
Asian Productivity Organization (APO). Resource Person. 2015: Taiwan.
ESCP, Lecturer for Social Entrepreneurship and Eco-Venturing, since 2022. Berlin, Germany.
Management Center Innsbruck (MCI), Lecturer on Social Entrepreneurship and Inclusive Leadership. Since 2018. Austria
Paris Peace Forum, Speaker and Project Leader, France, 2018.
Training of Trainers on developing future-ready Agribusiness Social Enterprises organized by the APO, Resource Person, the Philippines, 2021.
United Nations-mandated-University for Peace (UPEACE), Guest Lecturer on Peace Education, since 2023.
Westerwelle Foundation, Young Founder 2016, Germany.
Workshop on Rural Community Development for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth. APO Resource Person, Fiji 2019.
Workshop on the Development of Productive Rural Communities
through Social Enterprises. APO Resource Person, Cambodia 2017.