Author: Philip Mbwaya, ALUSB Marketing Coordinator In this ever-changing job market, recent graduates and young professionals need to be highly proactive in equipping themselves with the skills and mindset that employers value and search for. But what are employers really looking for? ALUSB recently organised an online panel discussion with Human Capital leaders across Africa […]
EMBA vs. MM: 4 Key Differences
Author: Philip Mbwaya, ALUSB Marketing Coordinator As some of you might know, ALU School of Business (ALUSB) expanded its programme offers with the ALUSB Master of Management (MM)! While both the ALUSB EMBA and the ALUSB MM are designed to equip one with the skills and knowledge to thrive professionally, they are fundamentally different. If […]
Conquering Virtual Learning: A Q&A with ALUSB Faculty
Author: JerryLynn Kariuki, Intern, ALU School of Business The COVID-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption of education systems in history. Students and teachers have had to adapt to the world of virtual learning; a world that comes with its own set of challenges. Luckily, Chidi Afulezi, ALUSB’s Head Faculty for Product, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, […]
Teaching through COVID-19: A Faculty Perspective
The education sector has been profoundly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. While many of us understand what this period has been from a student’s perspective, we have not heard much about experiences from educators. In this article, Dr Zukiswa Mthimunye, Head of Leadership at ALU School of Business, shares how she navigated these uncertain times. Dr […]
Introducing the ALUSB Master of Management programme
Author: Philip Mbwaya In its mission to build leaders for the African century, African Leadership University School of Business (ALUSB) is launching a new, exciting degree especially for young professionals and recent graduates as they enter the job market. The programme, entitled Master of Management (MM), has been shaped by top employers to ensure graduates […]
How an EMBA can benefit Law Professionals
Driven by a passion for helping people and knack for debating, Taona Wayne Nyamakura ‘21 pursued a budding career in law in ZiEMBAbwe. He currently works at The Chambers – Advocates of ZiEMBAbwe as an Advocate of the High Court and Supreme Court of ZiEMBAbwe. We caught up with Taona, nearly halfway through his ALUSB EMBA […]
How to successfully start a new job remotely
How are you doing? I hope you are safe and healthy as you read this post. Months into the COVID-19 travel restrictions and work-from-home realities that have become the new normal this 2020, we and our organisations have started to adapt and move forward. It hasn’t been easy, but we take each day as it […]
The ALUSB EMBA Online Intensive Week: Highlights And Takeaways
Every 4 months, the ALUSB EMBA students travel to Kigali for a week-long “intensive” where they get to connect with their peers and learn directly from African business leaders. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent travel restrictions, we were unable to conduct our intensive in person. Nonetheless, the ALUSB community gathered online for […]
Successful Online Learning: 10 tips from ALUSB EMBA students
The ALUSB EMBA is a blended, part-time programme. This means that the EMBA is part in person (in Kigali, Rwanda) and part online, where students engage in interactive, online learning while remaining at work in their home countries. This part-time EMBA learning structure requires students to dedicate approximately 20 hours per week to their studies […]
10 inspiring pieces of advice from powerful women in business
Sometimes, we come across a piece of advice that sticks with us and propels us forward. As part of our ‘Woman Of the Week’ campaign, ALUSB asked some of the women in our community to offer some advice to their peers in the ecosystem in the hopes of inspiring and empowering young, up-and-coming businesswomen across […]
