Khalila Mbowe‘21, Founder and CEO of Unleash Africa Social Ventures, is a multi-talented, serial social entrepreneur that has her hand in many industries including technology, gender, art and development, communications, and youth innovation. How did she end up in the EMBA class of 2021 at ALUSB, you ask? Read on to discover the answer to […]
A Father’s Day note to our EMBAs
As the world celebrated Father’s Day this past Sunday, Chidi Afulezi, ALUSB’s Head Faculty for Product, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, took this opportunity to flip the script and bring attention to an important issue in our communities: gender-based violence. We’re honoured to share his reflections on fatherhood with our larger community. I would like to […]
Lilian Kuria ’20: “This is a time for all of us to use our creativity to find solutions for Africa.”
15 months into her EMBA journey at ALUSB, Lilian Kuria ‘20 has made tremendous career moves, gained a family in her EMBA classmates and broadened her perspective on doing business in Africa! Read on to learn more about her EMBA experience, how she leveraged her ALUSB network and became the Country Manager at Chancen International […]
ALUSB Admissions Q&A: How will COVID-19 affect my EMBA application?
In these times of great uncertainty, you might be wondering how business school admissions processes might have been affected. We sat down with Jacob Dodoo, Associate Director of Admissions and Marketing at ALU School of Business (ALUSB), to update you on any changes that the EMBA programme has gone through as a result of the […]
“I transformed from a function-oriented person to a strategy-oriented person.” – Bob Mugisha ’21
The past couple of months have brought on rapid changes that have pushed the world to adapt – and our students were not exempt. Due to the blended nature of the ALUSB EMBA programme, the institution was able to quickly adjust to this ‘new normal’ and continue to deliver a great academic experience. But how […]
Postponed: ALUSB EMBA March graduation
Following the growing number of Covid-19 cases on the continent and in other countries of origin for ALUSB faculty and students, the resulting travel eEMBArgoes, as well as the World Health Organisation upgrading the global risk to high alert, ALUSB has taken the decision to postpone the March graduation. ALUSB views this decision as […]
“This class understands where we’re heading as a continent.”- Christian Muhawenimana
The class of 2020 ‘Umoja’ is graduating in less than a month! Besides their academic experience and their interactions with other students, there is another player in the ALUSB community that we want to highlight: the ALUSB staff who worked closely with the students throughout their EMBA journey. We had the opportunity to have a […]
Introducing the March 2020 ALUSB EMBA Chairman’s Scholars!
ALU School of Business is proud to present our newest EMBA Chairman’s Scholars: Emily Kinuthia of Kenya and Lukonga Lindunda of Zambia. These two remarkable African professionals will be joining the ALUSB EMBA Programme in March 2020. Read on to learn more about the impact that these pan-African leaders are making through their organisations, as […]
George Ampratwum ‘20: “The future is limitless.”
George Ampratwum ‘20 is the Career Development Manager at the African Leadership University (Rwanda) and the African Leadership College (Mauritius). He’s also part of the class of 2020, known as Umoja, that will be graduating soon! We were privileged to have a chat with George about his past 20 months as an ALUSB EMBA student […]
Announcing the #ALUSBUMOJA graduation keynote speaker: Ibukun Awosika
Yet another graduation is at the horizon for The African Leadership University School of Business (ALUSB)! On Saturday, 21st March the third cohort of ALUSB students will be walking the graduation stage at the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda as Masters of Business Administration. ALUSB is pleased to announce that the keynote graduation speaker will […]
