We had the honour of sitting down with one of our ALUSB EMBA guest faculty, Professor of Finance and Dean of Hult International Business School’s Boston’s Campus, Dr. Gonzalo Chavez. Professor Chavez has taught finance all over the world and we were delighted to host him for his first teaching engagement in Sub Saharan Africa! In this interview, […]
The many hats of MuluEMBA Lwatula ’19: Senior analyst, entrepreneur and ALUSB EMBA student
From leading projects at the Industrial Development Corporation in Zambia to kick-starting independent enterprises and eEMBArking on an EMBA journey at ALUSB, MuluEMBA Lwatula ’19 is a man with many responsibilities. There are both risks and opportunities attached to juggling different duties, but MuluEMBA has found a way to make it work. We sat down […]
Introducing our new Chairman’s Scholar: Mahder Zewdie Gebretsadik!
Every year, the ALU School of Business (ALUSB) strives to find ambitious professionals for our EMBA programme. And every year we are blown away by the amount of talent on the African continent. With the Chairman’s Scholarship for Excellence in Business, ALUSB seeks to honour this greatness by presenting a full-tuition award to rising business […]
3 goals Obonye Malope ’20 set for the ALUSB EMBA
Obonye Malope ’20 is the Director of Marketing at the First National Bank of Botswana and eEMBArked on her ALUSB journey this past July. Preparatory to starting the EMBA programme she set several goals, but most of all, Obonye wanted to develop herself further as an African leader. We sat down with Obonye to talk […]
Motlatsi Mkalala ’19 on taking bold leadership decisions
Motlatsi Mkalala ’19 is a South African, an Area Manager at Standard Bank, and a rule breaker. We had the pleasure of sitting down with this maverick to discuss his decision to pursue an EMBA at ALUSB and his thoughts on taking non-conforming leadership decisions. “I’m a person who does not conform; I don’t follow […]
4 work-life balance tips from Yves Iradukunda ’19
Three years ago, Yves Iradukunda ’19 started at MASS Design Group in Kigali, Rwanda as the East-African operations manager. Now, he’s the senior director of operations and mainly works on bringing in new talent, kickstarting new projects and managing relationships with MASS’s different partners. With responsibilities that are constantly evolving and expanding, Yves still managed […]
A Week in the Life of Patience Mapeza ’19
Patience Mapeza ’19 is a Senior Retail Banking Manager for NMB Bank in ZiEMBAbwe. She joined NMB in 2002 a few years after the former merchant bank registered as a commercial bank. She has risen steadily through the ranks ever since. Patience now manages over 14 bank branches across the country, working hard to drive […]
A Week in the Life of Arnaud Niyongabo ’19
Arnaud Niyongabo ’19 has been with Village Health Works in Burundi for the past seven years. As he eEMBArks upon the final weeks of his ALUSB EMBA experience, the winds of change are blowing in a new direction. Arnaud just accepted a job with Kaz’O’zah in Bujumbura, an organisation that works to “encourage artisans to […]
On Leadership and Personal Branding: Part 2 of our interview with Mzamo Masito, CMO of Google Africa
On Leadership and Personal Branding ALUSB Director of Admissions, Vani Nadarajah, had the pleasure of sitting down to an interview with Mzamo Masito, Chief Marketing Officer of Google Sub-Saharan Africa. In part 2 of this wisdom-packed interview, we asked Mzamo about his leadership heroes, got his advice on entering senior leadership positions for the first […]
An Interview with ALUSB Guest Faculty Willy Yav
Guest Faculty Willy Yav, broadcaster and pan-African entrepreneur from the DRC, joined us for an interview while on campus in Kigali this past July. Hear Willy’s advice for building pan-African ventures and his thoughts about the future of Africa. Be inspired! Here are some highlights from Willy’s interview. Scroll down to watch his full video […]
