It is that time of the academic year where ALUSB will celebrate the completion of the EMBA programme. This year’s graduation will be extra special; for the first time in ALU history, the second cohort of ALU Rwanda’s inaugural class and our ALUSB EMBAs will be walking across the graduation stage together! Here are 3 […]
Dr Mohammed Ibrahim, the 2021 Joint Graduation Keynote Speaker
On Saturday, 24 July, the second cohort of ALU Rwanda’s inaugural class and our ALUSB EMBAs will be walking across the graduation stage together for the first time in ALU history. To celebrate this huge milestone, we are pleased to welcome none other than Dr Mohammed “Mo” Ibrahim, the distinguished global entrepreneur and philanthropist, as […]
INTERVIEW WITH ALUSB GRADUATION KEYNOTE SPEAKER: IBUKUN AWOSIKA
Author: Philip Mbwaya, ALUSB Marketing Coordinator With the recently concluded ALUSB graduation ceremony, we got a chance to sit down with Ibukun Awosika who is the Founder and CEO of The Chair Centre Group and serves as the very first female chairman of the board for First Bank of Nigeria. Ibukun is passionate about social issues, […]
THE ALUSB EMBA CLASS OF 2020 ONLINE GRADUATION: RECAP
Author: Tumiso Kevin Mokakangwe, ALUSB Intern As 2020 has stretched humanity to its optimum level, even the ALUSB graduation was challenged. Truth be told, we did not know how virtual graduation would turn out, but we knew one thing: we had to celebrate the ALUSB EMBA class of 2020! As all eyes turned to our […]
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 […]
Khalila Mbowe ’21: “It’s time for exemplary leadership in all sectors.”
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 […]
