8 Distinctive Things About ALU
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The African continent is in a leadership crisis. A lot of the continent’s challenges and missed opportunities can be resolved through sound direction and goal setting by leaders. Our goal at ALU is to fix this problem and transform Africa by investing in its most untapped resource – its people. Through education, we will develop […]
GCU’s Professor Pamela Gillies CBE Joins ALU’s Advisory Council
Professor Pamela Gillies CBE, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU), has joined ALU’s Global Advisory Council. Regarded as one of the UK’s most dynamic and innovative universities, GCU and ALU have partnered to develop the ALU curriculum. GCU has an excellent track record of getting its graduates into employment, 96 percent of its graduates are […]
Tertiary Education in Africa: The Missing Ingredient
ALU’s inaugural class weighs in on what is missing in tertiary level education in Africa.
Graça Machel named ALU’s Inaugural Chancellor
ALU is privileged to have Graça Machel, an accomplished Mozambican politician, international advocate for women and children’s rights and social activist as its inaugural Chancellor. Machel will serve as a global ambassador for ALU, representing the institution in various public forums and with governments. Machel was Minister of Education and Culture in Mozambique from 1975 […]
8 Must-Read Books on Leadership, Productivity and Success for Young Leaders
“Champions don’t do extraordinary things. They do ordinary things, but they do them without thinking, too fast for the other team to react. They follow the habits they’ve learned.” – Charles Duhigg
6 Leadership Lessons from Saran Kaba Jones
Saran Kaba Jones is the Founder and CEO of FACE Africa, an organization focused on strengthening water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure and services in rural communities across sub-Saharan Africa. She was named a World Economic Forum Young Global Fellow in 2013 and has been profiled in The Boston Globe, CNN, Forbes and other major publications for her work with FACE Africa.