In an ever changing and fast paced corporate world, training and development is an indispensable function. Training and expert consulting present a prime opportunity to expand the knowledge base of all employees of any company or organization that aims at progressing in achieving institutional greatness.
Like other African countries, Rwanda is facing the challenge of enhancing its level of human resource development. Access to capacity building solutions at the right expertise and professional level remain low; both in the private and public sector institutions. Rwanda and the country leadership strongly recognize that human capital development is a precondition to transforming the country into a prosperous, wealthy and healthy nation. Rwanda is committed to good public financial governance and to the private corporate governance which are considered prerequisites to a sustainable economic growth.
DIRECTOR
MR. AFRIKA Philibert
Mr. Philibert Afrika is a Development Economist with over 40 years of experience in the field of financing for development, project management and strategic policy formulation. He worked for thirty years with the African Development Bank where he occupied high managerial functions including Secretary General, Director of Policy, Director of Operations and Director of Regional Integration. He is a graduate of The University of Ibadan Nigeria and holds a Masters Degree in Monetary Economics. He attended various professional training programmes in renowned African universities including the Executive Management Development Program at Harvard Business School. Throughout his career as a Development Economist, he has travelled extensively within and outside Africa and has had a strong exposure with higher institutions of learning within and outside the continent. He brings to the University of Kigali a rich and vast experience. He is strongly convinced that quality education can play a pivotal role in economic and social development of nations.
Professor Nnamdi Madichie is a Professor of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at the School of Graduate Studies, University of Kigali Rwanda. He is also Coordinator of the Centre for Economic Governance and Leadership at the University. In addition to his numerous journal publications he has authored and co-authored a number of books including the most recent titles “New Public Management in Africa,” and “Creative Industries and Business Development in Africa.”
UoK-CEGL’s approach is built on six pillars:
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- Excellence: The Centre strives to become a Centre of Excellence that offer high quality training programs that meet clients’ expectations and equip them with practical skills that are instrumental for the development of their institutions
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- Sustainable results: The Centre seeks to produce capable executives that will continuously apply the acquired knowledge to advance the agenda of their institutions, adapt to new challenges and create a lasting impact for the country and beyond.
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- Customization: The Centre adapts its programs to the real needs and requirements of clients to make them relevant and up-to-date.
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- Partnership: The Centre creates partnerships with similar institutions and other allies on local, regional and international level, and cooperates with them to advance their mutual interests.
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- Cost effective: The Centre offers competitive rates to its clients while providing proven quality services.
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- Long term relationship: The Centre develops and maintains mutual beneficial relationships with its stakeholders who are crucial for its success.
Vision
To be the most respected training institution in the East Africa Region for the outstanding quality of our work and for the effectiveness of our training programs in the area of economic governance, corporate governance, Sustainability, Leadership and Public Financial Management.
Mission
To offer strategic, measurable and effective training and consultancy services tailored to clients’ specific needs.
Objectives
CEGL’s overreaching goal is to promote the highest standards in training for the public and private sectors in Rwanda and the region. It is set to complement Government efforts to widen access to quality and affordable education, through innovative models to achieve sustainable economic growth targets.
CEGL aims to:
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- To provide executives, senior and middle level officials from public and private institutions with tailored training programs that update their skills in public financial management (budgeting, taxation, debt management, trade, financial governance, procurement and risk management), leadership development and corporate governance.
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- To create a forum that facilitates the understanding of current trends and recent developments in the areas of public financial management, trade, corporate governance and leadership development.
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- To provide advisory and consulting services aimed at solving issues and challenges that face the various sectors of the economy, making the UoK-CEGL’s contribution more relevant and useful for the country and the region.