NEWS
To Change the World Through Excellence, Accountability and Opportunity; IUGB’s Fifth Cohort Graduated on July 5th, 2019
On this day in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 44 young world-changers (21 women/23 men) graduated from the International University of Grand-Bassam with their bachelor's degrees, honors and awards. A total of 24 received degrees in business administration; 14 graduated with...
IUGB Alumni: Moving Up, Moving On… Around the World
The most inspiring aspect of working for the IUGB Foundation and IUGB is watching the individual journeys of our IUGB students and alumni. All exemplify today’s non-linear, flexible and adaptive style of education. They do not limit themselves to finite areas of...
A Love of Numbers – Interview with Aurelie Akossi, Ph.D., How an IUGB Alumna Achieved Her Doctoral Degree
How an IUGB Alumna Achieved Her Doctoral Degree Just a couple of weeks ago, IUGB Foundation staff had the honor of observing Dr. Aurelie Akossi’s doctoral dissertation defense (“Comparison of Various Discretization Algorithms for Stable Estimation of Disease...
We Have a New Look! IUGB and IUGB Foundation Announce New Websites
Any great outcome involves intense teamwork, problem-solving and countless tweaks to the finished product. Speaking on behalf of those at IUGB and of all of us at the IUGB Foundation we are here to say that upgrading our respective websites is certainly no...
IUGB Foundation Announces New Advisory Board Member, Shehnaz Rangwala
The IUGB Foundation continues to grow its advisory board, a non-governing body of individuals committed to advising and supporting our governing board and staff. These members help us build partnerships and networks for philanthropic investment in our mission of...
Event Guests Dr. Michelle Tullier and Kiplyn Primus Provide Entertaining, Informative Career Advice
Our Spring community event gave all of our guests opportunities to make new friends, and all who attended learned a lot about how to jumpstart a dream career. Dr. Tullier and Ms. Primus proved their career building chops and provided fascinating career anecdotes as Amini Kajunju presented them with thought-provoking questions.
A Message from the IUGB Foundation Executive Director (May 2019)
Early in April, IUGB and the IUGB Foundation were invited to participate in the Mo Ibrahim Foundation Governance Week in Abidjan. It is an annual conversation with a different theme each year. On this occasion the theme was Africa’s youth job migration. Our students were part of the Now Generation conversation and showed initiative and purpose in their participation.
International University of Grand-Bassam Vice President Visits UCA
Samuel Koffi, vice president and chief operating officer at the International University of Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, visited the University of Central Arkansas Jan. 31 to Feb. 1 to meet with students from the Ivory Coast who are studying at UCA.