24/12/2024
EDUCATION IN ACTION CONFERENCE AT HOTEL AMAHORO
In partnership with centre de recherche Galaxy Einstein, EDUCATION IN ACTION is a community students from different universities and different provinces of Burundi. The organization counts various divisions including:
1. Entrepreneurship:
• Agriculture
• Livestock
• Commerce
2. Research and Innovation
3. Personal Development
In partnership with other organizations, we have been able to invest in a couple of economic activities, community engagement initiatives including youth and ICT in my village program, (a computer training for youth in rural areas).
Our Research Center (GAREA) has as a vision of lowering barriers of entry for quantitative research by engaging students into research projects that touch human life in the society.
Research is important in many ways , including:
•Education: Research-based practice and knowledge production are encouraged in higher education.
•Business: Research help design new and successful business opportunities
•Community: Research is conducted to find solutions to problems in a variety of fields and sectors. For example, research helps improve services and treatments, and develop new tests for diagnosis.
In the conference, in partnership with centre de recherche GALAXY EINSTEIN, we shared the results of one of our research projects we recently conducted together on the role of Education in fostering entrepreneurial spirit and job creation in the young generation.
We were honoured by the presence of key speakers with strong leadership and Educational background, Entrepreneurs and organizational strategists who shared their experience, insights and wisdom with the youth, members of Education in action Community.
Among the speakers, we were honoured to host:
•Dr David Joel, PhD, from Nigeria, Vice Chancellor of the Revealed Word University,
•Acher Niyonizigiye, from Burundi, known as an expert in servent Leadership
•PhD, Charity Njoka, from Kenya, lecturer at Kenyatta University
• Dr Levy Mb, from south Africa, ambassador, member of the African Tourism Board, organizational strategist.
• Dr Celestin Ngirabakunzi, from Rwanda, founder of African Career Development Center, Businessman
• And many others who were on the list.
The conference was very much beneficial for young people as it was very much informative and full of new perceptions.
Next year, we will have the second edition of the kind of research conference,
The topic will be on financial inclusion and accessibility to loans/credits.
Some of our guest speakers must be leaders in the financial sector.
This year the conference was only open to our members but from next year, the door will be open air,
Get ready!