ACE Graduate School of Entrepreneurship

The 2019 TechWomen application is open! Apply today and join a community of over 600 fellows breaking barriers and making a global impact in : http://bit.ly/techwomen2019

Obinna Okwodu, the founder and CEO of Fibre is one of our International Education ambassadors. Obinna was recently named as one of Africa's Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs by Forbes Magazine. Obinna attended Olashore Intl School in Lagos. He later did his A levels in England before moving to the United States.
Obinna earned his B.Sc in Civil Engineering from MIT School of Engineering and a Management Science degree from Sloan School of Management. Shortly after graduating, Obinna moved back to Nigeria to start Fibre Lifestyle a real estate booking start-up in Lagos that allows middle-income tenants the option to pay monthly.

Applications are open for the 2019 GIST Tech-I Competition. Does your have what it takes to compete? Learn more apply before NOVEMBER 23: http://bit.ly/2IDFQYJ

Do you know that one of the goal of the U.S. Mission in Nigeria is promoting opportunities and development? As part of this effort, the American Center of the U.S. Embassy in Abuja on Monday October 15, trained over fifty participants on how to use Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for professional and career development, and how to use MOOCs to engage in life-long learning. The participants were introduced to a variety of online courses relevant to professional development across different subject disciplines, and on effective strategy and techniques for getting the best out of courses - especially from U.S. based institutions. The session was facilitated by the American Center’s Director Sagir Musa Ahmed.

Congratulation to Nigeria’s "Save a Soul" team on winning the junior gold scholarship at the Technovation ! The team of five girls from Regina Pacis School Anambra were coached by 2017 Uchenna Onwuamaegbu Ugwu and the team pitched FD-detector, an app for detecting fake pharmaceutical drugs. Listen to them describe the app: https://youtu.be/AvVhYTgvc3A

Need to book an appointment for a student visa interview?
The U.S. Embassy’s 2nd students “Super Saturday” is set for August 11 in Abuja. Super Saturday is a specially designated visa interview time block open only to F, M and J applicants.
Make appointments following the standard instructions found on www.ustraveldocs.com/ng
Instructions for applying for a student visa are here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/study.html
Interviews slots are still available - don’t miss this opportunity!

Only an authorized Consular Officer can approve your visa application or tell you what makes a strong applicant. So why not talk to them directly? We want you to be the best visa applicant you can be! That’s why we’ll be taking your questions live tomorrow, August 7 at 2:00pm. Student Visa focused Facebook Live. Join us!

U.S. Embassy Consular Officers will be available to talk about student visas. Here’s your chance to speak with them to answer any student visa related questions you might have! Don’t miss out! Join us on Tuesday, August 7 at 2:00pm (WAT)

Jennifer Uchendu is the founder of SustyVibes; a social enterprise created for Nigerian youths to engage in sustainable development projects. . Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Covenant University and is the co-author of the book: "A Guide to Business Sustainability in Nigeria". Her goal is to focus on leadership and business development for young people through SustyVibes, which she believes is key to achieving sustainable development in Nigeria.