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Mar 23, 2023
IFC Education Newsletter | March 2023
This month, we spoke with Dr. Sheela Ram, Vice-Chancellor and Managing Director ofBotho University, which has campuses in Botswana, Eswatini, Ghana, Lesotho, andNamibia. She explained how the university approaches skills building and the differencedigital technology can make for students and schools.
Dec 18, 2022
IFC Education Newsletter | December 2022
This month, we spoke with Jonathan Louw, CEO of Honoris United Universities, the largest pan-African private higher education network, about designing programs that meet the needs of today’s labor market and help young people in emerging markets find jobs.
May 16, 2022
IFC Education Newsletter | May 2022
This month we spoke with Victor Hu, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Lumos Capital Group, which invests in education technology. We had a fascinating discussion on the value of early childhood education and its potential to elevate human capital and transform societies. We are also sharing a link to the first in our Lightning Talk education webinar series and invite you to register for the next one on May 19.
Feb 22, 2022
IFC Education Newsletter | February 2022
This month we spoke with the CEO of the Maharishi Invincibility Institute, an innovative higher education provider in South Africa that focuses on developing students’ socio-emotional skills. We also are sharing links to our education webinar series and our latest thought leadership.
Nov 17, 2021
IFC Education Newsletter | November 2021
This month we spoke with the CEO of Lottus Education, a leading higher education provider in Mexico, and we’re sharing the latest publications, webinars, and clients in the news. As always, please send us your comments and suggestions for future issues.
Sep 20, 2021
IFC Education Newsletter | September 2021
This month we spoke with the CEO of upGrad, a leading online higher education provider in India, and we’re also sharing our latest articles, webinars, and clients in the news. As always, please send us your comments and suggestions for future issues.
Apr 28, 2021
IFC Education Newsletter | April 2021
This month we’re focusing on employability skills, highlighting work being done by Vitae, an innovation of IFC that’s helping universities analyze and improve how well they are preparing students for jobs. We’ve also interviewed the director of strategy at Strathmore University in Kenya about the university’s experiences providing high-quality jobs-oriented education for students.
Feb 18, 2021
IFC Education Newsletter | February 2021
This month we’re sharing an interview with Clery Neyra, Director of Innovation and Transformation at UPC, a university in Peru, as well links to our latest webinars exploring how tertiary education is adapting and innovating in the face of crisis.
Nov 25, 2020
IFC Education Newsletter | November 2020
We are pleased to share with you an interview with Christopher ‘Chip’ Paucek, Co-Founder and CEO of 2U, as well as updates about new thought leadership pieces and new links to our webinar series.
Sep 10, 2020
IFC Education Newsletter | September 2020
We are pleased to share with you our recent article in Forbes Mexico and an interview we did with Fernando Reimers, a professor of international education policy at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education. We’ve also launched a webinar series on education, with more information below.
