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INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION & STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL PRESENTS – SOMALI INVESTMENT ACADEMY (SOMINA).
About the Programme
Strathmore Business School and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have signed a cooperation agreement and intend to launch the Somali Investment Academy (SOMINA) to design and deliver a programme aimed at developing the general management and business skills of results-oriented professionals. [The programme lays emphasis on the following key dimensions of applied business practice: …critical and strategic thinking, organisational
leadership…etc.] 1 It also aims at improving the technical know-how and
project evaluation capacity of investment professionals, financial institutions, public agencies and professional advisors involved in different aspects of private sector financing. The selected program participants should leave the program with a heightened awareness of how various risks inherent to the commercial and country context and inform investment decision-making of international investors, and an understanding of best practice solutions adopted by the World Bank Group (WBG) and industry in similar settings that could address them.
General Information
The Programme is designed around the following tenets and principles:
- Learning is experiential in nature and seeks to apply knowledge from diverse multi-disciplinary perspectives (diversity of case studies from public and private sectors/social and business sector, peer to peer learning and the like);
- Learning is foundational and not prescriptive (provide skill sets applicable to diverse business settings)
Drawing from the Needs Assessment and justification the programme goals and objectives are as follows:
- An accredited academic program entirely focused on investing in Somalia and designed for officials and professionals involved in private sector development in Somalia.
- Increase technical know-how and project evaluation capacity among investment professionals, financial institutions, public agencies and professional advisors in Somalia working on sustainable development finance.
By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
- Demonstrate enhanced knowledge and understanding of the topics covered in the programme, enhanced performance at the workplace.
- Apply ethical practices in evaluating the key political, legal, commercial, operational and environmental risks limiting investment in Somalia and apply best practice solutions to addressing them.
- Understand the strategies in the private and public sector that promote sustainable development and how these can be implemented in Somalia.
Mode of Delivery
The mode of delivery to be used in the programme is based on class attendance and in-class participation of the students.
Face to face lectures and audio-visual projection will be used. Video-conferencing facilities shall also be deployed. There is also moderate use of an e-learning platform already in place.
Our Learning and Teaching Methodologies include lectures, case studies, group and individual assignments, discussions, simulations, exercises, and industry guest- speaker sessions.
This section will itemize and comprise of the following:
Key Courses to be covered:
- Improving access to finance
- How to identify, assess and mitigate risk
- Legal and regulatory considerations in investing in Somalia
- Financial and business risk management
- Corporate Governance
Purpose of the Course/description:
Increase technical know-how and project evaluation capacity among investment professionals, financial institutions, public agencies and professional advisors in Somalia working on sustainable development finance
Sponsors
Strathmore University Business School
The Strathmore University Business School (SBS) was established in March 2005 to provide postgraduate leadership and management training to business leaders in the East, Central and Southern African region, and to promote best practice management tools for dynamic businesses and growth. SBS has grown to become one of the premier business schools in the Eastern Africa region; and aspires to influence leadership of the public and private sectors in the continent.
Strathmore Business School offers unrivalled leadership training and business research services in the region. Since its inception in 2006, SBS has trained over 600 business leaders in the MBA program where 5 years managerial experience is a pre-requisite for admission. Within the short leadership programs, customized programs are developed for different levels of leadership in institutions, and in this category, SBS has trained over 4,000 executives and middle level managers from the private and public sectors. SBS has further accumulated a wealth of experience in conducting research, consultancy and coaching of executives.
About IFC
IFC is a sister organization of the World Bank and member of the World Bank Group is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in developing countries. The Bank Group has set two goals for the world to achieve by 2030: end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity in every country. Established in 1956, IFC is owned by 185 member countries, a group that collectively determines its policies. -To support private sector growth in sub Saharan Africa, IFC’s Advisory Services provide advice, problem solving, and training to companies, industries, governments, and individuals. A critical component of IFC Advisory Services projects in the region is training and capacity building initiatives aimed at promoting, facilitating and/or channeling foreign investment in key sectors of the economy by bridging significant technical skills and knowledge gaps and building institutional capacity.
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