African Leadership University o
ALU
is a network of tertiary institutions with operations in both

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and

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with a bachelor's degree. ALU's first campus was launched in September 2015 in

and is known as the African Leadership College. Its second campus was launched in September 2017 in

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History

In 2008,

Fred Swaniker Fred Swaniker (born 1976) is a Ghanaian serial entrepreneur and leadership development expert on a mission to help the world's most extraordinary talent fulfil its potential. Swaniker recognized the importance of leadership and education while s ...

, an African leadership development expert and Stanford Business School educated social entrepreneur, founded ALU's sister organization, the

African Leadership Academy The African Leadership Academy (ALA) is an educational institution located in the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, for students between the ages of 16 to 19 years old, with current alumni coming from 46 countries. Founded in 2004 by ...

, a secondary institution. In 2015, Swaniker then expanded his efforts further by establishing an institution of higher learning, the African Leadership University, dedicated to teaching leadership skills. In 2015 ALU opened its doors to more than 180 students from across Africa on its main campus in Mauritius. In 2019, ALU made it to Fast Company's list of The World's 50 Most Innovative companies.

Campuses

ALC

ALC's main campus is located in Pamplemousses, the northern region of

. ALC Mauritius is a residential campus. The campus opened in October 2015 with 173 students in the inaugural class of 2015. In 2018, the number of students was over 300''.'' ALC offers undergraduate degree programmes through its founding academic partner,

Glasgow Caledonian University Glasgow Caledonian University ( gd, Oilthigh Chailleannach Ghlaschu, ), informally GCU, Caledonian or Caley, is a public university in Glasgow, Scotland. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of The Queen's College, Glasgow (founded in 1875) and G ...

. AlC offers four different degrees.

ALU Rwanda

ALU Rwanda is located in

. It is accredited by the Higher Education Council of Rwanda. The undergraduate campus opened in September 2017, with 270 students, while the African Leadership School of Business started its blended Master of Business Administration program in September 2016. ALU Rwanda expanded to Kigali's new Innovation City, where a permanent campus was completed in 2020. ALU Rwanda is a non-residential campus.

External links

African Leadership University website

References

Pan-Africanist organizations Pan-Africanism is a worldwide movement that aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity between all Indigenous and diaspora peoples of African ancestry. Based on a common goal dating back to the Atlantic slave trade, the movement exte ...

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