Global Initiative Sites Updates 2024

                                                  August 15th - August 23rd 2024 RWANDA Ex-Namibia First Lady appointed Chancellor at Kepler College The former Namibian First Lady, Monica Geingos, will assume her new responsibilities as the Chancellor at the Kigal-based Kepler College, the college management announced on Monday, August 19. Geingos, who began her term on July 29, is also the first appointed Chancellor at the College, where she joins Prof. Baylie Damtie Yeshita, the Vice-Chancellor, and Ambassador Charles Murigande as the Chairperson of the College’s Governance Council. A lawyer by profession, Geingos, 47, has made significant contributions to both the private and public sectors, particularly in her home country Namibia, and beyond. “We are pleased to welcome (H.E.) Monica Geingos as our first Chancellor. Her vast experience and...

                                                             July 28th - August 07th 2024 Kenya Students told not to pay fees until State completes funding model Students who will join university this year have been asked not to pay fees until the categorisation process is completed. Higher Education Principal Secretary, Dr Beatrice Inyangala, said the students will only pay fees after the process to establish their exact level of need, in line with the higher education funding model is established.Dr Inyangala explained that the amount universities communicated was the full cost of the programme and not the school fees they will be required to pay. She said once students have completed the application, the government will establish the level of need. Refugee athletes want more of them to compete at the Olympics a...