USIU-Africa University partners with AfDB to launch Innovation and ICT Center of Excellence

The Vice Chancellor Prof. Paul Zeleza (center), and DVC - Academic and Student Affairs Amb. Prof. Ruthie Rono (right), together with other senior university officials met representatives from the African Development Bank (AfDB). USIU-Africa and AfDB have entered into a partnership to host the Coding for Employment Center of Excellence.

The United States International University, Africa (USIU-Africa) is among the five universities that have been selected to host the African Development Bank (AfDB)'s Coding for Employment Center of Excellence.

“Preparing youth for the jobs of tomorrow remains a necessity in Africa, where many still lack the digital knowledge and soft skills required to succeed. In order to address this shortfall, the African Development Bank has partnered with us to for the latest Coding for Employment Program which seek to empower African youth abler to take on current and future jobs across the continent. By 2025, the Jobs for Youth in Africa Initiative will equip 50 million youth with employable skills and create 25 million jobs in agriculture, information communications and technology and other key industries across Africa,” says Prof Amos Njuguna, Dean, School of Graduate Studies, Research and Extension, USIU-Africa.