Enabling Africa to Compete Globally: One of IUGB’s Main Goals Says Samuel Koffi

Samuel Koffi, Vice President and COO at IUGB (International University of Grand-Bassam), explains what is the impact that the university can have on African students, as well as the impact the students can have on Africa itself.

“The impact that the students will have is to enable Africa to compete globally. We know African students are very bright. We know when African students travel overseas, wherever they go, including the United States, they excel. Most of the time, students who travel overseas to acquire additional knowledge are from rich families. We are trying to break this barrier by bringing the type of education we are offering to Africa in order to enable students, even from need based families, to have access, thereby expanding the base for these young people, the youth of Africa. In 2050, we will have about 400 million youth in Africa. These youth are assets and we must equip them to enable the continent to compete and to have a continent of Africa that can contribute to world advancement”, says Samuel Koffi.

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