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Where are the Jobs for all these graduates?

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If you follow news about Malawi you’ll know that a few weeks ago, students in Malawian Universities were graduating from their programs.

On twitter, there was a lot of excitement and beautiful pictures between 13th and 15th March as students were congratulated and basked in the well-deserved achievement of finally finishing their degree programs.

But away from the celebrations, some people were asking the question: where will all these graduates work? Where are the jobs for them to work in, within Malawi?

It’s a legitimate question which needs contemplating on, because although the unemployment rate has been decreasing the last few years, most analysts agree that the business environment in Malawi isn’t great for inward investment at the moment. Which probably means many of these graduates will be looking at the public sector for jobs. Or in NGOs.

But does the public sector (or NGOs) have enough jobs to absorb all, or at least most of them?

Maybe, a different tactic is required, to help recent graduates find employment or access further training. Or to supplement the government’s initiatives of job creation.  

Students in an educational establishment

What if it were possible to establish a Knowledge Transfer program at the Ministries of Education  and Foreign Affairs in Malawi, with certain universities across the world?

What I mean is developing partnerships with universities that have training programs in leadership or basic business studies in Norway, Lithuania, Turkey and Brazil?

Why? Well, so that each year 30 Malawian graduates can be sent to each of these countries for a year or two, to study in these programs, and gain some practical skills. It wouldn’t be a frictionless exercise, but I think such a thing is possible…

Norway:

  1. Leadership and Organisational Psychology at BI Norwegian Business School⁸.
  2. Management program at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology⁹.
  3. Leadership Degrees offered by various universities in Norway 10.

Lithuania:

  1. Management studies at Vilnius University¹¹.
  2. Business & Management Studies Programs available in Lithuania¹³.
  3. MBA in Business & Technology at Alytaus University of Applied Sciences¹⁴.

Turkey:

  1. Student Leadership Program at Yildiz Technical University¹.
  2. Management programs at Koç University².
  3. Leadership Courses offered by various institutions in Turkey³.

Brazil:

  1. Senior Management and Executive Education programs at FGV (Fundação Getulio Vargas)¹⁶.
  2. Executive Education programs ranked by Financial Times¹⁷.

These programs are designed to enhance leadership skills and provide a solid foundation in business studies, which could probably help with training a few of our graduates in Malawi to learn about job creation. For more detailed information, please see the sources below:

Source:
(1) Leadership and Organisational Psychology | Study in Norway. https://studyinnorway.no/study-opportunities/leadership-and-organisational-psychology.
(2) Management in Norway: 18 Best universities Ranked 2024 – EduRank.org. https://edurank.org/business/management/no/.
(3) Leadership Degrees in Norway | StudyLink. https://studylink.com/study/degrees/leadership/norway.
(4) The top 6 best universities in Lithuania: 2024 rankings | Study.eu. https://www.study.eu/best-universities/lithuania.
(5) List of Business & Management Studies Programs in Lithuania | Top …. https://www.topuniversities.com/programs/lithuania/business-&-management-studies.
(6) MBA in Lithuania 2024 | Top MBA Universities & Course Programs – Standyou. https://www.standyou.com/study-abroad/mba-in-lithuania/.
(7) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IN TURKEY. https://journalofleadershiped.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20_1_sinukD.pdf.
(8) Best universities in Turkey 2024 | Student – Times Higher Education (THE). https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-universities-turkey.
(9) Best Leadership Courses in Turkey – 2024 Reviews, Dates, Prices …. https://coursalytics.com/countries/turkey/topics/leadership.
(10) International Ranking places FGV as the best institution in Brazil for …. https://portal.fgv.br/en/news/international-ranking-places-fgv-best-institution-brazil-training-ceos.
(11) Executive Education 2022: Top 50 combined ranking and school profiles. https://www.ft.com/exec-ed-top-50/2022.
(12) 5 Top Degrees in Leadership in Brazil for 2024 – Educations.com. https://www.educations.com/leadership/brazil.
(13) Turkey’s 100+ best Management universities [2024 Rankings] – EduRank.org. https://edurank.org/business/management/tr/.
(14) List of Leadership Programs in Norway | Top MBA.
(15) Folkeuniversitetet Oslo. https://www.folkeuniversitetet.no/.
(16) Ratos Training International Marianne Nordli. http://jcioslo.no/.
(17) 25 Best Universities In Lithuania For International Students 2024. https://studyabroadaide.com/list-best-universities-lithuania/.
(18) Study in Lithuania | Top Universities. https://www.topuniversities.com/where-to-study/europe/lithuania/guide.

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