Botho University hosts industry talk shop

Emeritus professor of organisational behaviour at INSEAD, Paul Evan
Emeritus professor of organisational behaviour at INSEAD, Paul Evan

Botho University had invited industry chiefs and human resource managers to an evening of leadership and talent with emeritus professor of organisational behaviour at INSEAD, Paul Evans, early in the week.

Vice chancellor Sheela Raja Ram said in her welcome remarks that there is a chain of blame as the industry complains that graduates are not job-ready and universities say students that come for first-year are highly under-prepared.

 “We really need to focus on the solution to this huge issue. It has a really big impact on how our economy in Africa can grow into the future. We are like the three blind men trying to figure out what the elephant looks like; we have our own perceptions and vested interest therefore there is no point where we have to sit and come to a common understanding,” Raja Ram noted.

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