NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 9 – President William Ruto on Saturday awarded graduates who successfully completed the free online courses at Arizona State University.
During the Jamhuri Day celebrations on December 12, 2022, at Nyayo Stadium, President Ruto announced the offering of free online courses from Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management to all attendees.
President Ruto stated that the goal of the program was to make Kenya “the top talent of the world and the region” by equipping its citizens with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in the global economy.
President Ruto awarded the graduates during the Youth Connekt Africa Summit, taking place at the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC) in Nairobi.
“When I made the announcement, it did not look real then, but today we have evidence that it is reality,” President Ruto said.
At the time, President Ruto assured the attendees that they could receive a free scholarship by registering through scanning strategically placed QR codes at the stadium.
Scanning the code led them to a dedicated website where they could enroll in the program.
President Ruto while announcing that the opportunity was still open for those interested, he challenged those interested to take up the opportunity to learn.
“Life is a journey in learning, all of us keep learning expanding our horizons, and making sure that we are much more on the cutting edge as we learn more,” he said.
The scholarship was for a 16-unit course on Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation, which would have cost approximately Sh100,000 if Kenyans had to pay for it themselves.
The program was part of Arizona’s larger initiative to provide free online education to 100 million people worldwide, with 70 percent of those individuals being women and girls.
