On Tuesday, July 26, a delegation from ASE lead by Prof. Léonard Wantchekon, met with a group of students from the School of Economics and Management of Abomey-Calavi University. The goal of this meeting was to provide information about the different programs that ASE offers and recruit students for the 2016-17 academic year.

“I went to IPA Burkina Faso for a training course and I was offered a contract even before I had defended my thesis.” This testimonial, by Mohamed Barro, an ASE MMES second year student, made an impression on the audience. A group of FASEG-UAC undergraduate students, some of whom have already enrolled with ASE for next year, enjoyed an open and direct dialogue with professor Wantchekon. For those who were already enrolled at ASE this was a good opportunity to get more details about the programs, for those who were considering joining the ASE community it was a time to discover the advantages that the graduate programs offer as well as the financial aid opportunities.

Assisted by David Gbaguidi, Associate Dean of Planning and Student Placement, and Clementina Alamou, Manager of Academic Affairs, Professor Wantchekon engaged in a rich conversation with students. He provided insights on how the quality of teaching, range of cost and payment options, and job prospects for applicants all provide significant value to ASE students. Some participants were concerned about the level of Mathematics and English required to join ASE, but such concerns were addressed by the speakers, who explained that students have the possibility of attending a summer camp in August and weekly support classes throughout the first year.

Professor Wantchekon used some ASE students who have already secured jobs before graduation as examples to stress ASE’s core values: hard work, determination and excellence. Values brought to light last June when Albert G. Zeufack, World Bank’s Chief Economist for Africa, visited the school and a group of students presented some research projects that they are working on for their master theses.

Summer Camp (Maths and English) will start in August 8, and classes in September 5, with a second intake scheduled for January 2017.

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