The city of Luanda
The beautiful city of Luanda is one of the great cities of Africa. In the capital of Angola live more than four million people, mostly young people full of potential. In this context, it becomes crucial to consider how best to organize the city and to realize the potential that it holds. The exponential growth... Read More
Quality Primary Education: The New Challenge also in Angola?
Several international surveys have recently shown that the great challenge levels are still very weak knowledge of primary school students in developing countries. For example, in India, a study found that 35% of children in the 7-14 age group can not read a paragraph, nearly 60% can not read a simple story and only 30%... Read More
An our future in Africa – What Opportunities for Youth Portuguese in Africa?
AHEAD and PUMAP – University Student Program in Maputo, has organized on April 23, at 6pm, a debate on “An our future in Africa – What Opportunities for Youth Portuguese in Africa?”, at the Nova School of Business and Economics. The debate aimed at discussing the opportunities for young Portuguese in Africa. The speakers in... Read More
2015: A Millennium-Development-Goals Odyssey
Time is ticking for the promise the World made itself over a decade ago. In the Millennium Summit of 2000 all world leaders present adopted the United Nations Millennium Declaration, setting eight goals that should be achieved by the year 2015. Today, the world has less than 1000 days (967 days to be precise) until... Read More
Guinea-Bissau is in need of serious attention from Portugal
Guinea-Bissau needs serious attention from Portugal. Why? Three reasons: First: 65 percent of the population lives on less than 2 dollars per day (2003 data: who knows what the situation is now?). You read well: almost two thirds live in extreme poverty. It has the 4th largest maternal death rate in the world, the 6th... Read More
A Question of Performance Management: Positive and Realistic
The Angolan managers face today, some entrepreneurial challenges whose resolution is not always easy. The reconciliation of short-term results with future development is one of the classic problems of management but that proves to be crucial in a country that grows at the rate that grows Angola. The Angolan manager must have a focus on... Read More
Leadership in Angola
I recently had the opportunity to return to Luanda and socialize, within the training sessions that I taught at the Angola Business School, with those who are preparing to be the future leaders of Angola. I would like to share with you some aspects of the development of the management model and, in particular leadership... Read More
Producing Knowledge for the Benefit of Future Generations
The Angola Business School (ABS) has been the past two years a strength for innovation and qualification of the Angolan staff. When I visited Luanda last month, during the delivery ceremony of diplomas, I was amazed to realize the size and impact of the activities of ABS: Over the last year more than 800 Angolan... Read More
Angola Business School Celebrates Another Year of Activity
Nova School of Business and Economics has an established presence in Angola through ABS – Angola Business School and celebrated on 13 March another year of activity in that country. The day was celebrated with the graduation ceremony of over 120 students that participated in ABS’ programs throughout 2011. The certificates have been awarded by... Read More