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Introducing Module 5: Nairobi
Professor Robert Falkner introduces TRIUM’s Module 5 in Nairobi, Kenya. He explains why TRIUM has added Africa to its global footprint, and how the module uses Kenya’s frontier economy, vibrant tech and start-up scene, and surge of international investment to explore new business models, sustainability and innovation in high-growth African markets.
In this video you’ll learn:
- Why TRIUM has brought a full module to Africa and what makes Kenya a compelling frontier market for a global EMBA.
- How inward investment from Europe, North America, China and other Asian economies is reshaping Kenya’s business landscape.
- How Nairobi’s lively start-up and tech ecosystem provides real-world examples of new business models and rapid growth.
- How advanced courses in the module deepen earlier learning while addressing topics central to African businesses, from sustainability and innovation to scaling in global markets.
Speaker:
Professor Robert Falkner, TRIUM Academic Director
Full transcript
As part of our mission to deliver the most global EMBA program in the world we have also decided to take one of the modules of TRIUM to Africa for the first time in the history of the TRIUM program.
And that is quite a unique development for us, because it allows us to take in markets and new business models that are rising in what is best described as a frontier economy.
So Kenya’s also an interesting location for us, as just like other African economies, it’s attracting a lot of attention from European and North American multinationals, but also now from Chinese and other Asian global firms.
And the rush of inward investment that’s flooding into the economy is reshaping the local environment but also the African marketplace overall. And that’s an exciting place for us to study how these dynamics – both economic and geopolitical – are reshaping business models in the region.
In the Kenyan module we’re also able to teach courses that look at the specific context in which business operates. It’s a very lively scene of new startups and tech companies that are emerging and we are able to tap into that rich seam of business entrepreneurship that we will bring into the classroom and we’re going to address many topics that are high on the agenda of African businesses, from sustainability and innovation, to rapid growth in a global market.
And these advanced courses allow the students to deepen their knowledge from previous modules, and learn from local business experts and academics that operate in that space.