1st Edition of the FIS Africa Youth Peace Summit
About the Summit
The first virtual educational summit of Firdaous Integrated Services Limited (FIS) was held on Saturday 7th November 2020 with the theme: “Education as the Main Cause of Unemployment in Africa”. The Chief Host was Mr. Abdulkareem Azeez, President & Director of Studies at (FIS), while the session was moderated by Mr. Swaleh Hemed Wengo, Vice President and Director of Operations and Logistics and Miss Hamdi Abdikani Shire, FIS Director of Finance & Mobilization. The Summit invited Four (4) Speakers & two (2) Contributors from both academia and the employers of labour. They are; Mrs. Yvonne Shasuvila, Career Development Coach, Co-Founder StaffScout – Kenya; Dr. Tajudeen Sanni, Senior Lecturer Kampala International University – Uganda; Mr. Soola Bolaji, Brand Management Professional – Nigeria; Dr. Leah Ndimurwimo, Senior Lecturer Nelson Mandela University – South Africa; Prof (Dr.) Kasim Balarabe, Associate Professor & Associate Dean O. P. Jindal Global University – India and Dr. Hanafi Hammed, Senior Lecturer Al Hikmah University – Nigeria.
Summit Details
Sub Themes: The following sub themes were extracted from the main theme:
- “why graduates are unemployed”
- “The role of career guidance and counseling in course selection and job creation”
- “Using Education to create jobs”
- “The role of employers in job creation and curriculum design”