African Corporate Governance Network Signs MoU with University of Kigali

The African Corporate Governance Network (ACGN) and the University of Kigali have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote mutual institutional interest consistent with their mandates, policies and resources.

The MoU between the two institutions establish an understanding and a cooperative working relationship to promote research in fields of common interest, development of curricular and exchange of materials and documents.

The institutions will work together to promote collaboration in organising workshops, training and conferences and collaboration in consultancy services.

Also, short professional courses will be rolled out with the development of new market-driven and technology-centred professional programmes.

The signing ceremony, had Professor Robert Ebo Hinson, Interim Vice Chancellor and Dr Michael Sanja, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Institutional Development Research and Innovation (IDRI), signing on behalf of the University of Kigali.

Mr Rockson Kwesi Dogbegah, Chair, ACGN and Reverend Mrs Angela Carmen Appiah, Acting Board Secretary, signed for the ACGN.

The five-year MOU may be renewed for such consecutive periods as agreed by the University of Kigali and ACGN.

The Centre for Economic Governance and Leadership will be the Lead Unit on behalf of University of Kigali.

Both institutions pledged commitment to work together to promote a mutually beneficial relation expressly provided under the MOU.

The promotion of good corporate governance practices has come to the fore very strongly over the past two decades.

Since the Enron scandal and with the Big Four auditing firms being fined heavily in South Africa, the need for improved corporate governance practices in Africa and beyond, has never been more pressing.