Financial institution of Kigali (BK) has awarded three excellent graduates from the College of Expertise and Arts of Byumba (UTAB) with money prizes in recognition of educational excellence, as a part of a partnership geared toward nurturing expertise, supporting greater training and creating employment alternatives for top-performing college students.
The awards have been offered throughout UTAB's fifteenth commencement ceremony, the place 1,474 college students graduated from numerous educational programmes.
Every of the three best-performing graduates acquired Rwf1 million, an initiative that varieties a part of a long-standing partnership between the financial institution and the college.
Recognising high graduates for educational excellence
Among the many award recipients was Ruth Nikwigize, who graduated in Accounting and emerged as one of many college's best-performing college students.
“I’m very glad to obtain this award as the very best performer. I’m grateful to the Financial institution of Kigali for recognising my efforts, ” she stated.
Nikwigize stated the award would encourage her to additional her training.
“I’ll use this award as motivation to proceed my research. I’m able to pursue a grasp's diploma as a result of it would assist me safe higher profession alternatives,” she stated.
“Such a recognition motivates college students to work more durable, and I’m grateful to BK for partnering with our college.”
One other recipient, Felicien Nshimiyimana, who graduated in Arithmetic and Biology, stated the award was proof that dedication and perseverance repay.
“What helped me carry out nicely was laborious work, braveness and dedication all through my research. This award is a robust motivation as a result of it exhibits that arduous work pays off, and I’m grateful to Financial institution of Kigali for recognising our efforts,” he stated.
From expertise growth to monetary companies: Increasing BK-UTAB partnership
Francis Gatete, the Financial institution of Kigali Department Supervisor in Gicumbi, stated the partnership goes past rewarding educational excellence, serving to the college save sources whereas creating alternatives for excellent graduates.
“We’re implementing the partnership we’ve with UTAB, which offers for rewarding the very best performers. We’re giving money prizes, and in doing so, we’re additionally supporting the college,” Gatete stated.
“This enables the college to save lots of sources and use them for different functions.”
The partnership additionally serves as a expertise pipeline for BK, enabling the financial institution to determine and recruit promising UTAB graduates.
“Up to now, we’ve recruited 5 finest graduates who will function digital gross sales ambassadors, and we will make use of extra relying on out there positions” he stated.
The partnership additionally extends to monetary companies, with BK supporting college students and the college neighborhood by way of its Urubuto programme, which permits tuition payment funds by way of the financial institution.
“We additionally work with UTAB by way of the Urubuto programme, which college students use to pay tuition charges. As a financial institution, we obtain deposits that assist our enterprise actions whereas offering handy companies to college students and the college,” he stated, noting that the College employees additionally use the Financial institution to amass loans with small rates of interest for his or her respective investments.
Supporting UTAB’s infrastructure progress whereas deepening enterprise ties
The financial institution can be exploring alternatives to finance the college's future infrastructure growth.
“We’re additionally in talks to assist the college's growth. If every thing goes nicely, we’ll finance the development of the buildings they’re planning. We now have beforehand financed infrastructure growth for the college, and we proceed to discover extra alternatives to assist its progress.”
Gatete described UTAB as an essential enterprise companion, saying the connection advantages each establishments.
He indicated that the partnership additionally strengthens the financial institution's enterprise by rising its buyer base by way of the college neighborhood.
In accordance with Gatete, greater than 10,000 members of the college neighborhood use Financial institution of Kigali's services and products, contributing to the financial institution's deposits whereas serving as ambassadors for the establishment.
