Nelson Mandella Institution for Knowledge Building & Advancement

Mission

THE NELSON MANDELA INSTITUTION FOR KNOWLEDGE BUILDING AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, INC. ("NMI"), A DELAWARE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, WAS CREATED TO PROMOTE CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION IN AFRICA. NMI WAS CREATED AS A RESPONSE TO THE DEARTH OF TOP QUALITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA THAT HAS BECOME ALL THE MORE APPARENT IN AN ERA OF A FAST CHANGING AND GLOBALIZING WORLD. NMI REPRESENTS A NEW WAY OF DOING THINGS IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR IN AFRICA. IT IS BASED ON A NUMBER OF CORE PRINCIPLES, INCLUDING A FOCUS ON ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, INDEPENDENCE FROM GOVERNMENT, TIGHT LINKS WITH INDUSTRY, STRONG CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES, AND A FOCUS ON PRODUCING MEN AND WOMEN WITH THE ENTREPRENEURIAL FLAIR AND COMPASSIONATE SPIRIT TO HELP TRANSFORM THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVE THE HUMAN CONDITION ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT. IT IS ALSO DESIGNED TO INNOVATIVELY DRAW ON THE SIGNIFICANT AFRICAN DIASPORA IN ACADEMI