Recently, about 3,872 students of Kigali Independent University (ULK) graduated in various disciplines. They were urged to be competitive if they are to make it on the labour market that is already flooded with so many unemployed youth looking for opportunities.
Talking to Education Times on the sidelines of the ceremony, several experts and students alike acknowledged that one of the most immediate challenges fresh graduates face is lack of the right skills for the labour market, coupled with insufficient start-up capital to venture into self-emplyment.
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