Mest fellowship sg 2011
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This document summarizes Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), which provides a two-year training program in Ghana to teach software development and entrepreneurship. MEST aims to create local jobs and businesses in Africa by training young Africans and supporting them as they start their own software companies to compete globally. The training includes hands-on software development skills, business skills, and mentorship to help graduates start successful companies through MEST's incubator program. Teaching Fellow positions are available to help with the training program and gain international experience in Ghana for one year.
Mest fellowship sg 2011
- 1. Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)
- 2. Agenda 1. Meltwater in a Nutshell 2. MEST Overview 3. What you can expect joining MEST 4. What to expect living in Ghana 5. Teaching Fellowship 6. Selection Criteria 7. Job profiles and Experiences
- 3. Meltwater in a Nutshell Founded 2001 in Oslo 800 employees Initial funding: $15.000 Global #1 player 50+ offices Always Profitable Worldwide expansion 18.000 clients Zero Debts
- 4. What we do for our clients
- 5. Some of our valued clients
- 6. The Meltwater Flower Strategy Meltwater Infra- Meltwater Press structure News Meltwater Talent MEST New Ventures
- 7. MEST Overview Not-for-profit NGO fully funded and run by Meltwater Group
- 8. It all started with an idea¡. J?rn Lyseggen Founder & CEO Meltwater Group
- 9. Our Vision To create wealth and jobs locally in Africa By training and mentoring young Africans to start their own software companies and compete successfully in the global market place. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
- 10. Entrepreneurial Program in 3 phases 1. Training 2. Incubation 3. Mentoring MEST MINC Mentoring ? 2 year full-time paid 1-2 year incubation of Start-up company traineeship business ideas based on commercially active on software concept the global market place ? In-house training in commercial software seed funding and Supported by a mentor development and Infrastructure provided by program consisting of entrepreneurship Meltwater world-class executives and entrepreneurs ? Full paid hostels and Open for qualified graduates three meals per day of MEST ? Allowance Accra, London, San Francisco
- 11. Why is Meltwater doing this? ? Fundamental belief in people ¨C talent is equally distributed across the world, what differs are the resources and support given to some and not others ? Giving back ¨C wanting to have an impact beyond the direct economic effect of our business operations ? Maximizing the impact ? Focus on education/training ¨C ¡°Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.¡± ? Influencing future generations ¨C creating positive role models, who prove that globally competitive software can come from Africa ? Software as a vector for growth ¨C a high-growth space, where products can be competitive with minimal upfront capital investment and limited resources
- 12. Why Ghana? 1. English speaking 2. Good educational system 3. Gov. support of technology 4. Good Infrastructure 5. Politically stable and secure 6. Easily accessible from US/Europe/Asia
- 13. MEST Training ? Started in February 2008 ? 2-year fully-funded training ? High potential university graduates in Ghana ? Hands-on training in soft. development & entrepreneurship ? Personal development and mentorship ? Trained by international faculty team ? Preparation for incubator application ? Currently Class 2011 and class 2012 is enrolled ? One new class enrolled in August every year
- 14. The Opening of MEST 11th February 2008
- 15. Graduation 2010
- 16. MEST Incubator ? Founded in February 2010 ? Provides support & seed funding ? Currently includes 7 companies: Leti Games, Streemio, Nandi Mobile, Retail Tower, Arto Connect, Tutamee, Esanoya ? New projects pitching June 2011 ? Meltwater Foundation minority equity stake ? Face 3: External mentors Mentorship program
- 17. MEST Success Stories ? LETI GAMES: Created an iphone app called iWarrior. Has been heralded as Africa¡¯s first 3D computer game! ? NANDIMOBILE: Created a feedback system via SMS. Was labelled as ¡°Best Company¡± at February¡¯s Entrepreneurs conference LAUNCH in San Francisco!
- 18. What to expect joining MEST
- 19. MEST Values
- 20. Our values are chosen in order to: ? Help us do our job better ? Help us set expectations to each other ? Guide us in making right decisions in our daily work
- 21. Generosity
- 23. Standards
- 24. GPS
- 25. Curriculum
- 26. The Curriculum ? Software Development ¨C Internet applications ¨C Mobile applications ? Entrepreneurship ? Business ? Seminar ? Executive Guest Lecture Series
- 27. An overview of the Training Program
- 28. What to expect living in Ghana
- 37. ? Senior Faculty ? Professionals recruited from the USA and Europe who have worked on commercial state-of-the-art software development ? Teaching Fellows ? Fellowships awarded to gradates of a computer science, engineering or business degree at a reputable international university
- 38. Teaching Fellow
- 39. Teaching Fellowship ? Start date in Ghana: 01 August ? Duration: 1 year ? Meal plan & housing: Offered by MEST ? Health insurance: Offered by MEST ? Stipend: $1000 USD per month ? Travel: 1 paid roundtrip per term
- 40. What to expect as a Fellow ? More responsibility than you expected ? Personal and professional challenges ? Long hours ? Unique working/living conditions ? International experience ? To learn and develop as a person
- 42. Selection Criteria ? Strong Technical or Business background ? Teaching Potential ? Drive/Stamina ? Team player ? Communication Skills ? Personality & humor ? Intelligence
- 43. Job profiles
- 44. General Criteria An Ideal Candidate¡¯s Qualifications: ? Ability to work in a team, and to deal with ambiguity ? Good verbal and written communication in English; good presentation skills ? Drive and ability to handle hard times ? Intelligence - Social awareness ? Warm, easy to get a long with personality ? Ideally: Worked in Start-Up environment before ? Loves our vison and wants to contribute to the team
- 45. Job Profile: Technical Teaching Fellow Your qualification should include (e.g.) : ? Programming proficiency in one of the following languages: Java, C++, C#, PHP ? Experience with relational databases and SQL ? Knowledge of object-oriented programming and design ? Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field ? Understanding of the entrepreneurship/business and software industry
- 46. Job Profile: BusinessTeaching Fellow Your qualification should include (e.g.) : ? Bachelor's degree in business and/or entrepreneurship ? Creativity/brainstorming techniques and business idea generation ? Basic understanding of finance, accounting, marketing and strategy ? Understanding of the entrepreneurship/business and software industry ? Business plan writing and evaluation skills
- 47. Application Process The Application Process is as follows: - APRIL 11th ¨C Applications due through our website: http://www.meltwater.org/work-with-us/opportunities/ - April 11th ¨C April 24th ¨C Phone interviews - April 24-30th ¨C Phone conversation with local Teaching Fellow - Not an interview; used as a chance to ask questions - Early May ¨C Group interview in Singapore - Early May ¨C Individual interview for successful candidates Start Date in Ghana: August 2nd 2011
- 48. recruitment.asia@meltwater.com www.meltwater.org Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube and LinkedIn
- 49. Thank you!