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International Conference on Leadership and Entrepreneurship
CONNECTING HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TO ENTERPRISES The conference will take place on the 22nd-23rd of February 2023. Click here to learn more.
New Academic Year with 304 Students
We are happy about a successful start of the academic year with 304 students. We wish all our students a good beginning and a successful year at Burkina Institute of Technology (BIT).
First Graduation!
The first student class at the Burkina Institute of Technology celebrates its bachelor graduation: excellently educated students who want to, and will, make a big difference. A moving moment for the students, their parents, and professors. A great moment for Burkina...
BIT named best private higher education institution!
Fantastic news: BIT is ranked the number one private university in Burkina Faso! Thanks to all who have made this success possible (thesternstewartinstitute, EduCollab Network, Technische Universität München, FH JOANNEUM, edX,...
Ernst Macht Scholarship Recipients
We are very happy for Adora and Donald who have received an Ernst Mach scholarship based on their achievements. This will allow both to study at a university of applied sciences in Austria during the next academic year.
Ashesi University’s Education Collaborative Mentorship Program
We are very proud to now be part of Ashesi University's Education Collaborative Mentorship Program. Together with the African Development University (A.D.U.) and the Palm Institute, the Burkina Institute of Technology (BIT) is one of the three mentee institutions in...
Entrepreneurship Summit
In mid-February, we held our very first BIT Entrepreneurship Summit. Eight successful entrepreneurs from Koudougou and Ouagadougou inspired and motivated our students with their personal success stories on the road to their flourishing enterprises - stories written in...
“Starting-up @bit” Workshop
Continuing our workshop series, we were happy to conduct the second edition of the “Starting-up @bit” workshop that lays the foundation of our students’ journey towards Entrepreneurship. Christopher & Holger came to BIT with a workshop program for our 2nd year EE...
Kéré meets BIT Students
We were delighted to have with us the architect of our university, Francis Kéré. He was accompanied by photographer Iwan Baan and another architect. They held an engaging and informative presentation for all students and shared their professional experiences with us....
Final Event of SimCompanies – Business Simulation Game
Just in time before Christmas, we finished our first pilot with the SimCompanies Business Simulation Game and could celebrate our winners properly. Until the very end, the teams in groups of three proved their analytical and entrepreneurial skills and had a tight...
Guest Lectures
Entrepreneurship Summit
Thank you to our eight wonderful speakers! Desire YAMEOGO of APISAVANA Issa SEMDE of Orange Koudougou / authorized distributor Orange Koudougou Boukary SAWADOGO of Agreed Management Center /General Director Yentema MANDIBIGA of INN Technologies / Founder Martial...
Professor Sven-Olaf Gerdt
This week the last session of the seminar 'Business Model Evolution' took place. It was very well received by our students. "Personally, I really liked the course and the way it was presented. I learned a lot of things... this will impact my career as a future...
Professor Kostis Christodoulou
One of our highlights this semester will be the course “Learning from Data: R programming" by Professor Kostis Christodoulou from the London Business School. During his career, he has achieved outstanding results both in academics and the private sector and it’s a...
Laud Ammah
Laud Ammah is a guest lecturer from the chair of Prof. Dr. Christoph Lütge at the Technical University of Munich. "One of BIT's objectives is to impact the lives of others. We are able to address that through our discussions and the students are vast becoming...
Guest Lecture by Professor Dr. Wolfgang Bösch
Professor Dr. Wolfgang Bösch, Technical Unversity of Graz, is currently giving guest lectures at BIT. This will comprise lectures on energy systems such as power plants and wind and solar energy, autonomous driving, microwave technologies, and their applications and...
Guest Lecture by Professor Dr. Doris Kiendl
With Professor Dr. Doris Kiendl, we were able to bring another guest lecturer to the BIT. Doris, who holds a chair in International Management, lectures at the Johanneum University of Applied Sciences in Graz, Austria. She has taught the students of Computer Science...
M&S BIT Website Picture
In the intensive Management & Strategy Case Study Weekend @ BIT, the students had the chance to apply the HBS case study method and to put themselves into the position of CEOs and Co-founders to work on solutions for real-world problems. The lecture was held by...
Lectures by Nadia Riedl
Nadia Riedl, a student at the TU Munich, teaches the "Microsoft office module" to our students at BIT.
Guest Lecture by Dr. Hans-Joachim Körber
Dr. Hans-Joachim Körber the Chairman of the Board, DAW SE, teaches BIT students about leadership and entrepreneurship.
Guest Lecture by Dr. Nikolaus Schrader
Dr. Nikolaus Schrader, Attorney-at-Law, Partner and Head of M&A, Lupp&Partner, talks about democracy and the negative implications of corruption to the BIT students.
Press
FH JOANNEUM International Student Project for West Afrika
Students of the bachelor’s degree program “Management of International Business Processes” already work on company projects during their studies. They have advised the Styrian company Komptech on its market entry in West Africa.
BIT featured in EdX’s Learner News
Read the full article about how EdX is used at BIT here.