I-Najafi 100 Million Learners Global Initiative

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Enkathini lapho ukuxhumana komhlaba wonke kanye noguquko lwedijithali kuchaza kabusha isimo sezemfundo nebhizinisi, i-Francis kanye noDionne Najafi 100 Million Learners Global Initiative igqama njengomzamo wokuqala wokwenza intando yeningi ukufinyelela emfundweni yokuphatha esezingeni lomhlaba. Lesi sinyathelo, esiholwa i-Thunderbird School of Global Management e-Arizona State University, siklanyelwe ukuhlinzeka ngamathuba okufunda aguqulayo kubafundi emhlabeni wonke, ikakhulukazi emiphakathini engameleleki kahle futhi enganakiwe. 

Lolu hlelo lombono lwaqalwa ngoJanuwari 2022 futhi lunikeza nge-inthanethi, imfundo yomhlaba wonke evela ku-Thunderbird/ASU (esezingeni lomhlaba, izikhungo ezigunyaziwe) ngezilimi ezihlukene ezingama-40 kubafundi emhlabeni wonke, ngaphandle kwenkokhiso kumfundi. Ngokuphawulekayo, lo mzamo obalulekile uhlose ukuthi u-70% wabafundi sebebonke kube abesifazane nabesifazane abasebasha, ukuqinisekisa umthelela omkhulu ekulinganeni kobulili kwezemfundo.

I-Global Initiative ihambisana nomsebenzi we-Thunderbird wokunika amandla futhi ibe nomthelela kubaholi nabaphathi bomhlaba wonke abasebenzisa amandla e-Fourth Industrial Revolution ukuze bakhuthaze ukuchuma okulinganayo nokusimeme emhlabeni wonke. Ngokubamba iqhaza, abafundi bathola ukufinyelela emathubeni emfundo angenakuqhathaniswa ezikhungweni ezimbili ezihlonishwayo ngaphandle kwezindleko.

Lolu hlelo olwawo wonke umuntu, futhi luklanyelwe ukuzuzisa umfundi ngamunye kanye nezinhlangano nezinkampani, okuhlanganisa abavoti, ababambiqhaza, kanye nabasebenzi.

Lolu hlelo luhlinzeka ngezindlela ezintathu eziklanyelwe ukwamukela abafundi emazingeni ahlukene emfundo:

• Uhlelo Oluyisisekelo: Lufinyeleleka kubafundi banoma yisiphi isizinda semfundo, luhlinzeka ngamakhono nolwazi olubalulekile.
• Uhlelo Oluphakathi: Iklanyelwe labo abanemfundo yesikole samabanga aphezulu noma yeziqu, enikeza okuqukethwe okuthuthuke kakhulu.
• Uhlelo Oluthuthukile: Luqondiswe kubafundi bezinga leziqu abafuna ubungcweti obukhethekile nobujulile.

Lawula ikusasa lakho futhi ube yingxenye yomnyakazo oguqulayo noFrancis noDionne Najafi 100 Million Learners Global Initiative.

BHALISELA      NGENA NGEMVUME

Disclaimer: The Najafi 100 Million Learners Global Initiative offers a variety of self-paced, online courses designed to provide learners with flexible, high-quality educational resources at no cost. Please note that while these courses are developed and curated by leading Thunderbird experts, they are not taught by live faculty. Learners can expect to engage with pre-recorded materials, interactive content, and assessments designed to enhance their learning experience independently. This program is designed to accommodate learners from around the world, empowering them with knowledge without the need for real-time instruction or live interaction with instructors.

The Foundational program is currently available in the following languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Gujarati, French, Portuguese, Swahili, Farsi, Hindi, Turkish, Indonesian, Russian, Javanese, Italian, Thai, Hausa, Malay, Vietnamese, Zulu, Yoruba, and Mandarin. The Intermediate and Advanced programs are currently available in English. 

Isidingo

Emnothweni wanamuhla womhlaba, lapho ubuchwepheshe bushintsha ngokushesha imakethe yemisebenzi, ukuba nesethi yamakhono alungele ikusasa kubalulekile ukuze uphumelele umuntu siqu kanye nomsebenzi. Ngeshwa, abafundi abaningi emhlabeni wonke abakwazi ukufinyelela imfundo esezingeni eliphezulu namakhono ekhulwini lama-21—igebe elikhulayo. Isidingo semfundo ephakeme kulindeleke ukuthi senyuke sisuka ezigidini ezingama-222 ngo-2020 siye ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-470 ngo-2035. Ukuhlangabezana nalesi sidingo kuzodinga ukuthi kwakhiwe amanyuvesi ayisishiyagalombili ahlinzeka abafundi abangu-40,000 isonto ngalinye kule minyaka engu-15 ezayo. Ukwengeza, u-90% wabafundi basemanyuvesi emhlabeni wonke abakwazi ukufinyelela izinsiza kanye nokuqashelwa kwezikhungo ezisezingeni eliphezulu. Isidingo sekhono elisha lezomnotho elibekwe phakathi kwalabo abasezindaweni zezomnotho, okuhlanganisa nosomabhizinisi besifazane, kulindeleke ukuthi seqe abantu abayizigidigidi ezi-2-3.