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Cambridge, Mass. — Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) today announced the creation of the Kistefos African Public Service Graduate Fellowship Fund. An $11 million gift from Christen Sveaas, founder, executive chairman, and owner of Norwegian investment firm Kistefos AS has underwritten the fellowship.
The fund will support qualified degree program candidates and executive education program participants from African nations. Kistefos African Public Service Fellows will be committed to at least three years of work in public service following their studies at HKS, with an interest in improving governance and public resources at all levels.
"Education is key for running good governments," said Sveaas. "And I would like to give others the opportunity to get a better education to run public services. It doesn't always seem that democracies work as they should, and I hope my small contribution can help educate the next generation of African leaders."

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Training
The programme is designed to help you decide whether our offer matches your aspirations and includes:

• One week induction and training programme with classroom instruction
• On the job training forms a large part of the learning opportunities
• Summer Senior Speaker Series, featuring global & divisional presentations by top executives
• Opportunities to interact with senior employees and network with peers
• Constructive feedback sessions through performance evaluations

Qualifications

• Strong A-level grades and on track for a minimum 2:1 degree (or equivalent)
• Applications are accepted from any degree discipline
• Fluency in English is essential and a second European language may also be required for some roles
• You'll need to demonstrate drive, innovation and a genuine interest in the financial markets
• The key qualities of team work, leadership, creativity and problem solving skills are essential, as is the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task and interact with a variety of people
• Ability to grasp a wide variety of products and to handle more projects simultaneously

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The fear was that Nigeria's rickety, overstretched health service would be unable to contain the deadly virus. In a sign of the strains the system was under, Nigerian doctors were on strike for higher pay when Mr Sawyer entered the country.

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