Incubateur Régional d'Afrique de l'Ouest explained

Incubateur Régional
d'Afrique de l'Ouest
Abbreviation:IRAO
Formation:2010
Type:Business incubator
Headquarters:Abidjan
Region Served:West Africa and
Central Africa
Language:French
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Makagnon Dally[1]
Main Organ:Board of governors
Affiliations:Réseau des Universités des Sciences et Technologies des pays d'Afrique au sud du Sahara (RUSTA)[2]
Website:www.rusta-irao.org

The Regional Incubator for West Africa (French: Incubateur Régional d'Afrique de l'Ouest) or IRAO is an African business incubator whose head office is located in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast.

Aims

The IRAO is a member institution of the Network of Universities of Science and Technology of the Countries of Africa south of the Sahara (French: Réseau des Universités des Sciences et Technologies des pays d'Afrique au sud du Sahara (RUSTA)).[3] [4]

Common to several universities in West Africa,[5] the IRAO's role is to facilitate immersion and professional integration of African students providing internships and various services to project business creation.[6]

The IRAO has also a foundation that distributes scholarships to students from Sub-Saharan Africa.[7] [8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Accueil. www.afc-cca.com.
  2. Web site: RUSTA - Membres . December 12, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130728230922/http://www.rusta-univ.org/membres.html . July 28, 2013 .
  3. Web site: IRAO - Accueil. www.rusta-irao.org.
  4. Web site: CIFAD - partenaires. www.cifad.eu.
  5. Web site: COMREFAS. October 4, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181004201450/http://www.rusta-comrefas.org/irao-et-cifad.html. 2018-10-04.
  6. Web site: Plaquette de présentation de l'IRAO.pdf. Google Docs.
  7. Web site: Accueil. focusinfos.net.
  8. Web site: Soutien à la jeunesse de Porto-Novo:L'Irao octroie 200 bourses aux bacheliers de la Capitale - BENINSITE.NET 1er Portail Béninois d'Informations . 2013-12-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131220160301/http://www.beninsite.net/spip.php?article8458 . 2013-12-20 .
  9. Web site: "La capitale du Togo s'honore d'une nouvelle université pour la réduction du taux de chômage". ::: Lomebougeinfo.com . 2013-12-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004224629/http://lomebougeinfo.com/article.php?lirearticle=286 . 2013-10-04 .