By CcHUB Design Lab Kigali, Rwanda will today launch the CcHUB Design Fellowship, a 6-month paid immersive programme for recent graduates looking to further improve the economic prosperity in Africa through design-inspired innovations.
The Fellowship which is expected to span 6 months from July 2019 to December 2019 will feature Courses and Projects aimed at incorporating Human-Centered Design (HCD) approaches into how public agencies and corporates (medium to large) solve problems, exploiting technology to improve services, products, and processes, and building partnerships and relationships to collaboratively solve significant social and business challenges.
Participants will spend time in between the new state-of-the-art lab, communities and partner organization offices to work on real-life projects and programmes aimed at influencing better outcomes, expand capabilities, through collaboration, improved processes, and increased equity to strengthen buy-in and ownership amongst stakeholders.
According to the Management of the CcHUB Design Lab, prior experience in Human-Centered Design (HCD) is not a necessary requirement for consideration for the Fellowship. Graduates of any discipline are encouraged to apply.
With its characteristic record of partnering with relevant organizations, CcHUB will collaborate with experts and seasoned designers from the CcHUB Design Lab and key local and international organisations.
Since launching the CcHUB Design Lab in February, this is the first-of-its-kind Fellowship designed to further deepen its mission to support Africa’s growing tech sector. By becoming a leading creative space with a multidisciplinary team of product designers and engineers collaborating with scientists and stakeholders globally, the Design Lab is exploring the application of emerging technologies that will solve Africa’s systemic problems.
Applications for the CcHUB Design Fellowship 2019 in Kigali are now open for students and emerging design professionals. Prospective Fellows must also be available for a 6-month period from July until December 2019. Potential applicants can find all criteria and apply at www.cchubnigeria.com/designlab. Applications close on the 10th of May, 2019.
