KAY Presentation

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KAMERUNILAISTEN

AKATEEMINEN YHDISTYS

RAUL YONDOHelsinki 05.11.2011 [email protected]


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KAY: What is meant exactly?

Concluding remarks

Activities & Functions

Organization

Aims

Membership: Types and Benefits

Miscellaneous

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Information

COMBINING OUR DIFFERENCES AND

SKILLS

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Kamerunilaisten Akateeminen Yhdistys (K.A.Y)

= Cameroonian Intelligentsia Society Why a Society, why not an Association?

Society = body of individuals (group, community) boundsby functional interdependence, common interests, goals or

professions. Term abundantly used in academiccommunities.

Association = membership based upon similar criteria as insocieties, but not predominantly social in nature.

A few elements of understanding

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Cameroonian graduates in Finland: an illusion ofintegration.

Bring together Cameroonian intellectuals in Finland aroundcommon interests, goals and values.

Rethink of our integration strategies to avoid a lost ofhuman resources and personal tragedies.

Achieve a common vision for the emergence of a new eliteof Cameroonians in Finland

Lack of orientation and mentoring for Cameroonianstudents...

Why the need of a such an organization

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KAY: Aims

To establish a dynamic network of Cameroonianstudents and graduates in Finland.

To promote the possible economical, intellectual,political and cultural contributions of the Cameroonianstudents and graduates in Finland.

To promote diversity, to ensure equal opportunities andto warn & prevent discriminations.

To gather, within a network Cameroonian and Finnishcompanies, entrepreneurs, politicians, managers anddeciders in order to create a business club and anetwork of contacts.

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KAY: Aims

To establish a referral service of orientation and support (academic,job/internship hunt, leaflets, workshops, symposiums,...) forCameroonian students and graduates in Finland.

To promote and consolidate the academic/economicallinks/partnerships between Cameroonian and Finnishacademic/economical institutions.

To collaborate with the Finnish authorities for a better integration ofthe Cameroonian intelligentsia in the Finnish society.

To contribute to the appropriation of the Finnish language andvalues, while valuing our own identities.

To cooperate, exchange ideas and information with otherassociations whose purposes and activities benefit our members andare consistent with the purposes of the Association.

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KAY: Activities & Functions

Maintain an information service for the Members.

Establish a Secretariat to carry out the core activities of theOrganization.

Schedule and hold field trips, conferences, workshops,symposiums, discussion panels and other scholarly events.

Assist members to understand employers expectations and

support them to explore and find suitable opportunities inthe Finnish job market and elsewhere.

To provide a forum for discussion on common-interestissues.

What will be done to promote the above-mentioned aims

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KAY: Activities & Functions

Offer appropriate and consistent support to Finnish legalmembers who wish to establish a business in Cameroon or a

partnership with a Cameroonian organization and vice versa. Publish a tri-annual newsletter on the organization website, as

well as other single or periodic publications in various media.

Get financial backing for the smooth running/conduct of thevarious activities of the organization.

Search for members that could join the Business club. Encourage the creation of prizes, awards, and honors relevant

to the Organizations aims.

What will be done to promote the above-mentioned aims

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KAY Membership: Types & BenefitsMembership Types

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Undergraduate Cameroonian student

registered at a Finnish University.

Student Membership

Cameroonian Graduate Fellow with no

professional experience.

Graduate Fellow Membership

Cameroonian Graduate Fellow with less than

3 years of professional experience (early

career) / Postgraduate student.

Professional Fellow Membership

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1 Senior Fellow Membership

Cameroonian Graduate Fellow with more

than 3 years of professional experience

(confirmed, mid-career or experienced)

Corporates, associations, institutions or

other similar bodies.

Non-Cameroonian scholars, other

Cameroonians or other types of

sympathizers.

Honorary Fellow Membership

Corporate Membership

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KAY: Membership Benefits

Access to key/latest information and news.

Endless opportunities to network with Cameroonian graduatesand professionals throughout the Business Club.

A voice in the legislative policies affecting the organization

Recognition of your accomplishments.

Resources to support your career and professionaldevelopment.

Opportunities to hone your job hunting and projectmanagement skills.

Member-only savings on KAY activities, events and services.

As a member of KAY, you instantly have:

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Organization chart 2015

SecretaryGeneral

Advisory Board

GeneralAssembly

External

Auditor

President

BusinessClub

Deputy S.G.

Treasurer Legal Affairs andDiscipline Unit

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ElectoralComittee

Deputy Treasurer


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Organization chart 2015

Entertainment

EventsCoordinator

ExternalRelations and

CommunicationsUnit

Orientation

and CareerManagers

Website andForums Managers

EducationalEvents

Coordinator

Operation Units

ProjectsDevelopment Unit

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MembershipManager

Business

Creation Unit

Fund RaisingOfficer

ProjectCoordinators

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Editorial Board


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Miscellaneous

What we think, or what weknow, or what we believe is, in

the end, of no consequence. The

only consequence is what we do

JOHN RUSKIN.

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Miscellaneous

What next should you do ?!

Register to KAYFacebook & LinkedIn

groups

Carefully read &accept the KAY rules

and regulations

Pay yourmembership fees,

develop your Finnishlanguage skills & be

an active member

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KAY Facebook PageKAY Linkedin Group

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