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\"Idriss<\/p>\n

Master of Business Administration (MBA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Early Days:<\/strong> In 2016, Idriss merged his passions for technology and education into his app, Karatou Post Bac, which gives the user essential information about 67 fields of study in higher education. \u201cWe describe the core competencies that you\u2019ll need in a particular program, and link to the stories of different youths who studied in this program, explaining why they chose it and what they\u2019re doing for work.\u201d The app is used by more than 20,000 people in Africa, he says, and the YouTube channel he created in 2021 to help young people with their college search today boasts 30,000 subscribers and 80,000 views a month.<\/p>\n

Post-Commencement Plans:<\/strong> Idriss is headed for a job at Amazon in Seattle as a senior product manager. He also will continue with Karatou Post Bac and his YouTube channel.<\/p>\n

Observation:<\/strong> \u201cI want to help youths who do not have anyone to inspire them. They think that if they don\u2019t have access to something, then they don\u2019t deserve it. I can tell them that of the many things I\u2019ve done in my life, I was often the first one from my environment to do them. I don\u2019t want others to have the same difficulties that I\u2019ve had.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Master of Business Administration (MBA) Early Days: In 2016, Idriss merged his passions for technology and education into his app, Karatou Post Bac, which gives the user essential information about 67 fields of study in higher education. \u201cWe describe the core competencies that you\u2019ll need in a particular program, and link to the stories of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/landing.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1779","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nIdriss Laouali Abdou, MBA \u201923 | Commencement | Clark University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/commencement\/idriss-laouali-abdou-mba-23\/\" \/>\n<meta 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