Want to get the best business education possible? Here are some of Africa’s best business institutes to further your business education at.
By Craig Falck for Africa Report
When deciding where to study, there are so many options available these days. However, there is a tremendous gap in the quality of courses offered by many of the business schools around the world, and you need to decide which is the best one for you. It’s always easier when the cream of the crop are identified for you…
The American University of Cairo
This university is a top-tier English-language institution and is committed to providing research and teaching of the highest level. It provides business school students with more than 6 000 indexed business magazines alone, not to mention business-related degrees with international recognition and status. A major plus is that its staff are regularly present at globally important economic summits such as the World Economic Forum Special Meeting, which gives students unbridled access to the most up to date knowledge bases in the industry.
The University Of Cape Town Graduate School Of Business
UCT’s school of business has a secret tool that it called “the GSB Edge”. It has been voted as one of the top business schools in the world on numerous occasions and was voted the top business school in terms of influence in Africa in 2008 and 2009 by Eduniversal. It offers courses accredited by the European Foundation for Management Development and its MBA programme is the only one in Africa to be featured on the Financial Times Global Top 100 MBAs.
The University Of Stellenbosch Business School
Stellenbosch University’s Business School offers learners outstanding and internationally accredited courses of the highest standards, as well as executive education programmes that rank highly across the world’s global business place. The school was the first business school in Africa to be awarded EQUIS accreditation, AMBA accreditation, as well as being the only business school outside of Europe to hold an EDAMBA membership (the European Doctoral Programmes Association in Management and Business Administration).
The University Of Witwatersrand Wits Business School
The Wits Business School offers learners the most extensive exchange programme on the continent thanks to its network through more than 50 of the world’s best business schools. It is part of the PIM network and one of the requirements for this prestigious accreditation is that it offers courses of the same quality and reputation as its partners, meaning students will enjoy world-class degrees without the hassle of relocating around the world as well as pay extremely high fees.
Rhodes University Investec Business School
The Rhodes Investec Business School has a long and proud history, including being ranked in the top 100 business schools in the area of Environmental Management. One of the major plusses of studying an MBA at the Rhodes Investec Business School is the flexibility of its programmes, which merge distance learning and full-time class learning, which in effect gives learners the opportunity to continue working while still coming to “class” and not missing out on vital group education and discussions.
The importance of education cannot be quantified. It is something that you keep forever and can help you to reach your dreams. The problem with choosing an institute to study at is the vast number of universities and business schools popping up on a regular basis. However, there are those that stand head and shoulders above the rest and will give you the best possible education.
