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Le Groupe Institut Africain de Management is an international private university founded in 1996, with its headquarters in Dakar, Senegal. Its ambition to meet international standards is guided by its core principles: academic excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship, and international openness.
IAM aims to be an institute that provides its students with the knowledge, skills, and expertise they need to succeed in integrating into companies across various fields of management and to sustainably develop their talents within them.


L’Institut supérieur de Management et de l’Entrepreneuriat connu sous le sigle IME s’associe à une initiative rassemblant des universités du continent africain, sous le nom d’un nouveau réseau intitulé RAMSESS. Cet acronyme correspond en réalité à : Réseau Africain pour la Mobilité Scientifique des Etudiants Sud-Sud. Ce réseau est une union prestigieuse et sélective de membres composée d’universités et écoles supérieures africaines. Cette initiative encourage le renforcement de liens et reconnaissances mutuelles entre l’Afrique du nord et l’Afrique Subsaharienne, dans le cadre de l’enseignement supérieur et la recherche scientifique en Afrique ; mais aussi à la mobilité étudiante, comme enseignante et administrative.


The Institution was founded by Dr David Richard Namwandi, first as a non-degree awarding body. On 26 October 2002, it obtained University status when it was officially launched by the then state president of the Republic of Namibia, His Excellency Dr Sam Nujoma. The university is fully accredited by the Namibia Qualifications Authority and the National Council for Higher Education(NCHE).
The International University of Management (IUM) has its roots in the Institute of Higher Education which was founded in 1994 and is a sole Namibian initiative that started with one student and has now grown into an institution whose student population is currently more than 9,000.
The intellectual and vocational bases of the university are firmly rooted in Management and ICT. Since its inception, the university has gained recognition as a centre of excellence for the teaching of Management Science and ICT disciplines at all levels.
While these disciplines remain the university’s anchor, plans are afoot to diversify its offerings at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the not too distant future in order to address different economic needs of management in Namibia. In addition, the university has carried out numerous consultancies on behalf of both the private and public sectors in Namibia. IUM was officially launched as the first private university in Namibia on 26 April 2002 and its Hi-Tech campus at Dorado Park in Windhoek was inaugurated on 26 April 2011.
The purpose of the university is to educate and train young managers of the future; the young managers who will go out into the world and help to generate work and wealth in those sectors of society where there is most need, demand or opportunity.
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James Hope University, located in Lekki, Lagos, is committed to the highest standards of international education. We aspire to integrate global models of academic excellence to advance the knowledge economy, further innovations and breakthroughs, and rapidly propel the economic and sociocultural lives of humanity. Through strategic partnerships with leading global academic institutions and crucial enablers, JHU is launching its School of Business, one distinguished by academic excellence and cutting-edge formation of future professionals. Funding of JHU is robust. The University is being built by Mr. Jim Ovia, Founder of Zenith Bank, through his nonprofit foundation. The university will pilot its MBA programs in January 2024.
Mission
The mission of James Hope University is to educate and inspire men and women to excel in every aspect of life, and to exert lasting positive impacts on the world.
Vision
James Hope University aspires to endow generations of graduates with top-notch transformative education, to enable innovations and discoveries, propel the knowledge economy, and shape a better world.


Opening a digital world of opportunities
The Johannesburg Business School (JBS) has embraced the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and repositioned all its course offerings to equip current and future leaders to deal with the digital transformation resonating throughout the world. The digital revolution encompasses shifts in mindsets and paradigms, and change management will be imperative.
JBS has established itself as a digital business school situated within a globally competitive university ready to address these challenges. We offer a middle management programme (MAP), one-year Post-Graduate Diploma (PGDip) in Business Administration, Master of Business Administration (MBA) and doctoral degree in digital transformation. In designing our innovative curriculum – in collaboration with our international partners – we have harnessed the uniqueness of Africa’s leadership, indigenous knowledge, and ingenuity of its people.
JBS. The Business of Reimagining Your Future.


The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) School of Business (KSB) develops ethical, entrepreneurial leaders through excellence in teaching, research, and service. KSB has a long-standing history of educating business leaders in Ghana and offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs across business disciplines. Students gain theoretical and practical skills and real-world experience and join an influential alumni network. KSB fosters a diverse, engaging environment where students become changemakers. Distinguished faculty provide academic rigor, industry expertise, and innovation. KSB welcomes prospective students to learn more about unleashing their potential as responsible leaders.




KLU is a leading state-recognized and highly-ranked (AACSB-accredited) international university headquartered in Hamburg, DE, with an additional location currently being established in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Committed to empowering leaders with a strong operations mindset, KLU offers programs in business, management, data science and analytics, as well as specialized programs in logistics, operations, and SCM. Imparting an in-depth understanding of operations is a cornerstone of benefactor and founder Klaus-Michael Kühne's vision to improve the world through logistics and SCM, as reflected in the name Kühne Logistics University (KLU). This operations mindset guides KLU's approach to contemporary leadership and management education, blending academic excellence with a hands-on approach to ensure real-world applicability in both teaching & research.
We provide a comprehensive portfolio of degree programs, incl. Bachelor's, Master's, MBA, PhD, and executive education courses. All programs are fully accredited and consistently ranked among the best. They’re delivered in English by first-class, highly research-active professors trained at some of the world's most prestigious universities & business schools. We ensure that our graduates are well-equipped to drive responsible & sustainable change in the world, anchored in our operations mindset, combining leadership & management studies with data science and IT, and a focus on digitalization, entrepreneurship & sustainability.
Beyond academic instruction, our students benefit from integrated internships, international exchange programs with esteemed partner universities like Stellenbosch/South Africa, Tongji/China & Universidad de los Andes/Colombia. They enjoy an engaging & vibrant student life, community-building activities & tailored career coaching. Our strong relationships with renowned corporate partners incl. BMW, Lufthansa and McKinsey, ensure that KLU graduates embark on impactful & rewarding careers.


Lagos Business School (LBS) is the graduate business school of Pan-Atlantic University, owned by the Pan-Atlantic University Foundation (PAUF), a non-profit foundation registered in Nigeria. LBS was founded on inspirations from the teachings of St Josemaria Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei. LBS offers academic programmes, executive programmes and short courses (customised to specific company needs, as well as open-enrolment courses) in management. Its offerings have been accredited globally and ranked among the best in Africa, as it systematically strives to improve the practice of management on the continent. The business school’s efforts have been recognised by several world-class accreditations and rankings. Besides the quality bar set at world-standards, LBS programmes also stand out because of the emphasis on professional ethics and service to the community.
Education at LBS is comprehensive, drawing on the experiences of a multinational faculty and participants. Learning is participant-centred and uses the case study method. Activities hold on the school’s purpose-built facilities which serve more than 3,000 participants yearly from indigenous and multinational companies. These attest to the expert teaching, the relevance of the programmes and the overall benefits derived from attending.
LBS has a robust alumni association with more than 6,000 members. This asset base, as well as the close relationship with the corporate world, ensures that the programmes offered, as well as having international standards, also has local relevance.
Learning at LBS is based on a Christian conception of the dignity of man, of society and economic activity. The Prelature of Opus Dei, an institution of the Catholic Church, takes responsibility for guaranteeing that this vision underlies all teaching, publishing and research activities of the School.
LBS is a member of the Association of African Business Schools (AABS), the Global Business School Network (GBSN), the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), alongside 220 leading graduate business schools worldwide. GMAC is an organisation of leading graduate management schools in the world and the owner of the GMAT exam.
In recognition of the quality of Lagos Business School’s programmes and of being structured in line with global best practices, it has received several international accreditations. LBS is the first business school in West, East and Central Africa regions to be accredited by The Association of MBAs (AMBA). This puts LBS amongst the exclusive group of only 2% of business schools in 70 countries to achieve this accreditation. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) has also accredited LBS, the first institution to be so recognised in all of West Africa. LBS thus joined the league of less than 5% of business schools globally, to be accredited by AACSB in December 2016. This accreditation affirms Lagos Business School’s undeniable commitment, over the last 29 years, to world-class standards in teaching, learning, research, academic and professional management.
LBS has been ranked every year, since 2007 by the Financial Times of London, among the top global providers of open enrolment executive education and in custom executive education since 2015. The latter ranked number one in Africa on the 2020 Financial Times list. LBS’ MBA programmes have held Tier One positions on CEO Magazine’s Global MBA rankings for three consecutive years. The School is listed among the top 50 global business schools on The Economist magazine’s 2018 Executive MBA ranking.


Lagos Business School (LBS) is the graduate business school of Pan-Atlantic University, owned by the Pan-Atlantic University Foundation (PAUF), a non-profit foundation registered in Nigeria. LBS was founded on inspirations from the teachings of St Josemaria Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei. LBS offers academic programmes, executive programmes and short courses (customised to specific company needs, as well as open-enrolment courses) in management. Its offerings have been accredited globally and ranked among the best in Africa, as it systematically strives to improve the practice of management on the continent. The business school’s efforts have been recognised by several world-class accreditations and rankings. Besides the quality bar set at world-standards, LBS programmes also stand out because of the emphasis on professional ethics and service to the community.
Education at LBS is comprehensive, drawing on the experiences of a multinational faculty and participants. Learning is participant-centred and uses the case study method. Activities hold on the school’s purpose-built facilities which serve more than 3,000 participants yearly from indigenous and multinational companies. These attest to the expert teaching, the relevance of the programmes and the overall benefits derived from attending.
LBS has a robust alumni association with more than 6,000 members. This asset base, as well as the close relationship with the corporate world, ensures that the programmes offered, as well as having international standards, also has local relevance.
Learning at LBS is based on a Christian conception of the dignity of man, of society and economic activity. The Prelature of Opus Dei, an institution of the Catholic Church, takes responsibility for guaranteeing that this vision underlies all teaching, publishing and research activities of the School.
LBS is a member of the Association of African Business Schools (AABS), the Global Business School Network (GBSN), the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), alongside 220 leading graduate business schools worldwide. GMAC is an organisation of leading graduate management schools in the world and the owner of the GMAT exam.
In recognition of the quality of Lagos Business School’s programmes and of being structured in line with global best practices, it has received several international accreditations. LBS is the first business school in West, East and Central Africa regions to be accredited by The Association of MBAs (AMBA). This puts LBS amongst the exclusive group of only 2% of business schools in 70 countries to achieve this accreditation. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) has also accredited LBS, the first institution to be so recognised in all of West Africa. LBS thus joined the league of less than 5% of business schools globally, to be accredited by AACSB in December 2016. This accreditation affirms Lagos Business School’s undeniable commitment, over the last 29 years, to world-class standards in teaching, learning, research, academic and professional management.
LBS has been ranked every year, since 2007 by the Financial Times of London, among the top global providers of open enrolment executive education and in custom executive education since 2015. The latter ranked number one in Africa on the 2020 Financial Times list. LBS’ MBA programmes have held Tier One positions on CEO Magazine’s Global MBA rankings for three consecutive years. The School is listed among the top 50 global business schools on The Economist magazine’s 2018 Executive MBA ranking.

MCI follows the concept of an Entrepreneurial School®. MCI empowers motivated people to achieve outstanding performance, provides profound academic competence and creates innovative know how transfer within a strong international network.
Quality teaching
High quality teaching secures our position among the leading academic institutions in the German speaking world
Intellectual contribution, transfer of know-how & start-ups
Our intellectual contribution is applied, business-relevant and solution-oriented. The transfer of know-how strengthens the location and the competitiveness of companies.
International orientation
Our strong international orientation generates know-how, prestige and added value for our customers
Customer and service orientation
Our customer and service orientation is exemplary
People and culture
Our corporate culture thrives on mutual trust, diversity, commitment of our employees, entrepreneurial spirit and responsibility towards society
Responsibility and Sustainability
We are committed to the responsible use of resources. Our activities contribute to a socially, ecologically and economically sustainable future.
Brand
MCI’s brand is internationally renowned and stands for performance, professionality, knowledge and competence
Network
Our international network creates a competitive edge and added value for our stakeholders
Innovation
Ongoing innovation forms the basis of our market position and ensures our competitiveness
Infrastructure
Our excellent infrastructure creates an attractive and stimulating environment


Created in 1996, MDI-Algiers Business School is the first private institution for higher management training in Algeria. Recognized by the state, MDI-Algiers Business School has obtained its accreditation from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. MDI-Algiers Business School educational culture, its international outlook, its close proximity to the business world and its faculty are all assets in preparing students to become the managers and entrepreneurs of tomorrow.
MDI-Algiers Business School itself the task of preparing its students to become business leaders capable of assuming the responsibilities of leaders and managers, by applying pragmatic and holistic approaches, and by s 'adapting to a constantly changing environment.


MANCOSA has extensive experience in working with a wide range of students over the past 25 years in delivering high quality management and education programmes offered locally and internationally. The Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme has been offered since 1995.
Between 1995 and 2000 MANCOSA provided management programmes in association with the Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College (BCUC), a College of the University of Brunel in the United Kingdom. During this 5-year period, MANCOSA successfully delivered tuition support to over 860 students enrolled on the Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College management programmes. At that time, MANCOSA was successfully quality assured by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education of the United Kingdom (QAA).
MANCOSA’s partnership with BCUC in offering management programmes and the MBA provided an international perspective to students in the Southern African region, whilst maintaining a strong local and regional focus. From the year 2000, MANCOSA discontinued offering BCUC qualifications and started to award its own qualifications which were registered and accredited in South Africa.


Midlands State University Graduate School of Business Leadership is Zimbabwe’s Premier accredited graduate school offering development-oriented programmes that create life-changing opportunities for our students and the nation.
VISION
Our Vision is to be a Unique Development Oriented, Pacesetting and stakeholder-driven Graduate School that produces Innovative, Enterprising, Internationally acclaimed Graduates that Empower the Nation and Create wealth.



As a Grande Ecole of Management founded in 1897 by the Montpellier Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Montpellier Business School is built on two major foundations: academic excellence and an unwavering commitment to the core values of ethics, openness, diversity, responsibility and global performance. Today more than ever, Montpellier Business School stands out for its strong convictions: we believe that diversity in all its forms is a richness and a strength for society as well as for businesses. We are strongly convinced that the sustainable success of any company depends on its economic, social and environmental performance. We believe in an inclusive world where all talents can express their full potential regardless of social, cultural or geographical background, gender or sexual orientation. We believe that being part of this diverse community is a source of strength for each of its members. This is why Montpellier Business School brings together students from all social classes and from nearly 80 countries. We believe that the greatest challenge for companies will be the sustainable, socially responsible and eco-responsible transformation of their strategy. This is why CSR and sustainable development issues are at the heart of our research activities and are covered in all of our programmes. This unique approach focuses on training managers and entrepreneurs with the ability to steer the financial, social, societal and environmental performance of their company. When you choose Montpellier Business School, you decide to become a socially responsible manager in a fast-changing world. Bruno Ducasse Dean of Montpellier Business School.


The School of Business and Economics started as the Department of Accounting in the year 2000 with 40 students and offered Certificate and Diploma courses in accounting, Business management, secretarial studies, sales and marketing and information technology. These were professional courses that lasted 3-6 months and were not sustainable. This led the department to develop and mount long term courses which included a diploma in Business Administration and Diploma in Banking and Finance amongst others.
Then the students performed exemplary in the national and international examinations which in turn translated to attracting many students. In the year 2004, Thika Institute of Technology, formally Thika School of management studies, which housed the department of Accounting entered into collaboration with Jomo Kenyatta University of Technology to offer degree programs. And this bore the Bachelor of Commerce Course.




The Namibia Business School (NBS) was established in response to the needs of the Namibian market. In 1999, the Founding Vice-Chancellor of the University of Namibia, Prof. Peter Katjavivi, assisted by the former head of the Economics Department, Prof. Mohammed El Toukhy, joined forces with the FNB Foundation and entered into a collaboration agreement with the Maastricht School of Management in the Netherlands to offer an Executive MBA Programme at UNAM. Since the inception of the programme in 2000, more than 175 students have graduated with diplomas and Master’s Degrees in Business Administration (MBA). FNB Foundation, under the leadership of the late Lazarus Ipangelwa, had the vision and commitment to support the programme financially. This commitment from NBS has continued up to this day and has translated into FNB being one of the Founders of NBS.
A number of individuals played a crucial role in overseeing the UNAM/MsM MBA Programme and nurturing the idea of establishing a full-fledged business school. Their tireless efforts made the establishment of NBS bear fruit. These individuals are Prof. Peter H Katjavivi, Prof. M M El Toukhy, Mr D R Norval, Mr A Aochamub and Ms Y M Yon.


Nelson Mandela University Business School offers formal graduate programmes, customised learning & in-house training, executive education, and research and business consultation services.
Nelson Mandela University Business School was founded in 2005 as the youngest business school in Southern Africa. Our international head office and main campus is situated in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Our Business School is a business school of choice, alive to its context, and a thought leader in management and leadership development for tomorrow.