The University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) has been moved up to 52nd place in the world by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Executive MBA Ranking 2021. Out of 176 EMBA accredited programmes from around the world, the GIBS MBA ranked in the top 29.5% globally.
News from GBSN
‘Maryland Business Adapts’ Examines, Celebrates Exporters’ Pandemic Resilience
Learn about the Maryland Business Adapts event held at the Smith School’s Center for Global Business in June.
University of Cape Town’s Executive MBA Program Remains #1 in Africa
The UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) has once again been ranked top in Africa for its Executive MBA program according to the QS Global EMBA Rankings for 2021.
Innovative and mission-oriented financing of renewable energy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A review and conceptual framework
Notwithstanding the high levels of renewable energy resources across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), modern energy use based on these abundant natural resources remains negligible. Furthermore, the current electrification rates and reliability of available power supply in the region have consistently remained significantly lower than the global average over the last three decades. This article, published in Wires Energy and Environment, was written by Prof Ogundiran Soumonni and Prof Kalu Ojah from Wits Business School
Strengthening Disaster Resilience: The 2021 HUMLOG Challenge
Major hazards constantly threaten our communities, and climate change and population growth will only accelerate and exacerbate the threats. Yet, as these examples (and the Covid-19 pandemic) show, it is not easy to respond effectively and recover quickly from disasters. It is important to learn from our experiences, identify potential problems in advance, and develop and deploy workable solutions.
New Member Spotlight: Otago Business School, University of Otago, New Zealand
GBSN promotes the expertise and interests of our members by providing a platform to communicate news and open opportunities to global audiences and share how they are innovating in management education to the benefit of their colleagues around the world. The New Member Spotlight series serves as a way for new member schools to introduce themselves to the network.
New Member Spotlight: ESA Business School
GBSN promotes the expertise and interests of our members by providing a platform to communicate news and open opportunities to global audiences and share how they are innovating in management education to the benefit of their colleagues around the world. The New Member Spotlight series serves as a way for new member schools to introduce themselves to the network.
The Launch of the Demand Generation Alliance
We live in an age of transitioning consumer trends. We see shifts in demographics within our societies. We have particularly noticed a growing interest for the Sustainable development Goals (SDGs). Individuals and organisations wish to counter concerns such as hunger, poverty or healthcare issues. The latest pandemic crisis has only further enhanced these trends over… Read more >
New Member Spotlight: Martin J. Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University
GBSN promotes the expertise and interests of our members by providing a platform to communicate news and open opportunities to global audiences and share how they are innovating in management education to the benefit of their colleagues around the world. The New Member Spotlight series serves as a way for new member schools to introduce themselves to the network.
The World After Covid-19
GBSN Chairman Soumitra Dutta explores the World after COVID-19.