I had the pleasure of attending the 12th African Association of Business Schools (AABS) Conference in mid-May at the American University in Cairo (AUC). This year’s AABS conference convened close to 80 participants to contribute and reflect on the theme of “African Business Schools: Advocates for Better Business.” Amidst the growing confusion, uncertainty and tension… Read more >
KEY STAKEHOLDERS FROM GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR, ACADEMIA AND CIVIL SOCIETY DISCUSSED LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT NAIROBI, KENYA Ð On Wednesday morning stakeholders from academia, conservancies, foundations, business and government convened for an exclusive roundtable to address the management and leadership skills gaps in the… Read more >
Amédée Prouvost, the Director of Operational Risk at The World Bank Group, has been appointed to the GBSN Board of Directors. Since joining the World Bank, he has served as Senior Adviser to the Group CFO, Director for Risk Management & CFO of MIGA (the political risk insurance arm of the Group), Finance Manager for… Read more >
The Global Business School Network welcomes two new member schools: The Ghana Institute of Management and Public and Administration (GIMPA) in Ghana and the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) in Kyrgyzstan taking the network to 73 schools in 36 countries. These two schools become the first GBSN members from Ghana and Kyrgyzstan. GBSN looks… Read more >
The Global Business School Network welcomes Kardan University’s admittance as its newest member school. Kardan University is the first member school from Afghanistan, taking our network to 74 members in 37 countries. GBSN continues to the expand its global network and looks forward to engaging Kardan University in various network activities with the aim to… Read more >
GBSN is pleased to welcome Mouhamed Moustapha Dieye, Academic Director of the ISM Group Dakar, to the GBSN Academic Advisory Board.Mouhamed Moustapha DIEYE Academic Director ISM Group Dakar Senegal Mouhamed Moustapha DIEYE holds a Ph.D. in Socio-Anthropology, a Ph.D. in Sociology and a Master of Philosophy from the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar. He… Read more >
An hour’s flight from Nigeria’s capital, Yola is close to Boko Haram insurgent territory. Atiku Abubakar, a wealthy businessman and former Vice President of Nigeria, is the American University of Nigeria’s founder and main funder. The University adheres to the strictest American academic standards. Many students receive scholarships. AUN facilities are as spick-and-span as a… Read more >
GBSN is pleased to welcome two new members to the Advisory Board, Edwin Paxon, Chief Counsel & Global Lead Counsel for Manufacturing & Chemicals at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Amedee Prouvost, Director, Operational Risk at the World Bank. Edwin Paxon Chief Counsel & Global Lead Counsel for Manufacturing & Chemicals International Finance Corporation… Read more >
In late October of 2008, almost 8 years ago exactly I started a new job at GBSN. I was hired to work on a recently awarded initiative to start a new business school in Karachi, Pakistan under a two year contract. At this point it was just a dream of a group of businessmen in… Read more >
[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]This blog was written by Austin Okere a prominent speaker at the GBSN/EFMD Joint Conference in Ghana. Austin is the Founder of CWG Plc, the largest Systems Integration Company in Sub-Saharan Africa & Entrepreneur in Residence at… Read more >
