Ashesi University has embarked on a mission to fundamentally change Africa. In this new video from PBS NewsHour, President Patrick Awuah shares how Ashesi is working to achieve its goal by educating students guided by the principles of ethical leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship. “We need a lot of innovation. We need people who are trained… Read more >
GBSN mobilized 20 years ago with a clear focusāto elevate emerging markets by increasing human capacity to manage resources and productively lead teams. A portfolio of successful projects evolved into GBSNās current network of impact-minded business schools, businesses, NGOs, and governments. The network is enthusiastically committed to the future success of the developing world and… Read more >
Eligibility The Victoria Forum Essay Challenge is open to all students who are enrolled at least part-time at a nationally accredited university. Official verification will be requested for the top 10 entries. All authors must register and accept the terms of the contest prior to submitting final essays. For essays with multiple authors, a least… Read more >
Eligibility The Africa Business Concept Challenge is open to all institutions of learning, training and development on the African continent. Student teams must consist of two to five members, where at least two must be enrolled at an African institution at the time of the competition. Interdisciplinary teams are encouraged. Each participating team must have a mentor… Read more >
GBSN will host a competition, most likely virtually, in conjunction with Hanken School of Economics as one of three connected initiatives that will culminate in a virtual program in November. The Student Competition aims to engage business students in an interdisciplinary, team-oriented interactive, digital learning environment in order to solve a problem within their local… Read more >
Finance, Cybersecurity & Risk Management in the Developing World A group of faculty from the Chandaria School of Business at USIU in Nairobi, Kenya is currently working on producing the cases. Case topic: Bank Management, Cybersecurity & Risk Management in the developing world Background GBSN and the SWIFT Institute are partnering to develop 3 case studies… Read more >
The Global Business School Network (GBSN) launched in 2003 as a program of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) at the World Bank. The impetus: vast amounts of money, resources, and human potential go to waste due to poor management. It was not just money that emerging markets needed also but human capacity to effectively manage… Read more >
Employment Opportunity OVERALL JOB PURPOSE FSD Africa seeking climate finance principal. ThisĀ Principal, Innovative Climate FinanceĀ role will lead the innovative green and climate finance interventions, with focus on catalysing, supporting innovation and scale up of green and climate finance transactions across Africa. The Principal, Innovative Climate Finance will have an opportunity to influence strategy and develop… Read more >
Welcome to the 2nd Africa Business Concept Challenge, sponsored by AACSB and Thunderbird Africa Center of Excellence, and supported by Peaqs, Association of African Business Schools, Stanford Seed and em lyon business school. We look forward to welcoming the 2022 Cohort of student teams from institutions across Africa. This event officially kicks off the 2nd… Read more >
