LBS Concludes International Executive MBA Week with Graduation Ceremony
The Lagos Business School, recently recorded another milestone celebrating the accomplishment of participants in its inaugural International Executive MBA Week held at the school.
The International Executive MBA Week with the theme ‘Playing to Win in Africa: Exploring Business Opportunities in Nigeria’, which held from September 10-14, is a cultural immersion programme to expose executive MBA students and alumni from global partner institutions to the values and business environment in Nigeria and Africa while building their personal and business thinking agility through immersive experiences.
The five-day programme helped to prepare participants for greater business opportunities, enabling them to manage business across borders and to face higher leadership responsibilities after their MBA programmes. They visited strategic locations that represent growing markets and entrepreneurship hubs in Lagos such as Balogun Business Association Market, Computer Village, Eko Atlantic, among others. They were hosted to networking events with CEOs, selected LBS alumni and students to enhance cultural immersions.
The International Executive MBA Week programme was built around strategies for managing business in a complex or turbulent environment; using innovation to cope with uncertainty.
According to the Academic Director, International EMBA, LBS, Dr. Uchenna Uzo, “the programme content explored the most promis- ing aspects of the country’s potential. Participants were equipped with knowledge to: understand growing market opportunities, spot where the action is, and what it takes to invest and improve intercultural exchange among people interested in investing in Africa.”
The highlight of the week was an investment challenge, a Dragon’s Den contest, where participants were required to use the knowledge gained during the programme to develop an action plan for investing in any of the identified growing markets. A panel of industry leaders in consulting, real estate and technology and business integration judged the keenly contested challenge.
“The International Executive MBA Week aligns with the school’s missional imperative to be the leading business school with the greatest impact on the knowledge and practice of management and business in Africa,” he added.
LBS offers academic programmes, executive programmes and short courses (customised to specific company needs, as well as open-enrolment courses) in management education. Its offerings have been 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 accreditation and ranking institutions. Besides the quality bar set of world-standards, LBS programmes also stand out because of the emphasis on professional ethics and service to the community.