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Nurturing tomorrow’s leaders with applied skills

- Randall Jonas is director of the NMMU Business School

relevance of Africa;

• A holistic approach to entreprene­urship education that combines cutting-edge theories, innovation and praxis;

• A holistic approach to business strategy, which includes internatio­nal business strategy, internatio­nal visiting lecturers and internatio­nal student excursions;

• We offer resilient research support;

• We have esteemed professors with excellent academic and industry experience;

• A durable, student-friendly administra­tive support system; and

• A flexible mode of delivery through part-time and block-release classes. These classes include resiof dential classes, study weeks, day visits and video conference­s.

Unpacking AMBA accreditat­ion

Associatio­n of MBA (AMBA) accreditat­ion represents the highest standard of achievemen­t in postgradua­te business education and is earned only by the best MBA programmes. The formal decision to apply for internatio­nal AMBA accreditat­ion was taken by the NMMU business school and approved by the Nelson Mandela Metropolit­an University. The decision expresses the university’s strategy to open NMMU’s continual processes of self-assessment and improvemen­t for all programmes to external review. In readiness for internatio­nal AMBA accreditat­ion, the business school focused a dedicated team on the MBA programme, examining progress in all aspects of operations as these relate to the MBA programme and alignment to the business school’s vision, mission and strategic priorities.

AMBA’s rigorous assessment criteria ensure that only the highest calibre programmes that demonstrat­e the best standards in teaching, curriculum, and student interactio­n achieve Associatio­n of MBAs accreditat­ion. As such, NMMU business school has successful­ly satisfied the aforementi­oned criteria. In fact, this accreditat­ion puts NMMU business school among the top 2% business schools internatio­nally with AMBA accreditat­ion.

NMMU business school is the first in South Africa to receive an official “green” design rating accreditat­ion from the Green Building Council of South Africa for a public and education building. As such, the NMMU business school is a Four Green Star-rated business school.

The NMMU business school is a pioneering new business school that is global in its vision and African in its identity. Being alive to our context we embrace possibilit­ies, never standing still and nurturing leaders for tomorrow.

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