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Top 10 Business Schools In Africa - 2023

A Platform where Business meets Humanity

Business schools play a significant role in nurturing future business leaders and equip them with certain skills through which the industry leaders are dynamically spearheading the corporate world today, whether by being a part of a business or launching a new one. While studying business related things at school or college, students gain some of the critical businessrelated skills. However, only a corresponding education and training can help to develop out of the box. Here on B Schools slips into the frame along with Programmes such as Bachelor’s, Master’s and MBA which offers numerous benefits and allow students to develop a significant amount of knowledge about the industry whilst also enhancing core business skills such as communication, time management and organisation. Moreover B Schools incorporate, accommodate, enable, stimulate and catalyze the innovation and entrepreneurship qualities for the sustainable development. These are the platforms where Business meets Humanity.

Africa as a Business Hub

Recently Africa has grown rapidly to become a business hub and attracting investors across the world and seeks diverse business opportunities. No one would ever understand these opportunities better than the numerous African entrepreneurs starting out every day and playing their individual roles to change the history of the continent. With mounting investments business has witnessed it’s greatest potential in the continent and students across the globe are coming over here to exploit the various educational opportunities to learn business administration. Owing to this, many international universities have grown in the region. There are Western business schools in Africa contributing to business development in the continent by providing adequate knowledge to young Africans. Also many local business schools are too putting in more resources to meet the world standards and many of these are supported by known elite universities around the world.

This issue of Higher Education Review talks about some of the professionally managed colleges in the country, which has been nurtured with best technical and professional infrastructure and assistance from efficient and skilled faculties ensuring delivery of quality higher education and research. This issue spotlights a list of ‘Top 10 B Schools in Africa – 2023’, the list has been crafted by a team of Industry veterans, CEOs, VCs and the CEO Insight editorial team.

Top 10 Business Schools In Africa - 2023

College

Location

Description

Association of African Business Schools Gauteng The institute supports graduate business schools through capacity building, collaboration and quality improvement programmes and focusing to help with building effective business schools in order to improve management education in African
Henley Business School Gauteng An internationally-quadruple-accredited, global business school and a progressive, purpose-driven business school to create thriving economies and better societies
NM-AIST's School of Business Studies and Humanities Arusha A platform where SETI meets business and humanities with the aim of solving societal and industrial challenges through responsive applied research and resources management
Rushmore Business School mauritius An business school proving to be a notch by offering customised training to address the challenge of adapting to an industry's needs
SA Business School Gauteng A SETA accredited training provider offering an array of quality training and executive courses, through three key academic options management development, learnerships and bespoke training development and delivery
South African Business Schools Association Gauteng An business schools association (SABSA) assists in creating an effective means of leveraging information, skills and expertise between business schools and assists to develop the business education sector in line with international standards
The African Business School Lusaka A corporate solutions provider providing bespoke solutions in leadership and management development and consulting services aimed at improving organizational performance
University of Port Harcourt Business School (UPBS) Nigeria An entirely autonomous institution offering a range of graduate and doctoral programs, designed to meet the diverse needs of students at all levels of their careers
West Africa Business School Lagos The foremost regional training and research institution for business, leadership and management education and redefining education management and organizational learning by democratizing knowledge and information that links business with intelligence
Wits Business School Gauteng The graduate school of business administration offers a variety of postgraduate academic programmes and executive education programmes as well as weekly public seminars