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New ranking places the University of Cape Town’s MBA #7 in the world
The UCT Graduate School of Business’s MBA has ranked #7 globally and #1 in Africa in the 2024 Corporate Knights Better World MBA ranking. This recognition highlights the UCT GSB’s focus on sustainability, complex problem solving, and navigating uncertainty — a growing priority for employers and prospective students alike. With an emphasis on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the UCT GSB’s MBA prepares future leaders to drive meaningful change in a world where impact-driven business is essential.
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UCT GSB Highlights in 2023
This year has been an exceptional year for the UCT GSB. This article highlights some of the moments that were greatly celebrated.
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Annual Alumni Reunion Weekend to delve into how leaders are responding to global challenges with a multidisciplined approach
Join the UCT GSB 2021 Alumni Reunion Weekend in October to hear expert speakers discuss how to remain relevant while navigating uncertainty under the theme Knowledge Across Disciplines.
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Jagger Library Reading Room: Looking back and looking forward — a personal view
Mary Lister, Librarian at the UCT GSB reflects on the devastating fire that gutted parts of the UCT Library on Upper Campus towards the end of April and explains how people can get involved if they want to help.
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From the Director: hope, leadership and gratitude at the GSB
Members of our GSB community–many of who are graduates of our programmes–played a special role in providing leadership and help to guide the University through one of its most difficult moments.
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UCT’s MBA programme flies the flag for Africa in top global ranking
The UCT GSB remains the only school on the continent to make the prestigious Financial Times 2021 ranking of full-time MBA programmes.
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The future of business, business schools and the economy
UCT GSB Director, Dr Catherine Duggan, shares her thoughts on the future of business education and how to prepare students for an increasingly complex world.
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Big ambitions to drive financial inclusion in Africa
UCT GSB alumna Fadzai Chitiyo-Kunaka has just started a new position with the National Treasury as a short-term consultant for The World Bank — while also coming to grips with motherhood following the birth of her firstborn, a baby daughter, only four months ago.
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UCT the only Financial Times ranked MBA school in Africa
The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) is the only business school in Africa to feature in the prestigious Financial Times Rankings for its ground-breaking Executive MBA programme.
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Thuli Madonsela and Vusi Thembekwayo to join UCT GSB annual Alumni Reunion weekend
In keeping with the times, the UCT Graduate School of Business’ 2020 Alumni Reunion weekend will be hosted online and will explore how connecting the world digitally during the COVID-19 pandemic has affected us as business leaders - and as people.
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2019 Year in review
The 2019 edition focuses on how the UCT GSB continues to grow as a leading business school in Africa through its programmes, faculty, specialised units as well as physical structure.
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2018 Year in Review
The UCT GSB had a tremendous 2018 — so successful, in fact, that it was impossible to include all our achievements into the inaugural edition of the UCT GSB’s annual Year in Review.
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About the UCT GSB Year in Review
The UCT GSB Year in Review publication provides an overview of all the school’s highlights and achievements.
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UCT GSB announces new leadership roles
The UCT GSB has introduced two new roles to bolster the school’s management structures, whilst streamlining its research and academic activities.
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UCT GSB teaching case study on medical technology company, Biotronik, wins top international award
Researchers from the UCT GSB have once again taken top honours in a prestigious international case writing competition, for a new teaching case on the challenges of remaining competitive and profitable without compromising on quality in the SA cardiac device industry.
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Gender diversity in SA has a long way to go
Award-winning chartered accountant and UCT GSB EMBA alumna, Cheryl-Jane Kujenga is vocal about transformation and gender diversity in the workplace - and why we need more women at the top.
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The dearth of mentorship is a major fault line in SA education
UCT GSB PGDip alumnus, Bianca Rousseau, had a few more bumps in the road than most when trying to earn herself a professional qualification; but when she did, she came up with a formula for success that is founded on the principle of mentorship.
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Building a new global understanding of African business — on African terms
The UCT GSB's new director, Dr Catherine Duggan, has often been asked why she wants to work in Africa — it's a question this award-winning lecturer and former Harvard academic just loves to answer.
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New director wants UCT GSB to ‘seize the opportunity to lead in Africa’
Dr Catherine Duggan, formerly the vice dean for strategy and research at the African Leadership University (ALU) in Rwanda and member of faculty at Harvard Business School, has been appointed as the new director of the UCT GSB.
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Women in Business conference set to break new ground in 2020
For the first time in its 21-year history, the UCT GSB's popular annual Women in Business conference, focused on addressing inclusion, access, and equality in the workplace, will take place online.
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UCT GSB Executive MBA ranked in global top 50 for 2nd year in row
The UCT GSB has sealed its reputation as one of Africa’s top business schools with the news that its Executive MBA has moved up to 45th in the world on the prestigious 2020 QS ranking of Executive MBAs.
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Dr Solange Rosa to lead the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
New director cites community across boundaries, a fairer world, communal inspired action, access to opportunities, radical collaboration, kindness, social justice, and aligned interests as key to forging a fresh vision for the next decade.
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International quality stamp puts UCT GSB in top 5% of business schools worldwide
The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) has been reaccredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), one of only 5% of business schools worldwide to achieve this prestigious mark of quality
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Latest updates from UCT
UCT is taking the possible threat of infection in our community extremely seriously. This page will be updated regularly with the latest information relating to COVID-19.
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The future of management education: what students say
Shivani Ghai, MBA candidate at the UCT GSB, spoke to Jeremy van Wyk about responsible management education and what students want from management education today.
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UCT Graduate School of Business is number one in South Africa
Latest ranking of customised programmes from the Financial Times shows the University Cape Town Graduate School of Business is leading in South Africa.
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Programme to connect future SA leaders to global conversation in a post COVID-19 world
The CEMS global network of 32 existing academic members (leading business schools), 70 corporate partners (multinational companies) and seven social partners (NGOs), is dedicated to educating and preparing future generations of international business leaders, through the top ranked CEMS Master in International Management (MIM).
This one-year Master’s programme, opened registrations on 1 May 2020, for its first intake in South Africa in September 2021, prepares young leaders to contribute to a more open, sustainable and inclusive world.
Life after lockdown: Welcome to physical distancing and the contactless economy
When lockdown ends, it is likely that people are going to want to have safe spaces to meet up in and have fun. What can visitor attractions do now to make sure they are ready?
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Resources for information related to COVID-19
COVID-19 ("Coronavirus") Information and Resources
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MBA team wins security analysis live pitch competition
A UCT GSB team of MBAs exhibited world-class nerves and experience, edging out teams from Singapore, China and Brazil to take first place in a virtual competition hosted by Yale School of Management.
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From vet to visionary financial thinker - Susan de Witt (MBA)
MBA alumna Dr Susan de Witt is making a name for herself in an innovative area of impact investing, which has the radical potential of raising much-needed finance while also driving social and environmental benefits in Africa.
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A tribute to Bob Boland (Founding Director of the UCT GSB from 1966-1972)
Dr Robert (‘Bob’) Boland was the ultimate role-model for lifelong learning, described by MBA graduates from the late 1960s as "a multiplier of talent who made a real difference to the lives of so many people."
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Leveraging education and entrepreneurship to solve SA’s challenges
Recently named as a 2020 Influential Leader by the AACSB, Chris Hosken believes there is a “ton of meaningful work to be done” in South Africa — and he is determined to give entrepreneurs the support they need to do it.
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Four reasons why MBAs love international case competitions
International competitions have become a core feature of many top business school programmes. And students are lining up to take part — not just because there is prize money to be won — but because the experience provides the perfect complement to what they learn in the classroom.
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Africa's first win at top international business school competition
The UCT Graduate School of Business in Cape Town has garnered another international accolade in becoming the first African business school to win the 39th annual John Molson MBA International Case Competition, often referred to as “MBA Olympics”
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Where some see problems, he sees solutions - Jitendra Mishra (MBA)
UCT GSB MBA alumnus, Jitendra Mishra, believes there is a bright future for mining in Africa. Despite challenges in the sector, he thinks more advanced technologies and processes will revitalise the industry.
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UCT GSB recognised as a global leader in ethical business education
The UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) is the only business school in Africa to feature in the 2019 Corporate Knights Better World MBA Ranking.
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GSB case study wins top international award
Researchers from the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) have taken top honours in a prestigious international case writing competition, for their teaching case on the marketing challenges and opportunities SMEs encounter when taking their product global.
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Widening access to financial services
UCT GSB MBA alumna, Philisiwe Precious Nduli, named as one of the Top 200 Young South Africans by the Mail & Guardian in 2018, is passionate about widening access to financial services — and ensuring that those services make the world a better place.
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