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University of Stellenbosch Business School South Africa

The USB's academic offering
The University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB), situated in Bellville near Cape Town, offers MBA, Master's, MPhil and PhD programmes.  We also offer shorter business programmes, seminars, workshops and consultation services.  Focusing on leadership competencies, we equip students with a thorough understanding of the unique demands of the South African as well as international business environment.

International accreditation
The USB was the first business school in Africa to receive an international EQUIS accreditation. The USB was also the first business school of a South African university to receive the international AMBA accreditation for its MBA programme. 

South African accreditation
The USB MBA is fully accredited by the Council on Higher Education. The USB is one of only six South African business schools offering an MBA with full accreditation.

As an internationally accredited business school with an internationally accredited MBA programme, the USB offers you the benefits of quality education focused on the development of management and leadership in South Africa. 

• Degree programmes
• International accreditations
• International networking
• High academic standing
• Shorter business learning programmes
• Consultation services
• State-of-the-art business information centre
• Career Centre

• Business school:   The USB was the first business school in Africa to receive an international EQUIS accreditation, awarded by the European Foundation for Management Development (efmd)  in Brussels.  This puts us in the company of 54 of the foremost business schools in the world. The efmd's criteria cover aspects such as academic content, services to students, management, and the depth of the school's relationship with the business community.
• MBA programme:   The USB is the first business school of a South African university to receive the international AMBA accreditation for its MBA programme (full-time, part-time and modular options).  This accreditation isawarded by the Association of MBAs in the UK.

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International networking
The USB's international accreditation has paved the way for  the formation of numerous partnerships with business schools in Europe, the UK and USA. Under the mantle of these partnerships the USB and international schools undertake joint projects and regularly exchange students and lecturers.  There has also been a marked upsurge in the number of international student groups joining USB programmes.These students mostly come from Europe and African countries, and the majority participate in the
full-time MBA programme.
Students can either complete part of their studies abroad or enrol for an entire course at the USB.
A USB MBA study tour is arranged every year. Individual exchanges can also be arranged. 
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High academic standing
The USB guarantees quality education aligned with international best practice.  Our programme curricula are regularly reviewed to ensure that they meet the expectations of participants and include the latest trends in management training.
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Shorter business learning programmes
USB Executive Development Limited (USB-ED), which manages all our non-degree business management programmes, follows an approach of moving alongside and staying in close contact with the corporate world. USB-ED customises programmes according to the specific needs of client companies. USB-ED forms partnerships with these companies and presents co-designed programmes on the companies'premises.  Current client companies include Sasol Mining, Nedcor, Anglo American, Toyota, Trans Hex and Sanlam.
Besides these popular in-house programmes, USB-ED has for many years presented a wide variety of public business management programmes, workshops and seminars not only on campus in Bellville, but also all over the country, as well as in Namibia.
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Consultation services
USB-ED offers the business community a fully-fledged consultation service on issues such as strategic management, leadership practices, organisational development, strategic marketing, corporate governance, the integration of business processes, and financial, HR and IT management.
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State-of-the-art business information centre
This high-tech information centre, known as USBI, has been designed according to the highest international standards in information services.  Contributing to the USB's standing as a business school of international repute, USBI provides immediate access to the global information arena via the latest electronic as well as printed databases, books, journals, newspapers and research reports. 
USBI also offers a multi-media electronic classroom, network points for notebooks, a cyber café and access to the information resources of various other local and international universities.
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Career Centre
The USB has launched a Career Centre to help its students and graduates find employment through a web-based placement service and provide client companies with a professional recruitment service.  This is in line with international trends and fulfils one of the requirements of the school's EQUIS accreditation.  The Career Centre already boasts blue-chip clients such as Sanlam, Spar, Impala Platinum, Mediclinic and UDV.

CONTACT

Physical Address
University of Stellenbosch Business School
Carl Cronjé Drive
Bellville
7530

Postal Address
University of Stellenbosch Business School
P O Box 610
Bellville
7535

Telephone
021 918 4243
+27 21 918 4243 (international)

Fax
021 918 4468
+27 21 918 4468 (International)

E-mail: usbcom@belpark.sun.ac.za

Website: www.usb.sun.ac.za

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