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

Degree programmes

The University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) offers
MBA, Masters, MPhil and PhD programmes – all focused on the business development of management and leadership in South Africa.  Our contribution to knowledge comes from the extensive research on all aspects of management and business undertaken by our lecturers, PhD students and research centres. 

The USB offers an internationally accredited full-time MBA (1 year of lectures plus research report),
part-time MBA  (lectures over 2 years plus research report) and modular MBA (lectures over 3 years plus research report). 

Our MBA programme is aligned with international best practice and focuses on the development of
high-level leadership competencies which lead to organisational success in unstable environments.

The programme’s four phases cover the basic principles of management, functional and integrated management, management in context and finally a research report.  The core course includes general and financial management skills, marketing, human resources, information systems management as well as production, international and strategic management. 

Although a generalist approach is followed, there is ample opportunity for specialisation through a selection of electives.  We also have a strong research focus in order to contribute to new knowledge
and we believe in a high level of interaction between student and lecturer.

Because of the exchange rate favouring European and American students, these students will find that they can follow programmes of international standing at our School at extremely competitive prices.  The MBA fees are payable in ZAR (SA Rand) and the cost for 2004 is 11 000 Euro.
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International accreditations

• 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 is awarded 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.