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Preparing a new generation of leaders

The University of Stellenbosch Business School has two international accreditations EQUIS and AMBA. The USB has been rated in the A category for business schools with major international influence by Eduniversal – a Paris-based ratings organisation. And the Aspen Institute in the USA has ranked the USB on its Beyond Grey Pinstripes Top Global 100 Schools list for promoting social and environmental sustainability.

Stellenbosch University, according to its Rector and Vice-Chancellor, believes the University should be a centre of hope for Africa. The USB is building its academic framework on this Pedagogy of Hope.

The USB provides tomorrow's business leaders with world-class qualifications that will serve them well in South Africa, the rest of Africa, and the world. The USB places emphasis on leadership development, which forms a core theme in all its academic programmes.

Portfolio of programmes

• MBA
• Master's in Development Finance
• MPhil in Management Coaching
• PhD
• MPhil in Futures Studies
• Executive education

International cooperation

Through its EQUIS and AMBA accreditations, the USB has ensured its place in the global network of top business schools. The school's partnership agreements with over 65 top schools in the UK, Europe, Australia, South America, the USA and Asia ensure regular student and faculty exchanges, both inbound and outbound international study programmes and tours, and more.

Thought leadership and research

Thought leadership and research are primary strategic objectives of the USB. Research is delivered by USB faculty, by PhD, MBA and other Master's students, and by the USB's research centres. This new knowledge is shared through three state-subsidised, peer-reviewed internationally acknowledged academic journals: South African Journal of Business Management, Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics, and The Investment Analysts Journal, as well as the USB's monthly Leader's Angle talks, the magazine USB Agenda, and the publication for managers, USB Leaders' Lab.

Engagement with the corporate world

Prominent international and local organisational leaders serve on the USB's Advisory Board. Corporates sponsor bursaries and support the school's social investment programmes. The executive development arm of the school delivers in-company programmes in South Africa and beyond its borders.

Engagement with alumni

The USB is extremely proud of its many graduates who have excelled to become admired leaders all over the world. The USB's alumni play an active part in the School's activities through the USB Alumni Association. Alumni initiated the Annual Gala Dinner to raise funds for the USB Future Fund.

More about us

The hilltop campus of the USB is situated in Bellville, about halfway between Cape Town's central business district and the town of Stellenbosch – home of the USB's mother institution, Stellenbosch University.

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