For Event: AABS South African Business Schools Study Visit 2011-04-11
Publish date: 2011-06-01

AABS South African Business Schools Study Visit

The Association of African Business School hosted their Deans Study Visit together with an annual memebers meeting and conference on "Responsible management in Africa". The events where hosted at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, WIts Business School, University of Stellenbosch Business School and the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) and 18 Deans and Directors attended the Deans Study Visit. We hope you will enjoy the presentations, photo's and feedbacks from the Deans and Directors that follows:

1. Slides presented at the Gordon Institute of Business

 Science:

a. Download Sharon Clarke presentation

b. Download Anthony Prangley presentation

 

2. Slides presented at Wits Business School:

a. Download Viveka Christierson presentation

b. Download Mark Peters presentation

c. Download Kerrin Myles presentation

d. Download Claire Beswick presentation

e. Download Geoff Heald presentation

f. Download Charisse Drobis presentation

g. Download Gillian Marcelle presentation

 

3. Deans' Photos

 

AABS South African Business Schools Study Visit

 

 

4. Feedback from the Deans and Directors

a. "The Business schools study visit was a phenomenal experience. I was certainly exposed to the best business school practices in South Africa. The coordination was excellent, the business schools visited were the best in Africa and the presenters were world class. The group discussions, networking sessions and observation sessions were stimulating and certainly made me reflect on our current business school practices. Based on a number of lessons learnt from the visit, a strategic plan to implement new/improved teaching and learning practices is currently underway."

b. "I consider the AABS South African Business Schools Study Visit extremely beneficial as was the case with previous study visits organized by AABS. Apart from the networking opportunities provided which was great, the visit was extremely useful especially in understanding the strategy of the schools and how the various functions within the respective schools support the strategy. One of the things that impressed me most was the high quality of non-faculty professionals in charge of the various functions in the respective schools. While this may be familiar, it was no less impressive and very enlightening especially for a number of participants who come from business schools that are very much part of the university and in which key roles are managed by academic staff.

c. "The study visit was highly revealing and rewarding. For me in particular, it gave me an opportunity to see the workings of Business Schools in South Africa. Each of the schools visited has sits unique selling points laced with innovative and dynamic academic programmes and resourceful Centres.

It is observed that the Schools are being guided by their vision and mission statements. The infrastructure, teaching, processes and human resources have been carefully programmed to optimize the leaning experience. It is important to note that the Schools are also conscious of their rankings, both within South Africa and the World in general. I believe this is propelling them to improve on their delivery Above all, I am delighted by the warmth and pleasant nature of AABS personnel, as a well as the African touches demonstrated by the hosting institutions while the visit lasted."

 

Dr. K.O. Osotimehin, Coordinator, Executive MBA Programme,Obafemi Awolowo University,

Ile-Ife, NIGERIA.