SABMiller Kickstart

NMMU Business School supported the SABMiller Kickstart programme, a poverty alleviation programme and platform to stimulate sustainable enterprise development. KickStart promotes business awareness through training, supplying grants as start-up capital and providing post-training mentorship and assistance during the setting-up phase of the business for individuals from historically disadvantaged communities.  Winners of the business plan competition won vouchers to attend executive education courses at the NMMU Business School.

National Debate on “Fracking”

The NMMU Business School hosted a very successful national debate on ‘hydro fracking’ in the Karoo through its Strategic Conversations platform, which attracted significant media attention including SABC News, e.News and a Johannesburg-based independent film crew filming a documentary on the aforementioned issue.  To see the highlights package of the debate click here.       

International lean practice guru runs masterclass at Business School

John Bicheno (University of Wales) visited Prof K Pieterse and the Graduate School during November and December 2011.  Bicheno presented a Master Class on Lean A3 Problem Solving to more than 20 members of the Lean Interest Group as well as a two-day Lean Workshop to more than 30 delegates.  Several simulations and case studies were presented and discussed.  Response was very positive and several people asked the School to run regular events on lean business practices. 

NMMU Business School programme has high impact at SABCO

The Leadership Academy has designed, developed and presented a new customised Management Talent Development Programme (MTDP) for Coca-Cola/SABCO.  SABCO delegates from 11 African and Asian countries attended the course, which was very successful.  Feedback received by the Business School included:

Leadership Academy continues impressive expansion in 2011

According to preliminary figures from the NMMU Finance Department, the NMMU Business School’s Leadership Academy increased its sales turnover 23% in 2011, despite tough trading conditions.  Leadership Academy sales turnover has increased at a 39% compounded annual rate during the last three years.

New Finweek MBAconnect.net Survey ranks MBA among the best

The NMMU Business School ranked highly among all MBA programmes in South Africa in several important categories in the recent Finweek MBAconnect.net MBA Life Impact Survey 2012.  The School ranked among the top 3 business schools in 17 categories.  The NMMU MBA was ranked #1 on attainment of business knowledge, changing the outlook of students, career advancement and alumni reports that they made the right choice to do an MBA.  Some current NMMU MBA students’ comments in the r

MBA Class Exceeds 100 for the 1st Time

The 2012 academic year symbolises growth for the NMMU Business School, having admitted its largest ever class to the MBA programme and growing 69% over the last year. The Business School received a total of 1 616 enquiries throughout the application season, converting 329 of these enquiries into actual applications (286 MBA + 43 BBA/ABP).

2012 Financial Mail MBA Survey - Call for Participation from all current NMMU MBA students & Alumni

Dear MBA Alumni

The NMMU Business School is going from strength to strength and is positioned as one of the best business schools in South Africa. We have our MBA alumni and current students to thank for much of the prestige and status we enjoy. The NMMU Business School has been invited to participate in the Financial Mail and Markinor 2012 MBA survey.

Survey Focus

NMMU Business School Welcomes 2012 MBA, BBA and ABP First Year Students at Annual Team Building Event

The 7th of February 2012 marked the day on which all first year MBA, BBA and ABP students would have to don their finest sneakers and workout gear to compete in their groups for the annual first year Team Building event, hosted at the NMMU Second Avenue Campus soccer fields.

Business School and NMMU Hosts National Debate "Strategic Coversations: Fracking in the Karoo"

Port Elizabeth - Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and NMMU Business School hosted and facilitated South Africa's first national debate around hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" in the Karoo on Tuesday evening, 22 November 2011 in Port Elizabeth.