Wits Business School
Who We Are
Wits Business School (WBS) is well reputed for providing its students with a solid, relevant and globally benchmarked business education. The school is entirely postgraduate in nature, but offers an extensive range of certificates and executive programmes. WBS also specializes in the design and delivery of in-company programmes, whereby it partners with the client organisation to develop management capacity.
The WBS MBA is the flagship academic programme and is accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA). Students who are looking for a more specialist Masters qualification can choose from one of the following specialised topics:
• Master of Management in Finance and Investment (MMFI)
• Master of Management in Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation (MMENVC)
• Master of Management by Research (MMR)
• Master of Management in Business and Executive Coaching (MMBEC)
• Master of Management in Innovation Studies (MMIS)
• Master of Management in Strategic Marketing (new offering)
Executive Education offers a wide variety of attendance and certificate programmes. These range from Finance for non-Financial Mangers, the New Managers Programme (NMP) and the popular Management Advancement Programme (MAP), all the way to the prestigious International Executive Development Programme (IEDP) which is taught in partnership with London Business School.
When it comes to customisation, in-company programmes, the Leadership Development Centre will design and customise a leadership development programme that is relevant and industry specific, based on best practice; thereby offering the client an excellent return on investment.
| Contact Details |
| Rutendo Nxumalo |
| 2 St David's Place |
| Parktown |
| Johannesburg |
| +27 (0)11 717 3627 |
WBS voted Top Business School
WBS was voted one of the top three business schools in South Africa in the Eduniversal Worldwide Business School Ranking 2011. It came out as the highest-ranked business school in Gauteng and first in the Four Palmes league as a top business school. There were 19 South African schools ranked in five subdivisions - the top being the Five Palmes league and the lowest One Palme.
The Eduniversal ranking is a barometer of internationally recognized business schools as voted by university deans. From December 2010 to March 2011, deans and directors of the 1 000 best academic institutions participate in the Deans Vote survey that considers business schools in 153 countries.
To view the entire list rankings, visit Eduniversal rankings.
WBS awarded silver arrow in PMR.Africa 2011 ranking
WBS achieved third place in the 2011 PMR.africa rankings - a survey conducted among employers of MBA graduates in South Africa. The survey was based on interviews with human resources directors and managers of listed and large companies, government departments and state-owned enterprises that employ MBA/MBL graduates. Based on this, WBS obtained a mean score of 8.1 out of 10 and received the Silver Arrow award.
The respondents (employers) rated MBA/MBL graduates and students in the workplace, representing accredited business schools across 19 attributes. WBS received Arrow recognitions for excelling in the following areas: academic knowledge, ethical business conduct, financial management, international perspective, leadership skills/abilities and strategic management.
To download the official PMR.africa Business School Rankings for 2011, click here.
Pica Award
Peta Krost Maunder won the Editor of The Year Award for Business to Business Magazines for the Wits Business School Journal at the prestigious PiCA Awards 2011 on 17 November.
Krost Maunder has been editing the WBS Journal for more than four years. This award is a major coup for the WBS Journal because it shows how the media industry recognises it for the quality publication that it is.
The WBS Journal mirrors the excellence in education and professionalism that is Wits Business School.
Press Room
WBS MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
28 Nov 2011
What is the work of the future and what skills and knowledge will people need to be successful? We at the Wits Business School (WBS) realise that we need to make all our programmes relevant to both managers and organisations. To do this we have commissioned a number of research projects to feed into our management development programmes design. Not only will the programmes be aligned with what businesses are looking for to help their staff perform better, but also what individuals need for career advancement. At WBS, we would like to align what we do to the real, everyday needs of both managers and organisations.
