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Other name | GIBS Business School |
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| Type | Business school |
| Established | 2000 |
| Accreditation | Triple Crown Accreditation: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Association of MBAs (AMBA), and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) |
| Dean | Professor Morris Mthombeni |
| Students | 10,500 academic alumni |
| Location | , South Africa 26°07′46″S28°02′47″E / 26.1294°S 28.0464°E /-26.1294; 28.0464 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Dark blue |
| Affiliations | University of Pretoria |
| Website | www |
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The Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) is the business school for theUniversity of Pretoria, and it is situated in Illovo,Johannesburg, South Africa. GIBS is Triple Crown accredited, holding EQUIS accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), the Association of MBAs (AMBA), and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The School also holds regional accreditation from the Association of African Business Schools (AABS) and accreditation from the South African Council on Higher Education (CHE). GIBS is a member of the South African Business Schools Association (SABSA) and Global Business School Network (GBSN). GIBS is a United Nations Principles for Responsible Management (PRME) Champion and is an affiliate of the Central and East European Management Development Association (CEEMAN).
GIBS offers programmess including theMasters in Business Administration (MBA), Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration with a specialisation in General Management (PGDip) Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PDBA), MPhils specialising in Corporate Strategy, Change Leadership, Leading New Economies, Evidence Based Management and Doctor of Business Administration (DBA/PHD).[1] In 2012, the GIBS DBA became the first South African doctoral programme in business to receive international accreditation from AMBA.[2] GIBS also offers various executive programmes: short courses, executive-level program like the Global Executive Development and General Management Programme, and company-specific programs. Extended programmes are longer certificate programmes and include the Social Entrepreneurship Programme, Leading Women Programme, and Nexus Leadership Programme.
GIBS was established in January 2000 following a contribution bySir Donald Gordon, the founder ofLiberty Life andLiberty International, and a major investment by the University of Pretoria following discussions that started in 1998.[3][4] The business school follows on the university's Graduate School of Management's long tradition ofMBA tuition. Founded in 1949,[5] the GSM MBA was the first MBA program to be launched outside of North America.[6] The GSM, as of January 2008, was formally replaced by the Gordon Institute of Business Science.[7]
GIBS is situated in agreenfield campus onIllovo Boulevard, a mixed-use commercial node between the suburbs ofRosebank andSandton in Johannesburg,[8] with a satellite inner city campus on Pritchard Street.[9] Accommodation is provided on the Illovo campus by the on-campus Illovo Hotel. The Illovo campus is served by theRosebank Gautrain station, with a nearby Gautrain bus stop and the inner city campus by theJohannesburg Park Station.[citation needed]
Sir Donald Gordon (24 June 1930 – 21 November 2019) was a South African businessman andphilanthropist. He was educated atKing Edward VII School inJohannesburg[10] before doing his articles to be aChartered Accountant at the firmKessel Feinstein (nowGrant Thornton).[10] He founded theLiberty Life Association of Africa in 1957,[11] out of which he formedTransatlantic Insurance Holdings plc, nowLiberty International (a property portfolio of £6.2 billion (2009)) andLiberty Holdings Limited (total assets of R449 billion (2011)).[11] He was a co-founder of the British companyAbbey Life. In June 2005, he was awarded a British knighthood in recognition of his services to the arts and business.[11]
| Financial Times World Ranking | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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| Executive MBA[12] | - | - | - | - | 67 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 87 | 74 | 87 | 67 | 82 | - | ||
| Executive Education Customised[13] | 49 | 51 | 31 | 38 | - | 42 | - | 53 | 53 | 45 | 41 | 51 | 45 | 60 | - | |
| Executive Education Open[12] | 38 | 38 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 47 | - | 42 | 48 | 46 | 52 | 45 | 38 | 32 | - |
In 2021, the school had 35 permanent faculty members, 29 adjunct faculty members, 11 international faculty members, 8 extraordinary professors, and 1 honorary professor (80% of faculty members hold a doctorate[12]). Past and present faculty members includeGill Marcus (ninth Governor of theSouth African Reserve Bank) and Nick Binedell.
Company-specific programs clients include Standard Bank, Anglo American PLC, ABSA, SABMiller, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the South African National Treasury. The company-specific programs have been delivered in 22 countries and include certificates in senior management development, wealth management, middle management development as well as its foundation management development.[14]
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