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Our programmes equip leaders for fast-growing emerging markets and critical global challenges

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About Us

A distinctly African business school with a global reach

#1

University in Africa

50+

Years of academic excellence

23 000+

Alumni from 68 Countries

138+

Nationalities represented

47

Student exchange partners

70+

Corporate partnerships

Research Excellence

Case Writing: Claire Barnardo
Research designed for impact

Rigorous research and innovative teaching that informs the business world.

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Solution Space Philippi
Award-winning
cases

Excellent teaching case studies focused on African and emerging market challenges.

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Customised courses
A focus on sustainable development

Champion of the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME).

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WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY

Centres & Initiatives

World-leading centres that reflect our core, capabilities and areas of expertise

Specialised Centres
Allan Gray Centre
The Bertha Centre
Development Finance Centre
Solution Space
Initiatives
Case Writing Centre
Raymond Ackerman Academy
Power Futures Lab
Affiliations & Partnerships
Lean Institute Africa
Centre for Coaching

DrCatherin

Dr Catherine Duggan

UCT GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS DIRECTOR

"The UCT GSB is uniquely placed to lead some of the most important critical conversations about the future of business that are going on in Africa and around the world. 

Our faculty have tremendous expertise on issues such as social innovation, diversity and inequality, environmental sustainability, the role of business and society, and values-based leadership—very much including leadership under conditions of crisis and uncertainty."

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Ideas Exchange

 
Kosheek Sewchurran We need leaders and managers
Learning & Development

We need leaders and managers who have the skills and moral compass to build a just world

We need leaders and managers who have the skills and moral compass to build a just world

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Posted on 24 June 2021 by Kosheek Sewchurran
Solving South Africas Problems Media
Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Solving South Africa's problems from the inside out

To change the world, social innovators have to first change themselves, argue academics from the UCT GSB

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Posted on 21 June 2021 by UCT GSB Press Office
Beverly Shrand - Healthy workplaces are foundation
Management Fundamentals

Healthy workplaces are foundational for a healthy society

Business has a critical role to play in fostering diversity and inclusion and building healthier workplaces and societies in the wake of the crisis.

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Posted on 20 May 2021 by Beverly Shrand
Managers will need Media
Learning & Development

Managers will need a new mindset to lead in a technology-driven world

The 4th Industrial Revolution offers businesses new opportunities for growth and inclusivity - but it will be critical to invest in the essential capabilities of, especially, managers to cash in on this dividend

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Posted on 7 March 2019 by Mzoxolo Gulwa

UPCOMING EVENTS

 

Financial Modelling For Utility Tariff Setting Info Session

 04 August 2021
 14:30 (GMT+2)

Join us for an information webinar about the UCT Graduate School of Business Financial Modelling for Utility Tariff Setting Executive Education short course.

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CEMS MIM INFO SESSION WEBINAR

 04 August 2021
 16:30 (GMT+2)

An opportunity for prospective applicants to learn more about the school, the programme and the admissions process.

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MBA Info Session Webinar

 16 August 2021
 13:00 (GMT+2)

This webinar creates an opportunity for prospective applicants to learn more about the school, the programme and the admissions process.

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MPHIL Info Session Webinar

 18 August 2021
 17:30 (GMT+2)

This webinar creates an opportunity for prospective applicants to learn more about the school, the programme and the admissions process.

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22nd Annual Women in Business Conference 2021

 20 August 2021
 08:30 (GMT+2)

Coding heart into the economy: Turning empathy into innovation

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