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Learning & Development

UCT GSB secures dual ranking in Financial Times Executive Education 2026 - open and customised programmes both recognised globally

UCT GSB has been included in both Financial Times Executive Education 2026 rankings, with its open-enrolment programmes placed 71st globally and its customised programmes placed 86th globally.

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Posted on 18 May 2026 by UCT GSB Press Office
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Leadership & Ethics

Five Minutes with Faculty Assoc Prof Caitlin Ferreira

Assoc Prof Caitlin Ferreira, Modular MBA Programme Director at the UCT Graduate School of Business, has been recognised globally as MBA Director of the Year. In this conversation, she reflects on the significance of the award, the distinctive strengths of the UCT GSB MBA, and how African perspectives are shaping the future of business education.

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Posted on 6 May 2026 by Mantombi Makhubele
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Learning & Development

Two international rankings place the University of Cape Town EMBA first in the region and among the best in the world

The programme leads the region across both rankings for a second year in a row, cementing its place as the leading EMBA in Africa and the Middle East.

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Posted on 29 April 2026 by UCT GSB Press Office
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Alumni Stories

Shaping Leaders for Change: Simphiwe Petros on Transformation, Leadership and the GSB MBA

Simphiwe Petros took a leap of faith, leaving his job in Johannesburg to pursue a full-time MBA in Cape Town. With the UCT Graduate School of Business Foundation scholarship and family backing, the risk paid off.

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Posted on 17 March 2026 by Mantombi Makhubele
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Learning & Development

UCT GSB MBA Director wins 2026 prestigious MBA Director of the year award

Caitlin Ferreira, an MBA Director from the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, has won the coveted MBA Director of the Year Award for 2026.

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Posted on 4 February 2026 by UCT GSB Republished
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Learning & Development

11 UCT GSB students awarded prestigious CEMS Master in International Management

Students from UCT GSB joined 1200 graduates from 33 leading global business schools in completing the prestigious CEMS Master in International Management (MIM). The 2025 global graduation ceremony, hosted by FGV, marked a historic first as it was held in Latin America, bringing the CEMS community together in Rio de Janeiro.

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Posted on 17 December 2025 by UCT GSB Press Office
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Entrepreneurship & Innovation

How Forestry’s Innovation Story Can Help Your Business Thrive

A 50-year view of global forestry patents reveals how industries either stall or reinvent themselves - offering timely lessons for leaders navigating sustainability and technological change.

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Posted on 1 December 2025 by Hamieda Parker
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Learning & Development

UCT MBA cements its position as a global leader

The MBA at the UCT Graduate School of Business has once again ranked #7 globally and #1 in South Africa in the Better World MBA rankings.

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Posted on 6 November 2025 by UCT GSB Press Office
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Learning & Development

UCT GSB MBA Rises to #86 Globally in QS Global MBA Rankings 2026

The UCT Graduate School of Business has ranked #86 globally in the QS Global MBA Rankings 2026, reaffirming its place as the #1 MBA in the Middle East & Africa.

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Posted on 16 October 2025 by UCT GSB Press Office
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Learning & Development

UCT GSB partners on global initiative to mobilise business schools for climate resilience finance

The UCT GSB has joined UNDP, the Global Resilience Partnership, and leading global business schools in a new initiative aimed at connecting investors, students, and local innovators to unlock finance for climate adaptation.

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Posted on 10 October 2025 by UCT GSB Press Office