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  • The Economist Intelligence Unit Business Professor of the Year Award

    Posted on October 17, 2012

    We are extraordinarily proud to announce that Professor Adrian Saville has been nominated for The Economist Intelligence Unit Business Professor of the Year Award.

  • CEEMAN – Leading through Adversity and Leading in a Changing Socio-economic Landscape

    Posted on October 17, 2012

    On the 24th and 25th of September, 2012, GIBS hosted 35 Deans and Directors from CEEMAN, the international management development association in Eastern Europe, for a two day seminar on the role of business schools in nations in transition.

  • UP GIBS Masterful History

    Posted on October 17, 2012

    The University of Pretoria's (UP) business school is 12 years old in 2012. Or is it 63? The Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), founded in 2000, has quickly earned a reputation as one of the world's top providers of executive education, and i

  • Women at work

    Posted on October 17, 2012

    ...In partnership with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), Anglo American Platinum incorporated 11 female employees into Nexus, a leadership programme which forms part of the Centre for Leadership and Dialogue, at GIBS. These women were ident

  • The business of making money in a developmental state

    Posted on October 17, 2012

    SA is in the wrong place in terms of the structure of the economy," Zwelinzima Vavi, general secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), says. He made the remark on Thursday at the CNBC Africa "Great Economic Debate" h

  • FT rates GIBS MBA best in Africa

    Posted on October 17, 2012

    The University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) has been ranked in 60th place (having moved up 7 places) in the top 100 executive MBA programmes in the latest Financial Times (FT) Executive MBA Rankings 2012 released today.

  • GIBS MBA student heading for the “Roof of Africa”: Kilimanjaro

    Posted on October 17, 2012

    It is not every day that one gets to learn a life lesson on a climb to the 'Roof of Africa', but on 21 October 2012 it will become a reality for a Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MBA student, Bonolo Sekhukhune, when she takes part in the Rotte

  • Entrepreneurship: Unplugged

    Posted on September 13, 2012

    The nature versus nurture debate is one of the oldest in psychology. While the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) doesn’t claim to have resolved this age-old conundrum, at least when it comes to the equally mysterious question of whether en

  • Women honoured at institute

    Posted on September 13, 2012

    Women were in the spotlight at the Gordon Institute of Business Science with a debate on the plight of women in South Africa and globally featuring some highly respected figures. Jay Naidoo, a founding member of Cosatu and the chairperson of the Global Al

  • GIBS DBA degree gets full international accreditation

    Posted on September 13, 2012

    The University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree has been accorded full international accreditation by the London-based Association of MBAs (AMBA) for a five-year renewable term

  • Launch of GIBS Magazine to "sharpen saw" on business debate

    Posted on September 13, 2012

    The University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) yesterday launched its quarterly magazine, Acumen, which aims to provide organisations and leaders with the robust business insight, debate and in-depth content required to man

  • Going Global Insights from South Africa’s Top Companies

    Posted on September 13, 2012

    “The intention of this book, Going Global, is to allow those who are interested to explore the story behind the success, and learn from others’ success stories. Indeed, this book was first conceived to encourage the next generation of South Af

  • Marikana Forum at GIBS

    Posted on September 13, 2012

    The violence at Marikana was "outrageous" and the killers needed to be held accountable, Business Unity South Africa chairman Bobby Godsell said.

  • Fulufhelo Toy Drive initiative

    Posted on September 13, 2012

    We are building toy libraries and collecting Christmas gifts for creches and orphanages in Ivory Park Think age 0-6 appropriate toys: puzzles, books, card and board games, colouring books, stuffed animals, dolls, cars no candy or foodstuffs or anything f

  • GIBS full-time MBA Scholarships 2013

    Posted on September 13, 2012

    The University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) is offering part-scholarships to two successful applicants for the 2013 intake of the school's full-time MBA programme

  • Appetite for MBA offerings still strong

    Posted on August 03, 2012

    Despite the tough economic climate, the MBA remains a highly sought-after business qualification and interest in the degree and many other leadership development programmes shows little sign of slowing, says Shireen Chengadu, executive director academic p

  • Entrepreneurship: Unplugged

    Posted on August 03, 2012

    The nature versus nurture debate is one of the oldest in psychology. While the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) doesn

  • Mobile technology is a potent force for change in Africa

    Posted on August 01, 2012

    Mobile technology has had an immeasurable political, economic and social impact on the developing world and the manner in which Africa has embraced it is inspirational for the rest of the world, mobile technology entrepreneur and MXit CEO Alan Knott-Craig

  • Local government audit outcome

    Posted on August 01, 2012

    Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan spoke with Minister in the Presidency, Collins Chabane at the Gordon Institute of Business Science in Illovo, Johannesburg, yesterday. Gordhan attended a media conference on Auditor General Terence Nombembe's annnouncement

  • Strategic scrutiny crucial for success in uncertain times

    Posted on August 01, 2012

    Companies have to adapt to remain relevant in today

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