DBA 

The need for continuous learning over the lifespan is the challenge of our age. In our rapidly changing world, knowledge and understanding have become key to competitive advantage, in business as in life generally. Business schools have emerged as a cornerstone of adult learning and education. The Gordon Institute of Business Science prides itself on the wide and constantly evolving array of learning opportunities and experiences offered to the business community it serves.

In 2004 the learning curriculum at GIBS was extended to a new level by the addition of a world-class Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree, powered by the University of Pretoria and registered with the South African Qualifications Authority. The DBA is intended for those destined to become knowledge leaders in their chosen business sphere. It challenges and transforms the current foundation of learning of the advanced business scholar, leading to greater depth as well as breadth of business know-how. It builds new thinking and doing skills and mastery of state-of-the-art intellectual tools critical to value-adding knowledge leadership in business.

The programme is designed to meet the needs of the mature, self-motivated scholar. It provides a blend of individual and peer interactive learning challenges that stretch and test to potential. As an outcome, the successful learner should be equipped to provide scientifically grounded knowledge leadership with the confidence and competence that assures positive business results.

I look forward to welcoming the next cohort of DBA candidates to the GIBS campus in July 2011.

Professor Nick Binedell
Director, Gordon Institute of Business Science

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