Gordon Institute of Business Science
| Type | Business school |
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| Established | 2000 |
| Dean | Prof Nicola Kleyn |
| Students | 555 |
| Location | South Africa Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Campus | 1 Urban |
| Colours | Dark blue |
| Nickname | GIBS Business School |
| Affiliations | University of Pretoria |
| Website | www.gibs.co.za |
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Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS Business School) is the business school of the University of Pretoria in Pretoria, South Africa, and a leading South African business school. It is located in the heart of Illovo, Johannesburg, close to the Sandton financial and commercial business hub. GIBS is accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE) and internationally by Association of MBAs (AMBA).
GIBS flagship programmes include the Masters in Business Administration (MBA), Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PDBA), Doctor of Business Administration (DBA/PHD). In 2012, the GIBS DBA became the first South African doctoral programme in business to receive international accreditation from AMBA. GIBS also offers Executive Programmes: short courses, executive level programmes like the Global Executive Development & General Management Programmes, company-specific programmes. Extended Programmes are longer certificate programmes and include the Social Entrepreneurship Programme, Leading Women Programme and Nexus Leadership Programme.
The Centre for Dynamic Markets
The Enterprise Development Academy
The Centre for Leadership & Dialogue
Business Analysis & Research
Personal & Applied Learning
GIBS was established in January 2000 following a contribution by Sir Donald Gordon, the founder of Liberty Life and Liberty International, and a major investment by the University of Pretoria following discussions started in 1998. The business school follows on the university's Graduate School of Management's long tradition of MBA tuition. Founded in 1949, the GSM MBA was the first MBA programme to be launched outside of North America. The GSM as of January 2008 was formally replaced by the Gordon Institute of Business Science.
GIBS is situated in a greenfield campus in the Illovo Boulevard, mixed-use commercial node between the suburbs of Rosebank and Sandton in Johannesburg, with a satellite inner city campus on Pritchard Street. Accommodation is provided on the Illovo campus by the on campus Illovo Lodge. The Illovo campus is served by the Rosebank Gautrain station, with a nearby Gautrain bus stop and the inner city campus by the Johannesburg Park Station.
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