2013 Stories

200 Cooperatives Train to Succeed in Business

Port Elizabeth - Making money while serving their communities is the goal of 200 cooperatives in Nelson Mandela Bay that receive training at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Business School's Cooperative Development Centre (CDC) in Missionvale. Read more.

NMMU ‘green’ Business School building a first for Africa

Port Elizabeth – Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University’s new R116m Business School is the first in South Africa to receive official “green” design rating accreditation for a public and education building from the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA). Read more.

NMMU MBA Student wins "Most Innovative Business Plan" in IDC Business Plan Competition

Congratulations to NMMU MBA student, and NMMU staff member, Michael De Lange, who recently won a R10 000 prize in the Industrial Development Corporation’s Business Plan Competition. Read more.

Macozoma to NMMU: Nine Challenges for Leaders Today

Port Elizabeth, 22 November 2013 – NMMU Business School hosted renowned and iconic South African business leader Saki Macozoma for a guest lecture last week and concluded the 2014 season of its flagship public lecture anthology Strategic Conversations on a highly topical note, delving into Leadership Challenges of the 21st Century. Read more.

The changing tourism environment: Is the Eastern Cape capitalizing on the opportunities?

“To become sustainably competitive, the tourism leadership of the Eastern Cape will have to increasingly think globally, plan nationally and act locally.” This was the message of Professor Ernie Heath, guest lecturer of the special NMMU Business School Strategic Conversation on World Tourism Day. Read more.

NMMU Business School gives back to Community

Port Elizabeth – NMMU Business School recently organized a pancake rally raising in excess of R5000. At a hand-over ceremony today, proceeds were presented to representatives from the Cuyler Holmes Service Centre for the Aged, an organization which cares for 56 elderly residents who are in vulnerable positions. Read more.

South African Academic receives Global Award for Outstanding Contribution to Education

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 30 September 2013 – The World Marketing Summit has recognised Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Business School Director Steve Burgess with an award for outstanding contributions to marketing education. Read more.

NMMU Business School announces Transnet CEO Brian Molefe as Guest Speaker

Port Elizabeth, 23 September 2013 – NMMU Business School announced today that Transnet CEO Brian Molefe will address the business community and public sector of Nelson Mandela Bay on 3 October 2013 at its Bird Street Campus. In an upcoming public lecture to be hosted on 3 October, Molefe will explore “unusual business” distilling his views, opinions and thoughts around forward-thinking, alternative and unusual approaches to business and leadership in times of fundamental change. Read more.

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) Business School announces MBA Block Release Programme in Cape Town

Cape Town, 19 September 2013 – Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) Business School announced this week that its MBA block release programme will be available in Cape Town from 2014. Read more.

NMMU Business School Receives Prestigious EDAMBA Accreditation

Brussels, Belgium, 6 September 2013 -- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Business School has become only the second school on the African continent to be admitted as a member of the prestigious European Doctoral Programmes Association in Management and Business Administration (EDAMBA). Read more.

NMMU Business School hosts Doctoral Short Learning Programme: Preparing for Doctoral Research

NMMU Business School, one of only four business schools in South Africa accredited to offer the prestigious and sought-after Doctoral programme in Business Administration (DBA), hosted a four-day Short Learning Programme (SLP), from the 20th – 23rd of August, for students wishing to pursue a doctoral qualification. The SLP, Preparing for Doctoral Research, attracted interest from as far as Zambia and Kenya. Read more.

NMMU Business School explores the Changing Landscapes of Global and Local Tourism on World Tourism Day

Port Elizabeth, 2 September 2013 -- In the upcoming instalment of NMMU Business School’s anthology of Strategic Conversations, the changing global and local tourism environment will be traversed to determine if the Eastern Cape is capitalizing on trends and opportunities. The event takes place on 27 September, World Tourism Day. Read more.

Business School Unveils Revamped Basic Business Skills Training Simulation through Community Project

Port Elizabeth -- NMMU Business School unveiled its newly revamped Basic Business Principles (BBP) programme to HR, skills development and training stakeholders from several industries and sectors today. Read more.

NMMU Business School to host Emerging Markets Conference Board

Port Elizabeth, 10 June 2013 - Global academic authorities of marketing and research in emerging markets will visit South Africa for the annual conferences of the Emerging Markets Conference Board (EMCB) which will be hosted at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) Business School in Port Elizabeth, South Africa between 17 – 20 June this year. Read more.

Another successful Integrated African Leadership Elective

From the 14th – 17th of May 2013, 47 MBA students attended the Integrated African Leadership elective module on the NMMU Bird Street Campus. In 2012, the module was unanimously chosen by the students as the best MBA elective, and this year was no different. Read more.

A Growing and Diversifying Continent: Africa’s Place in the World

15 May 2013 - “It is a very interesting time to be in Africa.” With these words renowned economist and CEO of Pan-African Capital Holdings, Dr Iraj Abedian, initiated a thought-provoking conversation with Nelson Mandela Bay business leaders and academics. As part of the next installment in the NMMU Business School’s Strategic Conversations anthology, the discussion, that took place on the 15th of May 2013, centered around Africa’s place in the world economy and what business leadership should, and could, do to improve Africa’s economic development. Read more.

Dr Iraj Abedian Guest Speaker at NMMU Business School Strategic Conversations

10 May 2013, Port Elizabeth – Dr Iraj Abedian, founder and Chief Executive of Pan-African Capital Holdings (Pty) Ltd, will be guest speaker at the next instalment of NMMU Business School Strategic Conversations. Read more.

SANParks Selects NMMU Business School for Training Biodiversity Social Projects Division

George, 19 April 2013 – Training and education for fifteen delegates from SANparks is well underway at the George and Southern Cape office of NMMU Business School and reached its mid-year mark this month. Read more.

NMMU Business School Welcomes Second Group of Students on South Sudan Executive Leadership Programme

Juba, South Sudan, 18 April 2013 - To succeed as an independent country, the South Sudan government is faced with challenges of nation-building and post-war reconstruction, and therefore requires competent leadership at local, regional and national levels. For this reason Africa’s newest country is continuing its education and training partnership with NMMU Business School. Read more.