Strathmore University Business School (SBS) is the business school of Strathmore University. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, it offers Doctoral, Masters and Undergraduate programmes, as well as executive education programmes. It was started in 2005 through a partnership between Strathmore University and IESE Business School. As part of Strathmore University, it is a private non-profit institution and a corporate work of Opus Dei, a Personal Prelature of the Catholic Church. It was the first green business school in Africa.
Type | Private |
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Established | 2005 |
Dean | George Njenga |
Academic staff | Full time: 75 |
Administrative staff | 160 |
Students | 4500 |
Location | , 1°18′36″S 36°48′48″E / 1.31000°S 36.81333°E |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | Strathmore University |
Website | SBS.edu |
History
editIn 2005, Strathmore University entered into a partnership with IESE Business School, creating Strathmore University Business School.[1]
The new business school started its first program on 11 January 2006 with Dr George Njenga as the dean, offering the Advanced Management Program.[2] Its MBA for Executives program was launched in 2007.
It operated from office space in the university's library, conducting classes in the conference facilities of hotels in Nairobi.[3]
In 2009, construction began at the site of a new campus, at which it started operating in 2012. The building was designed to have a very low carbon footprint, receiving an award, in 2012, for being the Best Green Building Development in Africa.[4][5]
Rankings
editMemberships and Accreditation
editStrathmore Business School is a member of:
- Association of African Business Schools (AABS)[9][10]
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)[11]
- European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)
- Global Business School Network (GBSN)[12]
- African Academic Association on Entrepreneurship (AAAE)[13]
Notable alumni
edit- Iddah Asin, lawyer and Johnson & Johnson executive [14]
- Sheila Mwarangu, civil and structural engineer [15]
References
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- ^ a b "The top 20 African business schools according Webometrics". Finance - Ecofin Agency. Agence EcoFin. Agence EcoFin. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Top 10 African Business Schools". africanbusinessreview.co.za. 29 October 2019.
- ^ "AABS - AABS Member and Pipeline Schools". aabschools.com.
- ^ "Africa Academy of Management". africa-aom.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ^ "AACSB DataDirect - General". aacsb.edu.
- ^ "Strathmore Business School - Global Business School Network". gbsnonline.org.
- ^ "Morocco's ESCA Partners with Africa's Top Business Schools to Enhance Entrepreneurship". Morocco World News.
- ^ "Top 40 Women Under 40 in Kenya" (PDF). Nairobi: Nation Media Group. Business Daily Africa. 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Top 40 Women Under 40 in Kenya" (PDF). Nairobi: Nation Media Group. Business Daily Africa. 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.