About NiBS
March 16, 2021 2023-09-20 12:12About NiBS
Extraordinary socio-political and economic developments are spawning new rules, incentives and opportunities for development in Africa. Yet, the adoption of the traditional model of business education in Africa means that we are unable to tackle an important contradiction in the African condition – abundant resources and opportunities and yet high levels of unemployment and poverty of many university graduates. More than ever, Africa needs executives with advanced cognitive leadership skills to discover the limitations of current management practices, develop deep insights into what works and what does not work, and to conduct rigorous discovery for new knowledge and next practices suitable for the African context.
The new dynamics of Africa require business graduates and leaders who regard understanding and appreciation of the African context as the foundation of unbiased analysis, nuanced evaluation of organizational practices, and creative originality. In short, we need business leaders who remain committed to the rewards of free inquiry and experimentation.
Our research-focused educational model requires students and participants to focus on compelling organizational challenges and seek answers to insightful questions. We encourage them to create new knowledge, practices, and new business ventures by looking at the bigger picture, testing ideas in the field to discover new insights, probing the importance of the new discovery and analyzing the impact of implementation. In the end, our students and participants develop habits of the mind – at once flexible and insightful, informed by experience, yet oriented towards innovation.
Our outstanding faculty members and institutional partners take exceptional pride in guiding our students and participants on their journey of discovery. By engaging academics and executives as faculty, we create the dynamics that bridge the gap between learning and doing and thus equip students and participants to thrive in an increasingly complex African context.
As Founder and President, my goal is to work with faculty, students, friends, institutional mentors and partners to provide students and corporate clients with the opportunities to unleash their potential as agents of innovation in organizations and society.
Welcome to NiBS.
Be Treasured: Discover. Lead. Share.
NiBS is a new, private boutique business school in Ghana.
It was founded in July 2014 by Professor Kwaku Atuahene-Gima. After over 25 years of experience in industry and academia with institutions like the Queensland University of Technology and University of Wollongong in Australia, City University of Hong Kong, Aston Business School in the UK and the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), Shanghai and in Accra as the Founding Executive Director of CEIBS Africa campus, he concluded that the traditional model of education was unsuited to the working professional in Africa.
Professor Kwaku Atuahene-Gima envisioned a new kind of educational model designed to meet the needs of executives, employees, and employers in Africa.
One that was executive-friendly, designed to take account of the peculiar needs, problems, and opportunities in business education in the African context; one that offered opportunities for executives and professionals to develop new theoretical and practical models for understanding, evaluating, and affecting the efficient and fair practice of business and management in Africa.
NiBS Advantage– Why Executive Students Choose Us!
We understand your needs as an executive student.
There are many reasons why executives like you take on the onerous task of pursuing a post-graduate degree, knowing the time and financial demands involved. Our research with our students suggests that:
- Many want to prove to themselves that they can achieve the highest academic qualification there is, and to become thought-leaders in their professions.
- Most want to leave a lasting leadership legacy – produce a thesis that creates a new contribution to business, management, and leadership knowledge and practice in Africa.
- Some want to demonstrate to their children and grandchildren the value of education and hard work – that you can achieve anything you set your mind on.
- Others want to build new leadership knowledge and skills to advance in their careers, or branch into new careers such as consulting or teaching.
- Some want, at some point, to pursue an academic career to help students qualify for the real world.
- Others want to go beyond learning about existing knowledge to a whole new level – creating and sharing new knowledge and practices to change how companies operate.
- Whatever their reasons all our students want to build a better world by asking new and interesting questions, to discover new answers, lead and share new ideas, knowledge and practices to improve business practice and society.
We understand the concerns and the challenges you face.
We understand the concerns and challenges you face as a busy executive taking on the task of being a postgraduate student, including:
- Juggling work, family and trying to squeeze in time for a master or doctoral study
- Whether or not you will receive the support you need to navigate through the program,
- Whether you can successfully complete the program
- Whether you can earn your degree in the period required
- Whether the degree program is genuine and accredited by the government and other appropriate bodies.
- Whether you can afford the program fees
Our Solution: Graduate-On-Time (GOT) Model
Executive-friendly program design and delivery
With the busy executive in mind each course is delivered in block format, face – to – face on campus, and where necessary on LIVE digital platform:
- For a doctorate program over a few days every two – three months
- For a master program a few hours a day over several days in a month.
In both cases, the program schedule is given to you far in advance to allow you to plan your busy schedule.
Research Fellow Support
Under agreed policy guidelines, full-time research fellows provide you with support throughout the program.
Timely Completion
You start your thesis from day one. We help you in your first class to develop your topic. We have found that this approach ensures timely completion. Our students applaud this innovation in our model.
Combination of coursework and thesis
We combine course work with thesis writing by ensuring that most of your assignments are related to your thesis project. This ensures speedy and timely completion by avoiding the problems associated with the traditional method of thesis completion.
Thesis writing workshops
In traditional schools, thesis writing is unstructured, ad hoc and lonely. We organize thesis writing workshops, each lasting two to three days at a time, to provide opportunities for Professors and Research Fellows to support the writing of your thesis in a formal school setting.
Research Seminars
You present different sections of your thesis at several compulsory research seminars where professors and colleagues help refine your ideas and support your efforts.
Genuine, accredited degrees.
In an era of rampant availability of fake degrees you cannot take any risks with your education. The degree programs we offer under mentorship of our partners are all genuine and accredited by the appropriate bodies.
High graduation rate
So far we have achieved a graduation success rate of about 85% per cohort. We are working hard to improve this rate. In the past two years 2018 and 2019, we have graduated 77 senior executives from Ghana, Nigeria and other African countries.
Scholarships
We offer fee-reduction scholarships of significant value to students who meet certain conditions. We also offer flexible fee payment terms.
NiBS Values – RISE
Respect
We engage with complete empathy, understanding and care that promote self-respect, respect for colleagues and respect for others.
Innovation
We think and act in new and different ways. For us, nothing is impossible in our pursuit of new and relevant educational opportunities for executives, better ways of making these opportunities accessible, convenient and valuable for our participants and community.
Service with Integrity
We strive to provide an excellent service and participant learning experiences before during and after our programs. Therefore, we accept individual and collective responsibility and accountability for our actions and results. Consequently, we do things with truth and transparency.
Excellence
We strive to do things efficiently and effectively; always working hard to get at the best results at the lowest cost.
The Governing Board oversees the institution’s activities. It has overall responsibility for the University’s mission, strategic performance, resources and assets. It ensures accountability of the Executive functions. Members of the Board are drawn from a wide range of academic and non-academic backgrounds.
Professor Kwaku Atuahene-Gima
Mr. Isaac Kwadwo Osei-Owusu
Evans Anabah
Dr. Sydney Laryea
Dr. Mercy Omari-Tenkorang
Dr. Felix Nana Abaka Sackey
Dr. David Amoo-Osae Jnr.
Academic & Program Advisors
Professor Kwaku Atuahene-Gima
Professor Per V. Jenster
Professor Niclas Adler
Prof. Howard Ward
Dr. Raphaël Lissillour
Dr. Bert Wolfs
Ghana Tertiary Education Commission
NiBS received institutional authorization from the GTEC formerly known as NAB on July 1, 2014. It received both Institutional and Program accreditations on April 15, 2015.
SBS Swiss Business School
Is in Zurich, Switzerland, accredited by EDUQUA, the foremost independent accreditation and quality assurance body for business and management degrees in Switzerland, recognized and approved by the Canton Zurich Government. SBS is also accredited by the US Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs (ACBSP), the British Accreditation Council (BAC) and the International Assembly of Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). Its DBA program is ranked in the Premier Category by CEO Magazine.SBS was ranked for consistently as a Tier One Business School by the CEO Magazine. SBS was ranked #43 in the QS Regional MBA Ranking 2018. SBS has been ranked #19 out of 58 schools by the European Economic Commission’s yearly Global DBA Rankings for 2019.SBS is one of 14 universities included in U-Multirank for Switzerland.
IPAG Business School
Ranked as the 3rd Best Business School in France. It is also ranked 5th in the Challenges Magazine 2020 ranking of the best business schools for post-high school diploma. IPAG Business School has been developing leaders for over 50 years in France and across the world. It has campuses in Paris, Nice, Kunming and Los Angeles. IPAG is accredited by the French Ministry of Higher Education & Research with academic degree awarding powers and is a member of the French Conference de Grandes Ecoles. IPAG has EPAS accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). IPAG is a member of the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the pre-eminent business school accreditation body in the world.
Ghana Institute of Management & Public Administration (GIMPA).
It was established in 1961 and accredited by the National Accreditation Board (NAB) under the Ministry of Education, Ghana as a chartered degreed awarding institution.
Corporate Success Consultancy.
Recruitment Partner
Corporate Success Consultancy is a premier consultancy firm that specializes in providing comprehensive business consultancy services and higher education consultancy services. With a team of experienced professionals, we are dedicated to helping businesses and educational institutions excel and reach their full potential.
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Dr. Afua Asabea Asare
Dr. Adekunle Adedeji
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Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Ady Owusu-Amoah
Dr. Chukwuemeka Clement Onyeka
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Hon. Dr. John Kumah
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Major General Dr. Richard Addo Gyane
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