Executive Education Profile
Publish Date 05/27/12
University of Cape Town
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PROGRAM BASICS
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- UCT Graduate School of Business
- Breakwater Campus, Portswood Road
- V&A Waterfront
- Cape Town, 8002
- South Africa
- Executive education run by for-profit entity? No
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Status:
- Other
- Private & Public
- Executive nondegree open enrollment programs offered: 20
- Executive non-degree custom programs offered: 25
- Number of attendees previous academic year: 938
- Does school have a separate Executive Education center/centers? No
- Does the school offer temporary housing for executive education participants?: Yes
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Graduate business school is accredited by:
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- EQUIS
- European Foundation for Mgt. Development (EFMD)
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SCHOOL BASICS
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- Open-enrollment executive programs run in other countries: 0
- Custom executive programs run in other countries: 4
- Companies for which the school ran custom programs in previous year: 22
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School partnerships with non-business schools:
- Title: Property Development Programme
- Partner(s): South African Property Owners Association
- Title: Connectivity & Covergence in the Telecom Industry
- Partner(s): Research ITC Africa
- Title: Investment Fundamental for Trustees
- Partner(s): Investec Asset management (Pty) Ltd
- Title: ABS - Information in Emerging Markets
- Partner(s): MEA Global
- Title: EMIM - Leadership in Complex Enviroments
- Partner(s): MEA Global
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Graduate business school enrollment:
- Total: 217
- Full-Time MBA: 79
- Part-Time MBA: 76
- Executive MBA: 34
- PhD Program: 28
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- Undergraduate business school enrollment: 0
- Other graduate degree programs: Other
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PROGRAM COSTS
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Range of costs, open enrollment programs:
- Low: $714.00
- High: $11,200.00
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Range of costs, custom programs:
- Low: $16,235.00
- High: $742,857.00
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CLASS PROFILE
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- Percentage of Executives who live/work within 45 miles: 49 %
- Percentage of attendees who live/work abroad: 22 %
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Percentage of Participants in open enrollment executive education programs are:
- Female: 45 %
- International : 22 %
- Business owners: 2 %
- Completely sponsored by their employers: 95 %
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CLASS OFFERINGS
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- Title: Leading Executive Programme
- Type of Course: Leadership
- Course Length: 14 days
- Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $11,200.00
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- Title: Programme for Management Development
- Type of Course: Leadership
- Course Length: 12 days
- Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $7,200.00
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- Title: New Manager Programme
- Type of Course: Leadership
- Course Length: 11 days
- Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $3,571.00
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- Title: Woman in Leadership
- Type of Course: Leadership
- Course Length: 10 days
- Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $4,314.00
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- Title: Nomadic Leadership
- Type of Course: Leadership
- Course Length: 5 days
- Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $2,643.00
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- Title: Strategic Project Management
- Type of Course: Strategy / leadership
- Course Length: 5 days
- Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $2,800.00
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- Title: HR as a Strategic Business Partner
- Type of Course: HR / leadership
- Course Length: 5 days
- Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $2,400.00
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- Title: Strategic Brand Marketing
- Type of Course: Marketing / strategy
- Course Length: 3 days
- Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $1,700.00
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- Title: Negotiating Skills
- Type of Course: Strategy / personal mastery
- Course Length: 3 days
- Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $1,700.00
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- Title: Leading with Intuition
- Type of Course: Leadership
- Course Length: 3 days
- Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $1,700.00
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International programs:
- Title: Ascend - Woman in Leadership
- Type of Course: Leadership
- Year Established: 2006
- Title: Toyota - East Africa - Advanced Leadership Programme
- Type of Course: Leadership
- Country: Kenia
- Year Established: 2010
- Title: Orange Botswana - Middle Management Programme
- Type of Course: Management
- Country: Botswana
- Year Established: 2010
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FACULTY
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- Faculty employed by the B-school: 52
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Full-time faculty:
- Tenured: 28
- Non-Tenured: 24
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Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:
- Tenured: 0
- Non-Tenured: 24
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Women on Faculty:
- Tenured: 9
- Non-Tenured: 3
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Minority Faculty:
- Tenured: 0
- Non-Tenured: 0
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International Faculty:
- Tenured: 9
- Non-Tenured: 8
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Faculty with PhDs:
- Tenured: 18
- Non-Tenured: 8
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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
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Main teaching methods:
- Case Study: 5 %
- Distance Learning: 5 %
- Experiential Learning: 15 %
- Lectures: 50 %
- Simulations: 10 %
- Team Projects: 15 %
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Faculty for executive education:
- Full-time faculty (with tenure and/or permanent): 10 %
- Full-time faculty (without tenure): 6 %
- Adjunct faculty: 73 %
- Other: 11 %
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Percentage of faculty who are:
- Female: 33 %
- International: 11 %
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TECHNOLOGY
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- Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Introduction of wireless networks, new portal for alumni, new e-learning improvements, lecture theatres upgraded with new teaching technology
- Amount spent: $4,000,000.00
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COMMENTS
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- UCT GSB is rated and respected internationally for the caliber and style of its leadership programs. Its curiosity-driven approach has captured the attention of peers and resulted in UNICON naming it as one of six leading business school innovators. Its interactive short courses inspire a new generation of leaders to engage with the challenge of doing business in emergent markets.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Executive Education contact:
- Name: Business Development
- E-Mail Address: execed@gsb.uct.ac.za
- Phone: +27 21 4061490
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- Web Site: http://gsb.uct.ac.za
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