Development cooperation
The Africa Initiative
IESE has long been committed to economic development in Africa and over the last 30 years has helped to found and develop three major business schools in the region: the Lagos Business School (Nigeria), the Strathmore Business School (Kenya) and MDE Business School (Côte d’Ivoire).
The school works to develop relevant academic content; to build bridges within the business community (via promoting Africa’s attractiveness to companies and through networking events that foster connections both among different African countries and with non-African companies and entrepreneurs); and to contribute to social action in Africa, collaborating with NGOs to develop solidarity campaigns and volunteer projects.
The IESE International Foundation cooperates with business schools in African countries that seek excellence in training and regard the profession of management as a service to society. Since its creation, the Foundation has been active in the Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Kenya.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
MDE Business School
MDE Business School operates in Abidjan, the country’s economic capital and former official capital. This school trains managers of businesses and organizations with the conviction that, from the core of organizations, people engage in true human and social development. The IESE International Foundation partners with MDE Business School by awarding scholarships to train professors.
Lagos, Nigeria
Lagos Business School of NIGERIA
Lagos Business School (Pan-African University) was founded in 1991 with the mission of training managers who will spearhead the development of companies and society. In 1996, it began to offer the Executive MBA and, in 2006, the doctoral programs were launched.
Nairobi, Kenya
Strathmore Business School
Strathmore Business School, the management school of Strathmore University, was founded in 2005 in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, to train executives and entrepreneurs: leaders with a high professional level who are committed to social development.
Strathmore Business School is experiencing the changes the country is undergoing day by day, and it seeks to be an instrument to improve business practices.
