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  • LBS ranks 2nd in Africa

    LBS ranks 2nd in Africa

    The Lagos Business School (LBS) has been ranked second in Africa by the Financial Times of London.

    The details of the ranking are contained in the FT’s Executive Education 2013 ranking published on Monday in London, which also ranked LBS 55th in the world.

    In a statement, Dean of LBS, Dr Enase Okonedo, reiterated the commitment of the school to providing management education of world-class standard.

    She said: “We are pleased with the FT ranking which further attests to our strength and relevance in the business and management education landscape in Nigeria and Africa, and we will continue to strive for excellence”.

    Okonedo also added that as part of plans to increase its sphere of influence, LBS will in July begin the International Management Programme (IMP) for leaders in Africa, to accelerate leadership development in the continent.

    The Financial Times publishes yearly a list of the best management programmes from business schools around the world, based on the quality of learning, staff and student diversity, growth in business and international reach.

    The top schools this year are IMD in Switzerland, followed by IESE Business School, Spain and Thunderbird School of Global Management in the US.

    Other African business schools included in the FT rankings this year are the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), Wits Business School, University of Stellenbosch Business School, all in South Africa, and American University in Cairo School of Business, Egypt.

     

  • Fashola, Lagos Business School sign MoU on competitiveness projects

    Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Lagos Business School (LBS) on competitiveness project.

    The governor said the willingness of his administration to be open showed that those criticising the state’s economy are wrong.

    Fashola, who spoke at the Conference Room of the Lagos House, Ikeja, explained that the partnership with the LBS shows that any matter could be debated and analysed for public good, as it is done in several parts of the world.

    The governor noted that the project shows that his administration was ready to present its processes to independent teams of academics, professionals and entrepreneurs and also share knowledge and experience with them to benefit from existing human capital in the state.

    He said great cities, such as London and New York, share a cordial relationship with their business schools and universities.

    According to him, the MoU should have come earlier than now.

    Fashola added: “But it is consistent with some of the things that I have advocated, that the town and gown must shake hands. We must implement policies that are consistent with the experience of people out there and the people must also acquire knowledge and skills that are useful for government to discharge its responsibilities.”

    The Dean of the Lagos Business School, Dr Enase Okonedo, said the objective is to see how the LBS can make Lagos an attractive place not only for businesses but also for business persons who will come to Africa and take advantage of the potential which has been out there for a couple of years.

    She said the Lagos Competitiveness Project is a collaboration between the Lagos State Government and the LBS to competitiveness studies across the 10 crucial sectors.