I graduated with my MBA from WBS in 2007. The MBA changed my life, but in small ways, bit by bit, by ensuring that my practice always had structure. As a social worker, running a non-profit organisation, it ensured that I applied business acumen and thinking to my desire to address social problems.
I am currently studying for my PhD at another university, but it was WBS that started me on my academic career path.
Coming to WBS for my PhD was a highly significant and rewarding decision I made in my career. Coming to WBS for my PhD was a highly significant and rewarding decision I made in my career. I love the environment, the top-notch researchers and the support structure for graduate programmes, especially for PhD. Proud Witsie!
A school of excellence that stimulates change through courage, conversation and debate.
I met many outstanding professionals at Wits. The part-time MBA was a memorable experience, and I met many outstanding professionals at Wits. I would particularly like to mention Mike Pycraft, who lectured one of my favourite subjects (Operations) and who was a mentor and sounding board in the early days of me starting my business….
Five WBS qualifications are more powerful than one.
I had arrived from Kenya at WBS on February 17th 1993 to join the full-time 1993-94 MBA class. As the first Kenyan student to enrol on this MBA program, I had been warned against going to South Africa in 1993 and had been repeatedly requested by family and friends to wait till the first democratic…
One of my best moments was doing a syndicate assignment video presentation for the Organisational Design and Development module, under the topic “Design of an Agile Organisation”, which became a journey of discovery and enlightenment for the team, as well as lots of fun whilst contributing to immense learning.