Gordon Institute of Business Science

The Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) is the business school for the University of Pretoria, and it is situated in Illovo, Johannesburg, South Africa. GIBS is Triple Crown accredited, holding EQUIS accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), the Association of MBAs (AMBA), and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The School also holds regional accreditation from the Association of African Business Schools (AABS) and accreditation from the South African Council on Higher Education (CHE). GIBS is a member of the South African Business Schools Association (SABSA) and Global Business School Network (GBSN). GIBS is a United Nations Principles for Responsible Management (PRME) Champion and is an affiliate of the Central and East European Management Development Association (CEEMAN).

GIBS offers programmess including the Masters in Business Administration (MBA), Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration with a specialisation in General Management (PGDip) Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PDBA), MPhils specialising in Corporate Strategy, Change Leadership, Leading New Economies, Evidence Based Management and Doctor of Business Administration (DBA/PHD). In 2012, the GIBS DBA became the first South African doctoral programme in business to receive international accreditation from AMBA. GIBS also offers various executive programmes: short courses, executive-level program like the Global Executive Development and General Management Programme, and company-specific programs. Extended programmes are longer certificate programmes and include the Social Entrepreneurship Programme, Leading Women Programme, and Nexus Leadership Programme.