African Business Studies

Unique in Flanders, Belgium.

• The Postgraduate In African Business Studies (PABS) is the first of such program in Belgium in particular and Europe in general.
• The Postgraduate is specifically fashioned to develop professional figures with uniquely African insights.
• In collaboration with African Embassies in the heart of Europe and top regional universities, the PABS program offers a first-in-class curriculum in African Business with set of courses for graduate students and dynamic future managers pursuing an effective business career across Africa, Europe and the world at large.
• This unique global perspective program with a regional focus was designed to face the growing demand for world-class professionals to manage the deepening relations between Africa and the rest of the world in the fields of business, entrepreneurship, and cross-cultural management.
• Through the PABS program, you will benefit from a combination of in-depth global and Africa-specific business knowledge, setting yourself apart in the competitive global marketplace.
• The experience will also come with lasting friendships and access to a wide-ranging international network filled with ambitious professionals who, like you, care about making a difference in the world. 

Learn how to:

• Select, screen and build a profitable business relationships with African partners.
• Conduct successful business meetings and negotiations.
• Understand and apply African business etiquette.
• Structure import and export arrangements.
• Understand Africa’s political and economic landscape and the effects on conducting business.
• Understand Africa’s business relations with the rest of the world.
• Language proficiency in Swahili, Lingala and English.
• Gain insight in the numerous business opportunities in Africa.