A Rhodes University MBA student has won a prestigious scholarship awarded to just one recipient on each continent.
Godfrey Nyamande, (41) a student at Rhodes’ Business School has been awarded the Association of MBAs 50th anniversary scholarship, launched in London this year in celebration of their 50th anniversary with the theme ‘The Year of the MBA’.
Rhodes University said in a statement on Thursday that the six scholarships will contribute $50,000 (R680 000) worth of funding in a bid to champion sustainable and responsible management.
“I am honoured and humbled by this award. The Rhodes Business School is an accredited member of AMBA and so by virtue of being an MBA student I was offered free membership,” said Nyamande.
He said he was encouraged by the Director of Rhodes Business School, Professor Owen Skae, to register and participate in the competition.
“I am so glad he did,” he said.
AMBA’s Chief Executive Andrew Main Wilson, said, “With 23 500 students and graduate MBA members, from more than 150 countries and 245 accredited Schools from more than 85 countries, we are building the world’s most influential group of current and future organisation leaders and thoughts leaders”.
