Development Finance Stellenbosch University

Overview

Education

You will learn how to design and implement African-driven solutions, and how to shape the policies and programmes to make this happen. You will also be exposed to skills that are critical for Africa’s future – such as responsible leadership, the management of risk and uncertainty, and the management of projects.

Although the content of this programme is focused on Africa, the know-how acquired can be applied in any developing country. Over the past five years, students from over 18 countries attended the programme.

This Development Finance course at Stellenbosch University is aimed at entry-level to mid-level managers who typically work in the financial services industry, public institutions, banks, companies or corporates, and development finance institutions. This PGDip can give you access to our MPhil Development Finance, MBA (generalist and Project Portfolio Management stream), and MPhil Leadership Coaching.

Learning Philosophy

This programme provides skills to managers in the development finance environment to enable them implement and manage the design and financing of interventions that will help to grow South Africa as well as the greater Africa. The programme therefore equips entry-level to mid-level managers with the know-how to:

• Provide financial and operational input in terms of development finance issues

• Identify development projects or policies

• Contribute to the design and implementation of structured policies and interventions to finance development needs, especially in Africa.

The value of this programme also lies in the integration of theory and practice, and in global business knowledge with African contextualisation.

Accreditation

• Stellenbosch Business School has quality guarantees in the form of AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA accreditation.

• Stellenbosch Business School was the first school from an African university to hold all three international accreditations for business schools.