Education

Education
Many expatriates and the diplomatic community in Johannesburg choose to send their children to one of the city's excellent private schools which offer first-class education. In addition, the city is home to a number of international schools, including the American International School of Johannesburg, The Deutsche Internationale Schule Johannesburg, the British International College South Africa and the Lycée Français Jules Verne. The city is home to two major universities, the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), and the University of Johannesburg (UJ), both with proud traditions and global reputations. Wits has an outstanding academic reputation, has earned the respect of the international community and has attracted international students and researchers. Other universities include the University of South Africa's Florida Campus and the local campus of Australia's MONASH University. Providing high-quality vocational education and training through practical and theoretical experience, public Further Education and Training (FET) colleges in Joburg work closely with local industry to help fulfil the need for trained, skilled and qualified employees. Globally-recognised executive education, short management courses, business degrees and customised corporate programmes are all on offer. Our City features two South African university business schools, the University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and The Graduate School of Business Administration, otherwise known as the Wits Business School (WBS). GIBS was ranked as one of the top providers of executive education programmes in 2014, at number 42, by the UK Financial Times (FT) and remains the only African and Middle Eastern Shool in the global Top 50. Wits Business School also achieved a top-100 ranking, coming in at 62nd in the world. Joburg is also home to Henley Management College, one of the top-ranked business schools in the world, which launched its MBA in South Africa in 1992. Schools Many expatriates andthe diplomatic community chose to send their children to the excellent private schools, offering first-class education, including international schools such as: St Johns College, a private boys school in Houghton American International School of Johannesburg British International College South Africa Deutsche Internationale Schule Johannesburg Lycée Français Jules Verne Universities The University of the Witwatersrand University of Johannesburg Further Education and Training (FET) colleges offer high quality vocational education and training through practical and theoretical experience. Executive Education Globally recognised executive education, short management courses, business degrees and customised corporate programmes are all on offer. SA ranked 30 (133 countries) re quality of management schools in the World Bank and IFC’s Global Competitiveness Index 2009 – 2010. GIBS (Gordon Institute of Business Science), ranked in top 45 business schools globall The University of Johannesburg The University of Johannesburg The Graduate School of Business Administration (Wits Business School) UNISA Graduate School of Business Leadership Henley Management College, one of the world’s top ranked business schools, has an office in Joburg, the only HMC centre in the African continent. For more info on MBAs available in SA, visit MBA site

Many expatriates and the diplomatic community in Johannesburg choose to send their children to one of the city's excellent private schools which offer first-class education. In addition, the city is home to a number of international schools, including the American International School of Johannesburg, The Deutsche Internationale Schule Johannesburg, the British International College South Africa and the Lycée Français Jules Verne.

The city is home to two major universities, the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), and the University of Johannesburg (UJ), both with proud traditions and global reputations. Wits has an outstanding academic reputation, has earned the respect of the international community and has attracted international students and researchers. Other universities include the University of South Africa's Florida Campus and the local campus of Australia's MONASH University. Providing high-quality vocational education and training through practical and theoretical experience, public Further Education and Training (FET) colleges in Joburg work closely with local industry to help fulfil the need for trained, skilled and qualified employees.

Globally-recognised executive education, short management courses, business degrees and customised corporate programmes are all on offer. Our City features two South African university business schools, the University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and The Graduate School of Business Administration, otherwise known as the Wits Business School (WBS).

GIBS was ranked as one of the top providers of executive education programmes in 2014, at number 42, by the UK Financial Times (FT) and remains the only African and Middle Eastern Shool in the global Top 50. Wits Business School also achieved a top-100 ranking, coming in at 62nd in the world.

Joburg is also home to Henley Management College, one of the top-ranked business schools in the world, which launched its MBA in South Africa in 1992.

Schools
Many expatriates andthe diplomatic community chose to send their children to the excellent private schools, offering first-class education, including international schools such as:

St Johns College, a private boys school in Houghton
American International School of Johannesburg
British International College South Africa
Deutsche Internationale Schule Johannesburg
Lycée Français Jules Verne

Universities

The University of the Witwatersrand
University of Johannesburg
Further Education and Training (FET) colleges offer high quality vocational education and training through practical and theoretical experience.

Executive Education

Globally recognised executive education, short management courses, business degrees and customised corporate programmes are all on offer. SA ranked 30 (133 countries) re quality of management schools in the World Bank and IFC’s Global Competitiveness Index 2009 – 2010.

GIBS (Gordon Institute of Business Science), ranked in top 45 business schools globall
The University of Johannesburg
The University of Johannesburg
The Graduate School of Business Administration (Wits Business School)
UNISA Graduate School of Business Leadership
Henley Management College, one of the world’s top ranked business schools, has an office in Joburg, the only HMC centre in the African continent.
For more info on MBAs available in SA, visit MBA site