About Us
Building Responsible Leaders to Transform Africa's Business Landscape
About GSB
One of Africa's Best Leading Business School
The Graduate School of Business (GSB) of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education is a premier academic and professional strategic institution that nurtures future/current business leaders, entrepreneurs, managers, and policymakers. By combining academic rigor, practical exposure, research excellence, and ethical orientation, GSB contributes significantly to organizational success, economic growth, and sustainable development at local, national, and global levels.
As a specialized arm of higher education, the GSB is designed to provide advanced knowledge, practical skills, and strategic insight required to excel in today's complex and highly competitive business environment. The GSB offers graduate and executive-level programmes that span core and emerging areas of business and management.
A defining strength of the GSB is its practice-driven and learner-centred approach. Teaching and learning are anchored in case studies, experiential learning, simulations, group projects, industry-based assignments, and executive seminars. These methods promote critical thinking, strategic decision-making, leadership development, and problem-solving capabilities, which are essential for senior management and executive roles.
The GSB also serves as a centre of excellence in research and knowledge creation. Faculty members and researchers actively engage in applied and scholarly research focused on strategic leadership, corporate governance, innovation, digital transformation, sustainability, and human capital development.
Our Vision
To be recognized as one of Africa's leading business schools, distinguished by excellence in graduate business education, research innovation, and strategic industry partnerships that produce globally competitive leaders and change agents capable of driving sustainable organizational and economic transformation.
Our Mission
To deliver world-class graduate business education that integrates academic rigor with practical application, fostering ethical leadership, strategic thinking, innovation, and entrepreneurship. We are committed to developing responsible business leaders equipped with the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to drive organizational excellence and contribute to sustainable economic development locally, nationally, and globally.
Our Core Values
Guiding principles that define who we are and how we operate
Excellence
Commitment to the highest standards in teaching, research, innovation, and community engagement aligned with international business school standards.
Ethical Leadership
Championing responsible management education, business ethics, corporate governance, and sustainability in preparing future leaders.
Innovation
Fostering digital transformation, entrepreneurship, and forward-thinking solutions to complex global business challenges.
Industry Partnership
Building robust linkages with industry, professional bodies, and international institutions for practical relevance and employability.