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The African Leadership University School of Business (ALUSB) MBA offers a unique 20-month part-time program, blending world-class education with real-world application in the African context.
The Conservation Specialization, delivered by the School of Wildlife Conservation in partnership with ALUSB, contextualizes the MBA learning journey with practical insights from carefully curated conservation and sustainability topics, including mentorship from leading conservation and sustainability experts. This joint initiative aims to provide rising leaders in the conservation industry and the corporate world with the world-class management skills needed to innovate sustainable business models and manage projects and protected areas while gaining access to a high- caliber, pan-African network from all walks of life.
We have successfully graduated 57 Conservation MBA students over the past three years. These students are the next generation leaders that we will need to successfully and sustainably manage Africa’s unique natural assets for the social and economic growth of the continent. The original Conservation MBA combined the ALU School of Business MBA programme with complementary learning in conservation and leadership for full time working professionals. Learning from best practice across the world we are now developing a new Conservation MBA that will be relaunched at the beginning of 2023.
The MBA with a conservation specialization is designed for ambitious Africans from all sectors who are passionate about Africa’s natural heritage and interested in the rapidly emerging field of biodiversity investment and sustainability. We seek people with over 3 years of experience who are interested in conservation, and how global economies and the corporate sector will undertake their rapid transformation to long term sustainability.
Lara Dendy Young is a Co-Founder of Conservation Club, aimed to promote sustainable travel in Eastern and Southern Africa, based in Cape Town South Africa.
Charles Karangwa is the IUCN Regional Head of Land Systems and Rwanda Country Representative and co-founded FinScape a direct output of his MBA capstone project.
Alina Peter is at the frontline of the Grumeti Fund | NPO’s anti-poaching battle in Tanzania. Working with a dedicated team of 100 highly trained anti-poaching scouts.
Hugues Akpona is a General Manager at W-Arly-Pendjari (WAP) African Parks Network. He is currently a facilitator in our Pathway Leadership Training Programme
Rosebell Abwonji is the Chief Administrative Officer of the Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association. She leads effective and streamlined administrative systems, IT, HR, and physical infrastructure of the organization’s operations.
Delvis Fortes is a passionate Marine Biologist from Cape Verde with 13 years of work experience in the fisheries sector. Delvis holds an MSc in Fisheries Policy and ManagementHe is also currently consulting FAO’s CFI project.
The MBA in Conservation is structured as a series of e-learning modules supplemented by periodic in-person sessions in selected locations. Our curriculum covers a range of topics, including biodiversity conservation, conservation finance, policy and strategy, and practical applications in the field.
The Conservation Leaders Programme was designed for emerging leaders in sectors that impacted wildlife and natural landscapes and those who protect and support Africa’s natural capital. Our leaders came from sectors;
The ALU School of Wildlife Conservation is the first of its kind on the continent, dedicated to growing the next generation of world class conservation leaders in Africa.
The continent needs home grown African leaders to spearhead new and innovative approaches in the business of conservation.
Bumbogo, Kigali Innovation City, Next to Azam, Kigali, Rwanda
Phone: +250 784 650 219
sowc@alueducation.com