Press Releases
Africa Rising and the MBA: The Urgent Need for a Curriculum Overhaul
Africa is at a crossroads, a continent rich in potential, yet constrained by outdated educational models like the traditional MBA. Rooted in Western ideologies and rigid knowledge systems, this model no longer meets the demands of a rapidly globalising world. As digital transformation and knowledge-sharing accelerate, Africa must rethink how it prepares future business leaders. …
Why South Africa Needs a New Approach to Entrepreneurship
In South Africa, we’ve all heard the message loud and clear: small businesses are key to job creation, fighting poverty, and driving economic growth. And while that may be true in theory, things on the ground haven’t gone quite as planned. Despite efforts by the government and private sector to boost small business development, the…
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: A Guide for Aspiring Female Leaders
Women have come a long way in leadership over the past century. From being denied basic rights to now leading countries, corporations, and global organisations, the progress is inspiring. Yet, many challenges remain. The glass ceiling in business still limits how far many women can climb, and gender bias at work continues to shape opportunities….
Leadership Reconceptualised: How Regent Business School Is Shaping Future-Ready Leaders
Leadership is one of those words that gets tossed around in every boardroom, classroom, and motivational speech. But when Regent Business School (RBS) sat down to develop its new MBA programme, one thing became clear: it’s easy to say leadership matters. But defining what it actually means, especially in the context of modern leadership in…
Confronting the Janus-Faced Approach to Sustainability in Business Education
In 2014, REGENT started discussing whether business education could still afford to ignore urgent social and environmental issues. The answer was clear: it could not. For too long, traditional programmes had focused only on profit and strategy. As a result, they sidelined society, the environment, and human sustainability. The assumption that corporate success would automatically…