LBS announces professional MBA programme

The Lagos Business School (LBS) has announced the launch of its new programme, Professional MBA, an intensive 24-month business management study with separate elective tracks for entrepreneurship, technology, and general management.

The programme, which was announced to journalists at the school campus in Lekki, Lagos, will incorporate classroom and online sessions, activity-based learning activities and a final capstone project.

The Director, Lagos Business School, Dr Uchenna Uzo explained that the programme is designed to equip participants with a thorough knowledge of main business discipline, analytical competencies, and problem-solving capabilities. The classroom delivery is one intensive week in three months, a total of eight weeks classroom sessions spread over two years.

He said, “The Professional MBA is created to position young professionals to deliver a transformational impact on their organisations and careers. The programme is flexible and fully customisable for professionals looking to hone their skills and apply it to their current job.”

“The launch is another step towards achieving our set objectives which is to build a new generation of business people with capabilities and competence to transform businesses through applying global best practices,” Uzo added.

Speaking on the uniqueness of the programme, MBA Marketing Manager, Ifeanyi Ajaebili stated that students in the programme will be engaged through interactive computer-based business simulations and case studies to help them practice making business decisions while assessing changing industry and competitive conditions.

The Head, Corporate Communications, Aderayo Bankole explained that the programme is a natural progression in the institution’s quest to develop well-rounded entrepreneurs and business professionals.

“We are delighted about this launch as it opens new inroads for business people and young career professionals to take advantage of. With the quality of faculty and innovative mode of delivery which includes online and offline engagement, we have no doubt that this programme will achieve its set objectives which is to provide participants with the fundamentals of business practice in dynamic and complex markets,” Bankole stated.

Meanwhile, applications for the programme will last until October 2019, with the classes set to kick-off in February 2020.