"Help the hungry to fish rather than give them food to eat" is paraphrasing an old saying and international organizations are continuously looking for ways to help the poor help themselves. This is a good thing.
Africa is generally seen as the continental poor relation in business school terms, lagging behind North America, Europe and Asia, even South America.
However, as detailed before on Executive Education (click here), Africa does have a number of top schools, and the Association of African Business Schools is working hard to raise general standards.
Also, schools elsewhere are also getting involved, as illustrated by a recent conference hosted by Insead, the highly-ranked school based jointly in France and Singapore.
Deans and other staff from more than 30 business schools worldwide got together at Insead for the second annual meeting of the Global Business School Network Academic Advisory Council, an event based around the theme of "Nurturing Business Education in Africa."
The aim was to lay out a precise plan of action on how leading schools in developed nations can help their African counterparts grow and improve.
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