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ABOUT CBMEGE

The Centre is a non-degree awarding, academic centre comprising two departments: Academic Literacy and Social Sciences (ALSS) and Business Management and Entrepreneurship (BME).

The BME Department offers courses in Entrepreneurship and Management for undergraduate and postgraduate students to ensure that BIUST graduates can effectively perform management and entrepreneurship roles in the economy and be able to create sustainable business ventures or become intrapreneurs in established business organisations.

VISIT BME

The Department of Academic Literacy and Social Sciences ALSS) offers Academic and Professional Communication courses to undergraduate students with the objective of improving their communication skills (oral and written) to prepare them for effective professional communication in their future roles as scientists and engineers.

VISIT ALSS

The Department also offers Chinese Language and Culture courses to give BIUST students a competitive edge over their peers with similar qualifications. These courses address the requirements of the BIUST academic model which stipulates that 15 percent of undergraduate degree programmes should comprise courses from the Centre.

VISIT CLC

The Centre also runs Innovation and Entrepreneurship Bootcamps which are intensive training workshops where the focus is on one element or area where there is a skills gap amongst a specified target group. In addition, the Centre runs a Business Clinic on a pro-bono basis to offer services such as the development of business plans among others. The Centre has also undertaken a needs analysis which culminated in the development of business and professional development short courses. Furthermore, plans are at an advanced stage to offer tuition for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) qualification. These courses and programs are intended to help BIUST students, staff, and members of the public to acquire skills and competencies useful for their careers and businesses.  They include courses in Design Thinking, Project Management, Business Analytics, Professional Communication, Negotiation Skills, Supply Chain Management, Risk Management, Organisational Leadership and the General Chinese Language and Culture. To intensify our research footprint, the Centre has identified the need to become a School so that it can attract postgraduate students.

CENTRE MANAGER

Tshegofatso Kesamang
Office Block 2, Room 31

PERSONAL SECRETARY TO DIRECTOR

Mathudi Makgele
Office Block 2