Executive MBA - WITS & KEDGE Joint Programme is a programme accredited by AMBA, delivered by KEDGE Business School (France) and WITS (South-Africa). It is based on an innovative blended learning pedagogy combining online courses (70%) and on-site Master classes (30%) in Johannesburg (4 sessions) and Paris (1 session).
Starting date: 23 April 2026
The digital revolution, the emergence of new areas of economic development, and the major sociological evolutions underway are leading organisations to transform themselves radically in order to continue to develop.
These organisations are therefore looking for leaders with new skills that will help them understand current changes and design innovative and high-performance business models.
Objectives of the Programme
In its design and content, the programme will allow each participant to:
- Develop a global strategic vision
- Master the technicalities of modern business management
- Build a cohesive vision of business
- Integrate knowledge and apply it to real life situations
- Develop their personal networks and careers
- Grow their leadership skills
- Understand how to manage themselves in various business situations
Programme structure
The Executive MBA - WITS & KEDGE Joint Programme is a highly rigorous 524-hour curriculum delivered over a 20-month period. It is founded on an innovative blended-learning pedagogy that combines structured individual study, supported and supervised by online faculty, with intensive face-to-face sessions organised as Master Classes, thereby offering participants both the flexibility of distance learning and the richness of in-person academic exchange.
- 70% of the programme delivered online: e-learning, virtual classes, serious games, coaching, case studies, etc...
- 30% of the programme delivered on-site: Master Classes in Johannesburg and Paris with group work supervised by KEDGE and WITS professors.
The offline component of the programme is taught in 5 face-to-face contact periods (masterclass) - interspaced with online learning - over a total course period of 20 months.
Fees and Admissions
Fees for the entire programme: R411 327.00
Eligibility Criteria :
- Graduate Degree (i.e. Bachelors Level)
- Minimum of 5 Years of Work Experience
- Given GMAT or Kedge BS admission test.
Location
- WITS : 1 Jan Smuts Ave, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2017, Afrique du Sud - South Africa
- KEDGE Business School : 40 Av. des Terroirs de France, 75012 Paris , FRANCE
CONTACT
Lerato Mogale : lerato.mogale@wits.ac.za
About the partner
- Graduate School of Business Administration at Wits University
- Established in 1968
- Accreditation: AABS | AMBA
- Part of Wits University
- 4 Nobel Prize Winners
- 200 000 Global Alumni Network
- Ranked amongst top 1% universities in the world
- Largest Academic Case Centre in Africa
- Leader in new areas of research, including Digital Business | Energy Leadership | Philanthropy and Resource Mobilisation