BEM DAKAR ranked best business school in Africa by Jeune Afrique magazine

03/12/2020
Ranked 1st business school in French-speaking Black Africa once again, BEM Dakar confirms its leadership position in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Since its creation in 2008, BEM Dakar has demonstrated an academic excellence that has earned it the top spot in the Best business schools in French-speaking Africa ranking for three consecutive years (2011, 2012, 2013), then in 2019 and again this year.

BEM Dakar maintains its leading position in Jeune Afrique ranking

The magazine Jeune Afrique, in this 2020 ranking, highlights :

  • pedagogy,
  • professionalisation,
  • international influence
  • institution's student services department founded and directed by .

The director Dr Pope Madické DIOP comments : "We are proud of what we have achieved together. The credit for these remarkable results goes to the entire educational community of BEM Dakar: parents, students, teachers, supervisory and support staff, supervisory authorities and of course business leaders. BEM Dakar is a conviction and a passion shared by men and women for whom education is a priesthood and for whom Africa is a land of history and future; a continent of all histories and all futures. In Dakar as in Abidjan, the ambition remains the same: to be the reference Business School of Africa".

Since 2008, KEDGE has been focusing on the very strong development potential of Senegal and supports the initial training provided on the BEM Dakar campus as well as continuing education programmes. Since its creation, KEDGE has shared the clear and ambitious vision, strong convictions and passion for human development embodied by the teams of its strategic partner.

Several words from Alexandre de Navailles, KEDGE General Manager about BEM Dakar in Best business schools in Africa ranking : "This deserved result demonstrates once again the academic excellence of our partner BEM Dakar, a true reference in higher education on the African continent. Congratulations to all our staff for this just reward !".

About BEM Dakar

BEM Dakar is a strategic partner of KEDGE Business School with 41 management programmes, 1300 students, 700 of whom are in initial training and 600 in continuing education, 29 nationalities represented, 20 partner universities and more than 215 professors (permanent and temporary).