1. The
Global
Demand
for
African
Students
A
World
of
Opportunity
for
Africa
Ben
Glover
–
EMEA
Regional
Director
Ron
Sibert
–
Africa
Business
Development
Director
The
Graduate
Management
Admission
Council

2. Programs
(by
location)
with
recruiting
efforts
in
AFRICA
for
GME
Applicants
2013
Africa-­‐based
programs
13
APAC
2
Europe
12
United
States
4
Total
number
of
programs
recruiting
in
AFRICA
31
Source:
GMAC
Application
Trends
Survey,
2012
and
2013
reports
2012
13
2
10
10
36

3. Shifts in Student Age Populations
Worldwide
Change
(2010
to
2030):
+
41
million
Projected Change in # of 20-29 Year Olds from 2010
+
5
million
10%
North
America
+
5
million
La8n
America
0%
-­‐
29
million
Asia
-­‐10%
-­‐20%
-­‐
28
million
Europe
-­‐30%
2010
2015
Source:
US
Census
Bureau
InternaLonal
database
2020
2025
2030

4. ShiYs
in
Student
Age
PopulaLons
%
change
in
#
of
20-­‐29
year
olds
from
2010
by
region
60%
Worldwide
Change
(2010
to
2030)
+4%
Africa,
+49%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
LATAM,
+4%
0%
Asia,
-­‐4%
-­‐10%
-­‐20%
-­‐30%
Europe,
-­‐23%
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030

5. Tui8on
Assistance
Programmes
Percentage
of
Programmes
Offering
Tui8on
Assistance
in
2013
96%
Full-­‐Time
2-­‐Year
MBA
Full-­‐Time
1-­‐Year
MBA
93%
Flexible
MBA
93%
90%
Master
in
Management
Master
of
Accoun8ng
87%
Master
of
Finance
86%
65%
Part-­‐Time
MBA
Execu8ve
MBA
Online
MBA
Source: GMAC Application Trends Survey 2013
57%
52%
Percentage
of
programmes

6. Scholarship
Awards
by
Programme
Type
Scholarship Awards, 2013
% Programs Offering Scholarships
Average % of Student Recipients
Master in Management
87%
23%
Full-Time Two-Year MBA
43%
Full-Time One-Year MBA
Online Distance MBA
Executive MBA
Source: GMAC Application Trends Survey 2013
76%
26%
Master of Accounting
Part-Time MBA
82%
39%
Master of Finance
Flexible MBA
83%
69%
37%
66%
21%
48%
18%
13%
33%
33%
25%

7. Forms
of
Assistance
by
Programme
Type
Percentage of Programs Offering Tuition Assistance, by Type of Funding,
2013*
76%
33%
MiM, MAcc and Mfin
(combined)
18%
5%
Scholarships
14%
48%
Assistantships
21%
11%
6%
13%
Professional MBA
(combined)
Fellowships
S8pends
82%
Reduced
tui8on
39%
Full-Time MBA (combined)
24%
16%
14%
0%
50%
Percentage of programs
*Percentages do not sum to 100 due to multiple selections.
Source: GMAC Application Trends Survey 2013
100%

8. Africa-­‐Focused
Graduate
Opportuni8es
• MasterCard
Fellowship
• Harambe
Entrepreneur
Alliance
• Stanford
Africa
MBA
Fellowship
• FoundaLon
for
African
Leadership
in
Business
• Rio
Tinto

9. African
Student
Study
Des8na8on
Preferences
Scores
Sent
by
African
Citizens
TY2009
School
Country
Scores
Sent
1.
United
States
11,037
2.
United
Kingdom
1,687
3.
South
Africa
1,133
4.
Canada
1,048
5.
France
595
6.
Kenya
383
7.
Egypt
262
8.
Spain
142
9.
Switzerland
111
10.
Australia
90
17,051
Total
Scores
Sent
TY2013
%
School
Country
Scores
Sent
64.73% 1.
United
States
8,294
9.89% 2.
Canada
1,488
6.64% 3.
South
Africa
1,178
6.15% 4.
United
Kingdom
1,138
3.49% 5.
France
728
2.25% 6.
Kenya
380
1.54% 7.
Egypt
249
0.83% 8.
Spain
178
0.65% 9.
Netherlands
91
0.53% 10.
Switzerland
79
100% Total
Scores
Sent
14,375
%
57.70%
10.35%
8.19%
7.92%
5.06%
2.64%
1.73%
1.24%
0.63%
0.55%
100%

10. The
Situa8on
in
Africa
• African
college
graduates
report
being
uncomfortable
with
career
prospects
• Shortage
of
domesLc
management
talent
• African
graduate
management
candidates
are
in
short
supply
§ GMAT
score
lag
of
African
examinees
§ Preparedness
NOT
capability
is
the
issue
• PreparaLon
and
awareness
to
increase
the
pool

11.
PreparaLon
Amount
of
Time
Spent
Preparing
for
the
GMAT
by
African
Respondents
The
majority
of
African
examinees
(54%)
study
between
one
and
six
weeks
for
the
GMAT
On
average,
they
prepare
slightly
less
than
their
global
peers
Source:
2011
mba.com
ProspecLve
Students
Survey,
GMAC
27%
27%
18%
11%
12%
5%
Did
not
Less
than
prepare
in
one
week
advance
One
to
three
weeks
Four
to
six
Seven
to
Ten
weeks
weeks
nine
weeks
or
more

12. Key
things
to
know
about
the
GMAT®
Exam
• What
makes
it
different
from
tradiLonal
tests?
§ Computer
AdapLve
§ Higher
order
reasoning
• What
makes
preparaLon
different?
§ Time
§ Focus
§ Effort

13. What
is
the
prepara8on
8me
investment?

14. GMAC
Africa
Pipeline
Advisory
Group
2013
ParLcipants
Represented:
• Booth
GSB
(University
of
Chicago)
• Fuqua
Business
School
(Duke
University)
• Global
Business
School
Network
(gbsn)
• Lagos
Business
School
• Stanford
Graduate
School
of
Business
• Strathmore
Business
School
• Vanderbilt
(University
of
Tennesee)
• The
Wharton
School
(University
of
Pennsylvania)

15. Key
APAG
Recommenda8ons
• PromoLng
awareness/value
of
GME
• Undergraduate
Career
Development
Programmes
§
§
§
§
GMAT
PreparaLon
included
GMAT
exam
as
exit/capstone
GSB
and
corporate
support
via
voucher
Mobile
access
to
prep
materials
• GME-­‐Corporate
Internship
CollaboraLve
• Engagement
via
Social
Networks
w/messaging