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Master of Management in the field of Innovation Studies - Wits Business School
Master of Management
in the field of
Innovation Studies
Master of Management in the field of Innovation Studies - Wits Business School
INTRODUCTION
For more than 90 years, the University of the Witwatersrand (known as Wits) has offered an education of
the highest quality. Wits has a reputation built on research and academic excellence and is home to 15
South African Research Chairs, seven research institutes, 20 research units, 10 research groups, 10
Centres of Excellence, more than 200 rated scientists, many of whom are A-rated. Wits features in the
top 1% in the world in several defined fields of research (ISI international rankings).

Strategically located in Johannesburg, a world class city, Wits offers countless opportunities
for students and staff to engage with and present solutions that will contribute to the global knowledge
base and build a sustainable future. With its more than 130 000 graduates in its 90-year history, Wits has
made, and will continue to make, its mark nationally and internationally.

Wits, one of Africa’s premier research universities, strives to be innovative, where boundaries of
knowledge are pushed and where the focus is on sustaining globally competitive standards of excellence
in learning, teaching and research.

Situated on a self-contained campus in Johannesburg, the heart of the South African commercial and
industrial world and part of the University’s Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, Wits Business
School (WBS) is one of only four African Business Schools to be included in the Financial Times 2016
world rankings of Executive Education providers.

   A relevant, world-class, global-facing, Africa-centric, critical-thinking journey

WBS, an institution built on principles of intellectual excellence, is committed to providing high quality,
i nternationally competitive education, founded on high academic standards, cutting-edge research,
public engagement, and productive partnerships with leading institutions throughout the world.

At WBS, academics, scholars, researchers, students and support staff are all part of a creative, innovative,
intellectual network making it a premier choice nationally and internationally.

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INNOVATION: An Imperative for the Global South
    Long-term economic growth and                     effectively with more advanced economies
    development in the modern world are driven        in a globalised marketplace, they need –
    by technological change and this in turn          perhaps even more than industrialised
    affects every country, society – everyone of       nations – sound national, regional, sectoral
    us. This is the “Schumpeterian” perspective       and firm-level innovation strategies
    on innovation that has been adopted by            to stimulate economic growth and
    the Master of Management in the field of           development. There is an urgent need to
    Innovation Studies programme. It also             build capacity to manage innovation policy,
    recognise that any such technology-based          strategy and practice.
    developments need to be simultaneously
    accompanied by appropriate business               This will require a generation of innovation
    models, organisational strategies and             managers, scholars, and business leaders
    management frameworks, among others, in           who have an understanding of the drivers
    order to have the desired kind of sustained       of innovation, and a concern for equitable,
    impact in the economy and on society.             human-centred development.

    Within the last 50 years, the world has seen      In this context WBS has established an
    a dramatic increase in the pace of science        active research and teaching programme
    and technology-intensive innovation,              in innovation studies that is anchored on
    not least fuelled by the information and          three main pillars:
    communication technologies sector.

    Additionally, in recent decades, the                1. The systemic understanding
    imperative to respond to climate change and         of innovation as a social system
    other pressures on human civilisation has           involving several actors who work
    meant that there is increasing attention to         together to ensure that an invention
    environmental sustainability and producing          or an idea is nurtured, make risky
    solutions that respond to these concerns.           investments, and organise the
    Countries, societies and companies are              incentive structure so that the
    responding very differently, with those              innovation imperatives are actually
    having a better understanding of patterns           implemented at all levels – the firm,
    of innovation being more equipped with the          the region or sector, and the country.
    mind-set and the tools to benefit in the long
    term.                                               2. The management of innovation in
                                                        an ecosystem where new technology-
    Within the fields of science and technology          based firms (NTBFs) are dominant
    policy, technology management, and                  and rely on the direct support and
    innovation studies, more generally, there is        enabling environment by the State
    an acknowledged need to understand and              and its various organs at municipal,
    investigate innovation from the perspective         provincial or national levels.
    of firms in industrialising countries.
                                                        3. Corporate innovation, or
    There is also a growing interest in identifying     innovation in more established
    the role of such firms in producing                  firms that seek to boost their
    innovation outcomes that are beneficial for          competitiveness by identifying and
    society in a holistic manner.                       leveraging new opportunities in
                                                        different contexts.
    But if countries are to be successful in
    meeting the challenge of competing

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Master of Management in the field of Innovation Studies - Wits Business School
The WBS Master of Management in the field of Innovation Studies is an
 interdisciplinary, specialist programme that investigates how innovation and its
 impact on economic growth and development can be shaped for the achievement of
 broad societal goals. By linking innovation and its impact on economic growth and
 competitiveness in countries of the Global South, the WBS Master of Management in
 the field of Innovation Studies provides one of the most unique o erings of its kind on
 the African continent.

     WHO IS IT FOR?
 The Master of Management in the field of Innovation Studies programme is designed
 for individuals with relevant undergraduate degrees such as business, economics, social
 sciences, natural sciences, engineering and law, with work experience, and who intend to
 pursue careers in specific areas of innovation management or innovation policy in business,
 academia, development institutions or other civil society organisations. It may also be
 attractive to mid-level career professionals and higher, who are responsible for shaping,
 implementing or facilitating innovation strategy in corporate, public or consulting settings.

     APPROACH TO LEARNING
 The programme draws on disciplinary traditions in management, economics, public policy,
 humanities, social science and natural sciences, and provides the essential breadth of
 knowledge which will enable graduates to skilfully engage in shaping innovation both for
 increased competitiveness and for socio-economic development.

     FACULTY
 As well as providing specialist content in innovation studies, the curriculum takes open
 learning and collaboration seriously and the programme draws on the richness of the
 academic expertise available throughout Wits University and across the globe.

TESTIMONIALS
     The MM in Innovation Studies has assisted me in my professional and business life by enabling me
     to think on my feet, and those are the kind of innovators the world needs! I use the knowledge
     gained in the courses for all the challenges that I come across in my life. I will apply the knowledge
     all my life, it was a life changing journey!
     Khumo Sello, MM-IS 2017

     It took only a few months to realise that the programme had put me on the career path of my
     dreams. I now view the world completely differently and am excited about my future.
     Supreme Sebata, MM-IS 2017

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CORE COURSES:                               ELECTIVES: (Students to select 3)

    [1]       Science, Technology, Innovation,           Innovation Policy in developing Countries:
              Sustainability and Society                 Special Topics
    [2]       Strategic Management of Innovation         Innovation and the Bio-Based Economy

    [3]       Research Methods in Innovation Policy      Innovation and Energy Systems
              and Management
                                                         Innovation for Social Purposes

          RESEARCH REPORT (50 %)                         Innovation for Global sustainability:
                                                         Issues and Prospects

          Students will be expected to complete          Organisational Development issues in
          a research report, in which they               Innovation
          demonstrate the extent to which they
          have achieved the crucial learning
                                                         Managing Innovation at the Firm Level
          outcomes from the course-based
          aspects of the programme.
                                                         Innovation in the Media and ICT sectors

                                                         Innovation in the Built Environment

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COURSE OVERVIEW
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE AND OPTIONS:

The Master of Management in the eld of Innovation Studies full programme begins in January
2019. The programme is comprised of three parts: three core courses, three elective courses
and a research component. Teaching is provided on a block release basis to accommodate the
needs of busy working professionals.

The full time programme is expected to be completed within a maximum of twenty-four
months, including the completion of the research component.

CORE COURSES:       (Do all three)

    1 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION,                3 RESEARCH METHODS IN INNOVATION
    SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY                        POLICY AND MANAGEMENT

Introducing the central propositions and          Introducing and reviewing innovative, state-
intellectual foundations of the programme,        of-the-art and rigorous research methods
this course provides a historical account of      through a variety of social science research
the role of science, technology and innovation    approaches, techniques and tools. In addition
in economic and social development.               to more traditional methods, these may
Students are supplied with building blocks        include practitioner-led research, hypermedia
with which to critically assess the role played   ethnography, live case studies, new software
by innovation, and to better understand the       packages, and many more. The course is
possibilities for shaping and constructing        supplemented by additional workshops and
outcomes from innovation strategies and           training in research-related skills.
policies. There is considerable emphasis on
Global South-centred theories of learning,
capability building, and technological
upgrading as the cornerstones of innovation.

    2 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
    OF INNOVATION

Focusing on the individual firm/company as
an active agent in innovation processes, issues
such as strategic planning, organisational
learning, organisational culture and tools
such as R&D management and portfolio
planning are introduced as approaches to
Securing and managing the benefits from
innovation expenditure. Here, the intellectual
foundations are organisational theory and
strategic management, with an emphasis
on the understanding and investigation of
Variation in the ability of firms to manage
innovation.

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Master of Management in the field of Innovation Studies - Wits Business School
ELECTIVE COURSES:       (Choose three)

    Elective courses build on concepts and ideas introduced in the core courses.

        INNOVATION POLICY IN                             INNOVATION
        DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:                            AND ENERGY SYSTEMS
        SPECIAL TOPICS
                                                     Introducing theories and frameworks on
    Approaching policy from a systems thinking       innovation systems with a focus on low
    viewpoint, this advanced treatment of            carbon energy technologies, transition to low
    innovation policy is primarily from a            carbon economies, and developing energy
    systems of innovation perspective in which       policies, the course work will be broadly
    governance structures and the perspectives       divided into two areas: 1) the technological,
    of the variety of actors in the system are       economic and institutional aspects of energy
    considered to be important. The course           systems and innovation, and 2) the regulatory
    builds on the concepts introduced in the         and energy policies promoting the transition
    core courses, with a focus on key transitions    to low carbon energy systems.
    and dimensions of innovation policy,
    supporting the transition to sustainability,
    inclusiveness, poverty alleviation and
    structural change in economies.

        INNOVATION AND THE
        BIO-BASED ECONOMY

    A bio-based economy is an economy
    which captures the latent value in biological
    processes and renewable bioresources to
    produce improved health and sustainable
    growth and development (e.g. bio-mass
    technology). In order to realise the benefits
    of the bio-based economy, public policy,
    investment and development of private sector
    expertise are needed. In this course, students
    will be familiarised with biotechnology’s            INNOVATION
    three major market segments: agricultural,           FOR SOCIAL PURPOSES
    biomedical and industrial, examining the
    consequent management issues for business        Reflecting the growing concern that
    development.                                     innovation practice should include a greater
                                                     focus on social concerns, this course provides
                                                     an advanced treatment of innovation for
                                                     social purposes. Included are themes such
                                                     as the impact of innovation on inequality and
                                                     inclusion, the role of end-user innovators in
                                                     communities, and democratising innovation.
                                                     Students will understand the innovation
                                                     dynamics related to concepts and terms such
                                                     as social innovation, inclusive innovation,
                                                     reverse innovation, grassroots innovation,
                                                     community innovation, township innovation,
                                                     rural innovation, innovation for development,
                                                     and innovation at the base of the pyramid.

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INNOVATION FOR GLOBAL                        alternative commercialisation paths for new
    SUSTAINABILITY:                              technology, ways to compete in the high-tech
    ISSUES AND PROSPECTS                         marketplace, resource allocation and R&D
                                                 investment decisions, as well as the factors
Diminishing resources, compromised air and       that hinder or promote the diffusion of a new
water quality, alarming rates of biological      technology.
extinction and declining biodiversity, and
unfavourable changes in climate systems
are urgent problems having a huge impact             INNOVATION IN THE
on societies across the globe. Unsustainable         MEDIA AND ICT SECTORS
development patterns not only increase
greenhouse gas emissions that worsen             The course will consider innovation
climate change but also increase vulnerability   dynamics and outcomes in possibly the
to the impacts of climate change. This course    most successfully innovative sector in
focuses on the contribution that technology      recent decades – media, and information
and innovation can make to the transition        and communication technologies (ICT). This
to models that promote truly sustainable         has led to changes in industrial structure,
development.                                     convergence of products, technologies,
                                                 changes to supply and user dimensions,
                                                 and the development of new business
    ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT                   models. These information and knowledge –
    ISSUES IN INNOVATION                         intensive sectors are now important sources
                                                 of employment, economic output, and
The scope of this advanced course is             products and services in their own right,
comprehensive, and draws from the                as well as having emerged as 21st century
following areas: organisation theory,            enablers of productivity and competitiveness
sociology of organisations, organisational       in a number of other sectors.
behaviour, organisational learning and
managing organisational change. Building
on the themes introduced in the Strategic            INNOVATION IN THE
Management of Innovation course, students            BUILT ENVIRONMENT
are provided with conceptual and practical
frameworks for understanding the                 Human beings have throughout time, sought
organisational dimensions of managing            to satisfy the need for shelter going beyond
innovation in the private sector and civil       that of shaping their lived environments in
society, such as leadership, capability and      ways that make their lives safer and more
mindsets of organisations, vis-à-vis the         comfortable, productive and enjoyable. In this
cultural and structural dynamics in a given      process, people design and construct tools
locale.                                          and products, modify and manipulate space,
                                                 build structures, plan and shape landscapes,
                                                 cities and human settlements of various
    MANAGING INNOVATION                          kinds, and manage regions and the earth.
    AT THE FIRM LEVEL                            This course provides an advanced treatment
                                                 of innovation issues for this complex set of
Exploring the strategic role of technology       activities – the built environment sector.
and innovation in the survival and success
of firms (both SMMEs and large firms), this        Note: All the electives are not always available
advanced course focuses on the role of           In a given year. However, a sufficient number
organisational strategy and decision making      will be offered to enable students to further
issues in designing, selecting, and executing    explore their interests.
an innovation strategy that provides a
sustainable competitive advantage. Students
will understand the technological and               + RESEARCH REPORT (50%)
competitive landscape, incentives to innovate,

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MESSAGE FROM THE PROGRAMME DIRECTOR

    Dr Diran Soumonni is a Senior Lecturer in         new technology-based firm (NTBF), which was
    Innovation Policy and Management, and             dependent on an enabling ecosystem for its
    Programme Director of the Master of               survival and growth, while simultaneously
    Management in Innovation Studies at the           working closely with large LED and display
    Wits Business School. He obtained his PhD in      corporations such as Samsung (South Korea),
    Public Policy from the Georgia Institute of       Sumitomo (Japan), Nichia (Japan), among
    Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, where        others, to help solve specific technological
    he focused on both innovation studies and         challenges along the innovation value chain.
    energy policy.                                    Diran holds a masters degree in materials
                                                      science and engineering (Georgia Institute of
    Diran Soumonni’s teaching interests include       Technology, USA) and undergraduate degrees in
    subject matter on creativity and innovation,      physics and mathematics (Tuskegee University,
    techno-preneurship, the strategic                 USA). He is an active member of the Global
    management of innovation, and                     Network for the Economics of Learning,
    philosophical paradigms in scientific              Innovation and Competence Building Systems
    research. His primary research interest lies in   (GLOBELICS), and serves on the scientific board
    the area of innovation for sustainability         of the African Network for the Economics of
    from both a systemic and a firm-level              Learning, Innovation and Competence Building
    perspective. Some of his previous                 Systems (AFRICALICS). He is also a Steering
    publications span subject matter on               Committee Member of the International Network
    electricity policy, biofuels policy,              on Appropriate Technology (INAT)
    nanotechnology policy, and innovation
    policy and management. Prior to embarking
    on his doctoral studies, he worked as a                                 Dr Diran Soumonni
    materials engineer in the area of research                              Programme Director
    commercialisation of display and
    energy-efficient lighting technologies. In
    that capacity, he was part of a team that
    expanded the business opportunities of a

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EXTERNAL INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM LIAISON:

Prof Thembela Hillie is a Principal Research       including international research experience
Scientist at the National Centre for Nano-         at the Nanoscale Science Department of the
structured Materials (NCNSM) at the CSIR,          Max Planck Institute for Solid Sate Research
an associate professor of Physics at the           in Stuttgart, Germany. His research focus
University of the Free State, and an MIT Sloan     included low-dimensional systems and
Fellow in Innovation and Global Leadership.        scanning probe microscopy and in this field,
He holds a PhD in Solid State Physics (2001)       he has published more than 57 peer reviewed
with experience in semiconductor physics           articles and four book chapters, and has
and surface science at the nanoscale, and          supervised several post-doctoral fellows,
an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of         doctoral and masters students.
Technology (MIT), USA.
                                                   For more than ten years, Prof Hillie has been
                                                   involved in strategic initiatives and leadership
   He holds a PhD in Solid State                   at the national and international levels,
Physics (2001) with experience in                  serving on the National Nanotechnology
                                                   Advisory board, and heading the India-Brazil-
semiconductor physics and                          South Africa (IBSA), South Korea-South Africa
surface science at the nanoscale,                  and Argentina-South Africa cooperations in
and an MBA from the                                nanotechnology. He was appointed to the
Massachusetts Institute of                         World Economic Forum council on emerging
Technology (MIT), USA.                             technologies in 2009, and is a UNESCO lead
                                                   expert in water and nanotechnology.

Prof Hillie has played a critical role in          Prof Hillie has also worked for the Meridian
instituting initiatives like the DST/CSIR          Institute, a USA-based organization,
Innovation Centre in Nanotechnology as             which helps people solve complex and
the CSIR Chair of Nanotechnology, the CSIR         controversial problems, as a member of
Innovation Laboratory (iLab), and Start-Up         the Critical Committee for Nanotechnology,
South Africa with the DST, a programme that        Water and Development.
aims to build a much-needed entrepreneurial
capacity for Innovation-Based Enterprises          He has co-founded two start-up companies:
(IBEs) as vehicles to take research outputs        Black Science Technology and Engineering
to the market whilst strengthening an              Professionals (BSTEP), a non-profit
innovation-based entrepreneurial ecosystem         organisation, and BrightWay Capital.
in South Africa. In connection with these
activities, he has since been invited a as guest
lecturer in entrepreneurship and innovation
by the business schools at NMMU, Wits and
UFS. He also supervises students in social
                                                                          Prof Thembela Hillie
innovation at the UCT Business School, and in
Innovation Studies at the Wits Business School.

Prior to this involvement in managing the
innovation ecosystem, he spent more
than 20 years in teaching and research in
nanoscale science and nanotechnology,

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CORE TEACHING FACULTY MEMBER, AND
     WBS DEPUTY HEAD OF SCHOOL:
     Prof Kalu Ojah is on the staff of Wits Business    He is the co-Editor of Africa’s main Finance
     School, at the University of Witwatersrand, as    journal – the African Finance Journal, an
     a Full Professor of Finance and Director of the   editorial board member of the Review of
     Master in Finance & Investment. He holds          Development Finance, Journal of Business
     both PhD and MFn in Finance (Saint Louis,         Perspective, Quarterly Journal of Finance and
     USA) and a BSc in Management/Economics            Accounting; he serves as a Resource Person
     (ORU, USA). He has been in higher education       for the African Economic Research Consortium
     more than twenty years, teaching and              (AERC), and had a stint at NYU’s Stern School of
     researching in major business schools in the      Business as a Visiting Scholar. His main areas
     USA, Spain, United Arab Emirates and South        of research interest are, broadly speaking,
     Africa. He has garnered invaluable socio-         financial markets, developmental and
     cultural experiences by living and working in     entrepreneurial economics, financial
     several regions of the world: North America,      economics, and international business.
     Europe, Middle East and Africa. Besides
     developing important programs and training        Prof Ojah is frequently invited by nationally
     budding experts in Finance, Economics,            and internationally distributed newspapers
     Entrepreneurship and Innovation, he is a very     (Guardian Newspaper, Mail & Guardian,
     active researcher with more than eighty peer-     Discovery Magazine, The Conversation),
     reviewed journal articles and conference          radios (Classic FM, SAFM, 107 FM, YFM
     proceedings to his name.                          99.2, Power 98.7) and TV stations (CNBC,
                                                       eNEWS, SABC), to provide expert views
     Many of these articles appear in top-rate         on contemporary financial economic
     international journals such as Journal of         issues. He is often engaged in thought-
     Banking and Finance, Journal of Development       leadership debates and presentations.
     Studies, and Journal of Economics & Business.
     Several of these articles have won awards,
     been extensively cited or earned honourable
     mentions such as winner of McGraw-Hill/Irwin
     Distinguished Paper Award, and among Top                                Prof Kalu Ojah
     25 Hottest Articles in many of these journals.                          WBS Deputy Head Of
     Has been named in the Top 10% of Africa’s                               School
     economics scholars, top scholars boasting
     hundreds of citations by Google-Scholar,
     named in Who’s Who Among America’s
     Teachers, and nominated for Who’s Who in
     Finance and Industry.

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CORE TEACHING FACULTY MEMBER:

Prof Mjumo Mzyece is Associate Professor of             context of the 4IR; business model innovation;
Technology and Operations Management                    next-generation communications networks
(TOM) at the Wits Business School (WBS),                and cyber-physical systems; ICT policy and
where he also contributes extensively to                management; and innovation policy and
teaching and research in the area of                    management. His research has been widely
innovation studies.                                     cited, including in academic publications,
                                                        commercial patents, and regulatory and
Prior to WBS, he led the Smart Industries (ICT          public policy documents. He has well over 50
and Advanced Manufacturing) unit at The                 peer-reviewed academic publications,
Innovation Hub (TIH), the innovation agency of          including accredited journal articles, book
the Gauteng Provincial Government, where he             chapters and conference papers. Alongside
spearheaded the development and                         his research, he has consulted widely for
implementation of TIH’s new smart industries            various local and international organisations,
strategy to respond to the emerging Fourth              such as the United Nations Industrial
Industrial Revolution (4IR). He has more than           Development Organization (UNIDO).
20 years of international experience in various
academic, R&D, leadership and management,               He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)
operational, and consulting roles, including at         (Honours) in Electronic & Electrical
blue chip firms such as IBM U.S., Econet Group,         Engineering from Manchester University,
and Agilent Technologies. His TOM-related               England; a Master of Science (MSc)
industry experience includes managing a key             (Distinction) in Communications Technology &
offering for IBM’s global developer ecosystem           Policy and a PhD in Electronic & Electrical
and being part of the design and deployment             Engineering, both from Strathclyde University,
team for an enterprise resource planning (ERP)          Scotland; and an MBA from Duke University’s
solution for a large mining conglomerate. He is         Fuqua School of Business, USA, where he was
also an alumnus of Extreme Blue, IBM's                  awarded a Keller Scholarship, Duke’s most
premier innovation and technology                       prestigious MBA academic scholarship.
development incubation programme. His
previous academic experience includes over
five years as Associate Professor of Electronic
& Electrical Engineering at the French South
African Institute of Technology (F′SATI), a
graduate school of electronic and electrical                                   Prof Mjumo Mzyece
engineering in Pretoria, South Africa, jointly
developed and run by the French and South
African governments.

His research interests include: operations in
high-tech start-ups; digitalisation, digital
disruption and digital transformation in the

   WORLD CLASS TEACHING TEAM

   The team involved in teaching the programme include academics from WBS, other faculties
   and schools at Wits University, scholars from other South African universities and international
   partners. International faculty members who regularly visit WBS will also be invited to teach
   sessions for the programme.

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
                                                          admitted to PIM and through this network has
     The Master of Management in the field of              collaborations with universities in countries
     Innovation Studies programme offers a unique          including Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France,
     opportunity for international postgraduate           Germany, Spain, the UK and the US.
     students looking to gain a good grounding in
     innovation studies and an understanding of           Further information, advice and support for
     the context in countries of the Global South.        those considering applying for the Master
     An international exchange student can also           of Management in the field of Innovation
     spend a semester or a year at Wits and we            Studies Programme as an international
     welcome them from other African countries,           exchange student is available through Wits
     Asia, Europe, the US and Canada. The medium          University’s International Office (WIO). It offers
     of instruction is English.                           specialist and tailored advice on studying and
                                                          living in South Africa, assists in immigration
     Studying in South Africa offers students a            and visa matters and can provide clearance
     rewarding experience. The country is classified       certificates to international students to ensure
     as an upper to middle income economy, has            compliance with university and government
     a population of about 55 million, 11 official          requirements prior to registration. Support for
     languages and a multi-cultural heritage. South       those considering applying for the Master of
     Africa’s diverse and sophisticated economy           Management in the field of Innovation Studies
     includes growth areas in the financial and            as an exchange student is also given by the
     banking sector, IT & communications as well as       programme team.
     traditional sectors of economy and agriculture.

     Students can access postgraduate courses                 SPECIALIST SHORT COURSES
     at WBS through academic member networks
     such as the Partnership in Management (PIM).         Through the International Programmes and
     This worldwide consortium of top business            Partnerships and Executive Education units,
     schools provides a framework for international       WBS can design and arrange specialist short
     cooperation primarily at a graduate level. WBS       courses in innovation studies for international
     is the only African business school                  visiting students and executives, respectively.

     REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
     FIRST DEGREE                                         the programme, career goals, and similarly
     Applicants shall have a four-year bachelor’s or      relevant information.
     higher degree from a recognised university or
     similar institution. In exceptional cases an         POST-UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE
     application may be considered from a person          A minimum of five years post-bachelors or three
     holding a senior managerial position, who has        years post-masters work experience is required.
     many years of relevant business experience,          Applicants with more experience will have a
     and is in possession of a qualification other         better chance of being selected.
     than a degree.
                                                          MOTIVATION
     APPLICATIONS                                         Applicants for this programme are expected to
     Master of Management in the field of Innovation       be well motivated and conversant with the
     Studies is a high-intensity academic programme       nature of innovation management in the
     intended for a specialist group of students. It is   corporate environment, public sector
     aimed at those with an above average degree of       organisations and/or technology-based start-ups
     motivation, intellectual curiosity and stamina. A    as well as having a desire to acquire specialist
     letter of motivation should include the              training and education in the field.
     applicant’s background, the reason for interest in

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APPLICATIONS
    •      Only online applications are accepted.                                     Deadline for applications 2020:
           Please go to www.wbs.ac.za and click                                       31 August, 2019
           on online applications on the top right
           hand corner.
                                                                               CONTACT DETAILS
    •      Please ensure that all information is correct                         •  admissions.wbs@wits.ac.za
           and that you have uploaded everything on                              •  Tel: 0861 000 927
           the checklist.

                                                                                           Wits undergraduates do not need
               CHECKLIST                                                                   to submit a transcript. Graduates
                                                                                           from other universities must submit
               Online application form                                                     an original or certified copy of their
                                                                                           academic transcript. The transcript
                                                                                           must include a complete list of
                Copies of Degree Cretificates                                               all subjects taken for a degree,
                                                                                           including any courses that were
               Academic transcripts in English                                             failed.
                                                                                           A degree certificate is NOT a
                                                                                           transcript
               Reference Forms
                                                                                           Documents not in English must be
               Proof of English language proficiency                                        accompanied by a sworn
               (For students who have not studied at tertiary level in English)
                                                                                           translation. Graduates from certain
                                                                                           UK universities may not be able to
               Non-refundable application fee of R 200                                     supply a full transcript.
               Study Permit if studying in South Africa for more than 90 days, or
                                                                                            An applicant in this position should
               Visitors’ Permit if studying in South Africa for less than 90 days
                                                                                            obtain a ‘confirmation of class of
               Please Note:                                                                 degree’ certificate (a green form)
               Evidence of post-secondary quantitative ability is strongly desired          from the Faculty Office and forward
                                                                                            the completed form to the Faculty
                                                                                            Office. All the above documentation
                                                                                            must be received by the Wits
                                                                                            Business School Academic Enquiries
                                                                                            Office before the closing date for
                                                                                            applications.
R   FEES:

    Fees for the Master of Management in the field                             On acceptance:
    of Innovation Studies for 2019 are quoted as:                             Should your application be successful,
                                                                              an amount of R15 000 will be payable on
    R 138 425.00*                                                             acceptance. This amount is non-refundable
    *Please note:                                                             and will be offset against the registration fee
        Fee is subject to review in January 2020.                             payable in your first year.

    WBS reserves the right to change its schedule as required.
    Please note: WBS processes applications for admissions on a continuous basis in the order of receipt thereof.

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Wits Business School
The University of the Witwatersrand

 2 St David’s Place | Parktown 2193
 GPS coordinates: -26.1808 / 28.0369
 PO Box 98 Wits 2050 Johannesburg

        +27 (0) 11 717 3544

          www.wbs.ac.za
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