Eastern and Southern African Management Institute

Regional management institute established in 1980

Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI)Type| Intergovernmental Organisation

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Established| 1979
President| Dr. Peter Kiuluku
Acting Director General

Doctoral students

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Address|

Arusha, Tanzania

Arusha

Tanzania

Website| Institute Website
The ESAMI logo

Eastern and Southern African Management Institute, or ESAMI is a diplomatic regional management development institute owned by various governments in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. Established in 1980, the Institute has its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.[1]

## History

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ESAMI was established in 1979 on the foundations of the East African Management Institute. It was established by the governments of Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania and the Republic of Uganda, as an intergovernmental institution designed to provide specialized top-level management training, research and consultancy services to its members.[2]

The charter establishing ESAMI was signed in October 1979, by the member countries of Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, Seychelles, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This charter was endorsed by the executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.[3]

## Academic programmes

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As of April 2015[update], ESAMI offers 8 Master of Business Administration programmes and training in the following academic disciplines:[4]

1. Master's in entrepreneurship
2. Master of Public Administration
3. Master of Business Administration – general
4. MBA in human resource management
5. MBA in customs management
6. MBA in transport economics and logistics management
7. Diploma in management and administration
8. Diploma in human resources management

## Study centers

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ESAMI courses can be taken at study centers in the following cities:

1. Arusha, Tanzania
2. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
3. Nairobi, Kenya
4. Kampala, Uganda
5. Lusaka, Zambia
6. Lilongwe, Malawi
7. Harare, Zimbabwe
8. Maputo, Mozambique
9. Mbabane, Swaziland
10. Windhoek, Namibia

## Distinctions

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In May 1997, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa officially designated ESAMI as "The African Centre of Excellence in Management Development."[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ "Inclusive Business Strategies In Sub-Saharan Africa". Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. 1 January 2015. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
2. ^ "Eastern and Southern African Management Institute Act 1980". Uganda Legal Information Institute. 28 February 1980. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
3. ^ Nkwame, Marc (24 November 2014). "Bilal Warns Against ``Destructive Creativity``". Tanzania Daily News. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
4. ^ "Academic Programmes Offered At ESAMI". Eastern and Southern African Management Institute. 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

## External links

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* Official ESAMI website Archived 2018-06-11 at the Wayback Machine

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel
* Finland

Other|

* Yale LUX