Centre for Microfinance, Graduate School of Business University of Pretoria

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Centre for Microfinance, Graduate School of
BusinessUniversity of Pretoria
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Outline

• Introduction
• Concept
• Structure of the Centre
• Functional areas
• Collaboration
• Measurement
• Important dates

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Microfinance Management Institute (MMI)

• MMI joint venture of CGAP and OSI
• MBA programme and objectives
• 3 year project to establish
• Asian Institute of Management (AIM)
• Indian Institute of Management of Management
  Bangalore
• Indian Institute of Management of Management
  Ahmdebad
• Institute of Rural Management
• INCAE Costa Rica
• Centre for Microfinance University of Pretoria

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Centre for Microfinance

• Started in April 2004
• First year establishment phase
• Roll-out from 2005
• Focus on African Continent
• Focus on improvement of management of
  microfinance institutions
• Focus on creating a centre of excellence in
  microfinance
• Theme Inclusive markets

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Education and Training

• Formal education
• GSM MBA Programme
• Doctoral Programme
• Other Post Graduate Courses
• Continuing Education
• Executive Programme
• Certificate Courses in Microfinance

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Architecture of MBA
4 subjects
Prep Phase 4 subjects Business Management
Economics Financial Accounting Management
Accounting
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Microfinance Domain

• Introduction to Microfinance
• History, Theory, Demand, Supply, Banking
• Managing within the external environment
• Context, Funding, Products
• Managing internal operations and functions
• Linked to lifecycle, financial model
• Innovations in microfinance
• Case study based context important
• First lectures February 2005

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Progress Education, Other

• Executive Programme
• Derived from MBA Domain
• Certificate Courses
• 3 developed, not aligned
• 3 to be developed
• First offering June 2005

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Research Programme
Topic Funding/Partner considered Leader Research Support
Policy, Legislation, Regulation FinMark, Juta Rudolph Willemse Cerkia Bramley
Member based financial services DGRV / Government Bernd Harms Edmund Kibuuka
Market integration / Inclusion MFSA Gerhard Coetzee Khumbu Mampane
Rural Finance Land Bank Charles Machethe Jacob Nyambe
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Dissemination

• Work with current providers
• Working paper series
• Annual roundtable in SA
• Bi annual conference
• 29 Aug. to 1 Sep. 2005, CTICC
• UN International Year of Microcredit

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Collaboration
Institution Nature considered Potential
USB Assist programme Implemented
Ugandan Martyrs Fellowship Agreed
Angola Catholic Fellowship TBD
Kenya Fellowship TBD
Senegal Fellowship TBD
Morocco Fellowship TBD
Zambia Fellowship TBD
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Performance Measurement
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Development of materials 4 MBA courses 8 short courses 4 executive courses
Offer courses 1 post-grad course 4 short courses 1 post-grad course 8 short courses MBA domain 1 post-grad course 8 short courses 2 executive courses
Research 2 research programs 2 research programs 2 research programs
Dissemination Outputs 2 publications Establishment of Seminar Series 2 publications 4 publications
Collaboration  1  1   1 
Semester/Annual Reporting Per reporting format Per reporting format Per reporting format
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Important Dates
Activity Target date
Start of Centre April 2004
Launch of Centre January 2005
First MBA Domain February 2005
First short courses June 2005
First Executive Course January 2006
Research Programme started June 2004
Second African Microfinance Conference 29 Aug 2005 to 1 Sept 2005
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Thank You