Eastern and Southern African Management Institute


The Eastern and Southern African Management Institute is an international university headquartered in Arusha, Tanzania, that serves several member and non-member states in the region. ESAMI is a leading institution of tertiary education and business research in Eastern and Southern Africa.

History

ESAMI was established in 1979 on the foundations of the East African Management Institute, itself 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.
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.

Academic programmes

, ESAMI offers 8 Master of Business Administration programmes and training in the following academic disciplines:
  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

ESAMI courses can be taken at any of the following study centers:

Distinctions

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