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

3. Shifts in Student Age Populations + 5 million - 29 million - 28 million Worldwide Change (2010 to 2030): + 41 million Source: US Census Bureau International database

4. Worldwide Change (2010 to 2030) +4% Shifts in Student Age Populations

5. Tuition Assistance Programmes

6. Scholarship Awards by Programme Type

7. Forms of Assistance by Programme Type

8. Africa-Focused Graduate Opportunities MasterCard Fellowship Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance Stanford Africa MBA Fellowship Foundation for African Leadership in Business Rio Tinto

9. African Student Study Destination Preferences

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

11. Source: 2011 mba.com Prospective Students Survey, GMAC 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 Preparation

12. Key things to know about the GMAT® Exam What makes it different from traditional tests?  Computer Adaptive  Higher order reasoning What makes preparation different?  Time  Focus  Effort

13. What is the preparation time investment?

14. GMAC Africa Pipeline Advisory Group 2013 Participants 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 Recommendations Promoting awareness/value of GME Undergraduate Career Development Programmes  GMAT Preparation included  GMAT exam as exit/capstone  GSB and corporate support via voucher  Mobile access to prep materials GME-Corporate Internship Collaborative Engagement via Social Networks w/messaging