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Gordon Institute of Business Science is a business school in South Africa and an affiliate of the University of Pretoria. It is located in the heart of Illovo, Johannesburg, close to the Sandton financial and commercial business hub. GIBS is accredited by the Council on Higher Education and internationally by Association of MBAs .It is sometimes ranked as one of the best business schools in South Africa with flagship programmes that include the Masters in Business Administration, Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration, Doctor of Business Administration . In 2012, the GIBS DBA became the first South African doctoral programme in business to receive international accreditation from AMBA. GIBS also offers Executive Programmes: short courses, executive level programmes like the Global Executive Development & General Management Programmes, company-specific programmes. Extended Programmes are longer certificate programmes and include the Social Entrepreneurship Programme, Leading Women Programme and Nexus Leadership Programme.Centres The Centre for Dynamic MarketsThe Enterprise Development AcademyThe Centre for Leadership & DialogueBusiness Analysis & ResearchPersonal & Applied LearningHistory and campusGIBS was established in January 2000 following a contribution by Sir Donald Gordon, the founder of Liberty Life and Liberty International, and a major investment by the University of Pretoria following discussions started in 1998. The business school follows on the university's Graduate School of Management's long tradition of MBA tuition. Founded in 1949, the GSM MBA was the first MBA programme to be launched outside of North America. The GSM as of January 2008 was formally replaced by the Gordon Institute of Business Science.