The Master of Business Administration [International] being delivered at AIBT is wholly owned by the Edith Cowan University of Australia and was developed by senior academic staff at the Edith Cowan University after undertaking a research to assess the needs of the Industry. The degree is tailored to help develop business leaders for not only today's business world but for tomorrow. And as the name suggests, the program equips students with skills that will help them to lead international businesses in this dynamic global business environment. The 2007 Good Universities Guide ranked MBA courses at ECU the highest (5 stars) in terms of academic qualifications and links to industry

One unique feature about this MBA program is that it is a program by course work and not research. What this means is that students are not required to present a dissertation as part of the fulfillment to receive the award. Even if presentation of a dissertation is not part of the requirement to fulfill all the requirements of being awarded the MBA, this program still remains challenging as Case Studies relating to real business situations are done in all the units covered.

Another feature about this MBA is its convenience in terms of delivery of classes. All classes are conducted on part-time mode on weeknights [17:00 - 20:00] and Saturdays [08:00 - 17:00]. This feature therefore allows the working class maintain their work commitments while pursuing the MBA.

The MBA is available both in Lusaka at Kabulonga Campus and Kitwe at Lechwe Trust School. Note that classes for Kitwe are conducted on Saturdays only.

Students pursuing this MBA have several options in terms of duration in which the MBA can be attained. The several options are available in order for students to take up an option that will suit the available resources in terms of money and time. The more units a student will take each semester, the shorter the duration and vice-versa. The options available for students in terms of duration are tabulated below;

Duration of Program	Number of Subjects Per Semester
1 Year 4 months	3
2 Years	2
4 Years	1

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