Master of Business Research (MBR) is a new two-year masters level program being offered at the Department of Management Science and Project Planning, Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, University of Nairobi.

The program is implemented through the Africa Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Operations for Resource Management and Food Supply (SCO) established with the financial support of DAAD. The Centre brings together University of Nairobi (UoN), the University of Dar es Salaam (UDBS), the Kuehne Logistics University (KLU) and Kühne Foundation to jointly contribute to enhanced skills and knowledge in sustainable management and operations.

The MBR program will offer students advanced training in research skills, techniques, and methodologies to conduct high quality and original research in business and related disciplines. Successful candidates will learn from highly interdisciplinary team drawn from professors and industry professionals in operations management, supply chains, business economics and management science. This will holistically equip students with requisite skills and knowledge on business operations and research which have been missing in the conventional business management trainings, making MBR program unique.

The Programme is designed for both regular government-sponsored and self-sponsored students and takes into consideration the needs of international students. It offers the flexibility of full-time and part-time learning. 

Admission Requirements

The candidates for the MSc Programme in Business Research should be at least be:

1. Holders of bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Management, Business Administration, e\Economics, and Social Sciences and any other related discipline of the University of Nairobi, or an equivalent qualification from other institutions recognized by Senate  or
2. A holder of a degree with at least Lower Second Class Honours in any of the degrees specified in (i) above with two years of relevant experience or a postgraduate diploma in (i) above or equivalent from the University of Nairobi or any other institution recognized by senate
3. A holder of a pass degree with a postgraduate diploma in the above relevant disciplines or its equivalent from the University of Nairobi or any other institution recognized by the senate and two years relevant experience.
4. A holder of pass degree in any of the degree categories specified in (i) above with at least five years relevant work experience.

Supervision and support

The candidates will have a supervisor from UoN and external supervisors from the pool of professors in the Africa Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Operations for Resource Management and Food Supply (SCO).

Publications

Although publications are not mandatory for this program, candidates are encouraged to publish at least one journal article before graduating.

Further details and application process

For further details about the MBR program and application process, kindly visit Online Application - Viewdetailslogin CourseApplication (uonbi.ac.ke)