ABOUT THE PROGRAMMES
As an advocate for quality Open and Distance Learning (ODL), the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) now enables ODL Institutions in Africa to offer its Executive MBA and MPA programmes to the people of Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritius, and Tanzania, in their own time, at their own pace and, most importantly, at an affordable price.

The Features:
The programmes aim at complementing existing MBA and MPA programmes currently being offered in the Commonwealth to meet the social and professional demands for management and public administration education at the post-graduate level.  The objectives include, among others:

• To produce quality managers that can practice widely across the Commonwealth countries.
• To enable participants in the Commonwealth Countries, where the programmes are offered, to obtain Masters Degrees in the areas of Business Administration and Public Administration, contributing to their professional growth and career advancement and to their country’s development.
• To develop human resources in various aspects of Business and Public administration.

Instructional System:
The programmes involve the following two basic  learning activities, among others:
 

• Self-instructional printed course material packages
• Face-to-face interaction with course facilitators and academic counselors at designated study centres across the country

Programmes’ Duration:  Two Years

Admission Requirements
Admission to the CEMBA/CEMPA Programmes requires that the candidate has the followings:

• A first degree from any recognised institution
• A minimum of two years of post-qualification cognate  experience in management and administration
• A working knowledge of the English Language at the Post-graduate level
• A satisfactory score in the CEMBA/CEMPA Admission Test
• Candidates with at least 3 years managerial experience with recognized professional certificate, such as ICAN, CIBN.

The Admission Test
The CEMBA/CEMPA Admission Test, the CEMAT (Commonwealth Executive Management Admission Test) is a simple general management aptitude test, similar to the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).

The Test Centres
Candidates for the admission test can choose any of the following centres: Abuja, Enugu, Ilorin, Kaduna, Lagos, and Port-Harcourt.
Please Note that to qualify for the test, candidates would be required to provide a valid identity

Application for Admission:
Interested candidates for admission into the year 2009/2010 session are requested to apply and complete the CEMBA/CEMPA admission test form on-line at www.nou.edu.ng

Application Fees:N10,000

Test Date:The test date will be communicated to candidates via email and test massages

THE CEMBA/CEMPA APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1: Complete the application form online

Click to apply online		Click here for the CEMBA/ CEMPA Prospectus

Step 2:  Obtain a Bank Draft made payable to National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)

Step 3:  Go to your nearest NOUN study centre and submit the completed form, along with the bank draft

click here to check for the nearest study centre

Step 4:  Collect receipt from the study centre.

 

For more information please feel free to contact:

The CEMBA/CEMPA Programmes’ Coordinator School of Business and Human Resources Management

Phones:  01-271-2658; 01-741-0858; 0803-319-7414

e-mail:  centralinfo@noun.edu.ng or ojonwe@yahoo.com

Signed
Josephine O. Akinyemi (Mrs)
Registrar