Corporate Business School (CBS)

What Corporate Business School (CBS) does

Corporate Business School (CBS), legally registered as Escola Superior de Gestão Corporativa e Social, is a privately held educational institution headquartered in Maputo, Mozambique. Founded in 2012 based on founder Tamara Tavares da Silva's Master's dissertation, CBS positions itself as the first business school in Mozambique exclusively dedicated to professional Master's degrees, with a differentiating focus on Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) principles under the tagline 'O Social pela Governança.'

CBS delivers two core academic programs: a Pós-Graduação (Lato Sensu) postgraduate offering with 70 academic credits and a Mestrado (Master's) program with 120 academic credits, both oriented toward corporate management, governance, and sustainability. Delivery is supported by Microsoft Teams-based virtual learning infrastructure, and the firm runs a YouTube-hosted webinar series (CBS-ESGCBS) covering digital transformation, 5G/4G/10G technology, corporate governance, and AI in education. The firm maintains partnerships with Microsoft Education, ISEC Lisboa, QUIDGEST, and EPT Academy.

The business model centers on tuition-based revenue from postgraduate and Master's programs targeting working professionals and corporate leaders in Mozambique, with an emerging corporate training and webinar inquiry channel. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is gated behind contact forms. CBS operates with approximately 13 employees and discloses no external funding, parent company, or revenue figures. Geographic reach is primarily domestic Mozambique with content positioning toward the broader Portuguese-speaking African market.

Name

Corporate Business School (CBS)

Legal name

Escola Superior de Gestão Corporativa e Social

Website

https://cbs-school.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Corporate Business School (CBS) is a privately held educational institution in Maputo, Mozambique, offering postgraduate and Master's degree programs focused on ESG and corporate governance for working professionals and corporate leaders in Lusophone Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Education & Corporate Programs (Non-degree) (EDAHAHAN)

Keywords

• Professional master's programs
• Postgraduate business education
• ESG corporate governance training
• Executive education services
• Corporate training courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Maputo

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Academic Programs: CBS generates revenue through postgraduate programs (Pós-graduação Lato Sensu with 70 Academic Credits) and Master's programs (Mestrado with 120 Academic Credits). These are professional-oriented academic programs targeting working professionals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Corporate Business School (CBS) is an educational institution offering postgraduate (Pós-Graduação/Lato Sensu with 70 academic credits) and Master's degree programs (Mestrado with 120 academic credits) focused on corporate management with ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) principles. The school also offers on-demand webinars through the CBS-ESGCBS YouTube channel and corporate training services. Programs target working professionals and corporate leaders in Mozambique and Portuguese-speaking Africa.

Product overview

Corporate Business School (CBS) - Escola Superior de Gestão Corporativa e Social is an educational institution in Mozambique offering two main academic programs: Pós-Graduação (Postgraduate/Lato Sensu with 70 Academic Credits) and Mestrado (Master's with 120 Academic Credits), both focused on corporate management with an ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) emphasis. Additionally, CBS hosts a webinar program (CBS-ESGCBS Eventos) featuring on-demand educational content on technology trends, governance, digital transformation, and AI.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pós-Graduação (Postgraduate Program) Postgraduate program (Lato Sensu) offering 70 Academic Credits, focused on corporate management and ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) principles. Targeted at working professionals in Mozambique and Portuguese-speaking Africa seeking advanced business education.
• Mestrado (Master's Degree Program) Master's degree program (Mestrado) with 120 Academic Credits, dedicated to professional postgraduate education in business with an ESG focus. Targeted at working professionals and corporate leaders in Mozambique and the African market.
• Webinars CBS-ESGCBS On-demand webinar series covering topics including digital transformation, 5G technology, corporate governance, artificial intelligence, and sustainability. Distributed via the CBS YouTube channel for educational and professional development audiences.
• Corporate Training Courses and Events

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Microsoft EducationcoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Education partnership provides technology integration for CBS's educational programs, including Microsoft Teams for virtual learning sessions and Microsoft 365 Copilot productivity training featured in their webinars.
• ISECLisboacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with ISEC Lisboa (Instituto Superior de Educação e Ciências) providing academic credibility and potential program collaboration for Portuguese-language business education.
• QUIDGESTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with QUIDGEST, a management solutions company, supporting CBS's educational content and corporate training initiatives.
• EPT AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with EPT Academy for educational program development and professional training offerings.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• African Leadership University: Pan-African higher-education institution delivering undergraduate and Master's programs across multiple African countries. Comparable to CBS due to its Africa-focused mission, Master's-level offerings, and ambition to serve emerging-market professionals with modern pedagogy.
• ALX Africa: Andela-affiliated training provider offering tech and leadership programs across Africa, including in Mozambique. Comparable to CBS as a digital-first provider targeting early-career professionals and corporate clients in African markets, with overlap in executive and corporate training themes.

Broad incumbents

• INSEAD: Global business school with a strong executive education and MBA franchise. Comparable to CBS as a competitor for working professionals seeking postgraduate business credentials, and a benchmark for the type of international competition CBS faces in the Lusophone African market.
• EGADE Business School: Latin American business school within Tecnológico de Monterrey offering MBAs and executive education. Comparable to CBS as a Spanish/Portuguese-language business school targeting working professionals in an emerging market, though operating at materially larger scale.
• University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business: One of Africa's most established business schools, offering MBAs, Master's, and executive education across the continent. Comparable to CBS in product structure (Master's and executive programs) but with substantially greater scale, accreditation, and brand recognition.
• FGV EAESP: Top-ranked Brazilian business school offering MBAs, Master's, and executive education. Comparable to CBS as a Portuguese-language business school serving Lusophone professionals, and a reference for the international Lusophone competitive set CBS may face.

Regional players

• Strathmore Business School: Nairobi-based executive education and MBA provider in East Africa. Comparable to CBS as a regionally focused business school serving working professionals and corporate clients, though operating in a different African market.
• CENTRUM PUCP: Peruvian business school offering MBAs and executive programs to Latin American professionals. Comparable to CBS in targeting working professionals in an emerging market with a similar blend of Master's-level and corporate training offerings.
• Mavambo Independent University of Mozambique: Mozambican private university offering postgraduate and professional programs. Comparable to CBS as a domestic private higher-education competitor in the same geography, competing for the same pool of working professionals in Mozambique.

Direct peers

• ISEC Lisboa: Portuguese higher-education institution and CBS's named academic partner. Comparable to CBS as a Portuguese-language degree-granting institution offering postgraduate and Master's-level programs, and a natural reference point for the credentials and competition CBS faces.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLK4NmMc1SsCH5HvHEizZzFrfAENIQhzkH
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cbs---corporate-business-school

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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