Leadership Message

A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT

BEM is a conviction and a passion shared by men and women for whom education is a calling and for whom Africa is a land of history and of the future. A continent of every story and every future. “A continent where the world is already tipping…”.The opening of BEM Dakar in 2008, followed by BEM Abidjan in September 2020, marks our commitment to anchoring our community in the time of the world.After 12 years in Dakar, and having been named several times the best Business School in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa by Jeune Afrique magazine, BEM is today recognized as the Grande École of management able to train agile, bold and responsible students who are equal to the challenges of the global economy.Our institution will remain a space for every innovation, every success and every fellowship, respecting what is unique and universal in each of us. A space of progress and hope, it will enable every member of our community to take on its share of heritage, future and responsibility in the transformations of the 21st century.

Dr Pape Madické DIOP
President, BEM Africa

A WORD FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR

Choosing a business school today is no longer simply about choosing a program, a degree or a campus. It means choosing an environment that can reveal potential, open up horizons, spark encounters and prepare everyone to move forward with confidence in a world changing at unprecedented speed. That is precisely the ambition we pursue at BEM Abidjan. In a world profoundly transformed by artificial intelligence, new technologies, changing professions and increasingly international careers, we have chosen to be a school firmly open to its environment and to the world. A school where academic excellence meets hands-on business experience, and where students learn as much in class as through projects, meetings with business leaders, international exchanges, internships, entrepreneurship and real professional challenges. Our ambition is to enable every BEM Abidjan student to develop three essential dimensions: solid skills, international exposure and the confidence to take full ownership of their own path. Because we firmly believe that education is not only about preparing for a job, but about giving everyone the means to build their future. Welcome to BEM Abidjan.

M. Fara SAKHO 
Managing Director
BEM Abidjan