Business School of the Americas offers distance (on-line) and on-campus learning leading to an Associate, Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, or Doctor of Philosophy degree or an Associate of Arts (AA), Bachelor of Arts (BA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) or Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree in Management.
Personal Branding University Suriname is an approved and Recognized Higher Education Institution by the Ministry of Education ( MINOV) and the National Body for Accreditation (NOVA) at Republic of Suriname, Ref NE012/031210, covering both National and International Degree Programmes in Personal Branding for Doctor of Philosophy ( PhD), Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), Executive MBA, BA, and AA.
We educate professionals and executives who distinguish themselves.
Having an authentic personal brand is an important asset in today’s online, virtual, and individual age. It is a journey towards a happier and more successful life, and the positioning strategy behind the world’s most successful people. You should take control of your personal brand and the message it sends and affects how others perceive you. This will help you to actively grow and distinguish yourself as an exceptional professional and executive.
The global business environment of today needs professionals and executives who distinguish themselves. We are therefore proud to present to you the Personal Branding University Suriname; the leading university globally in providing world-class education in authentic personal branding. This new university is part of the Business School of the Americas. We provide you a practice-focused learning experience that separates you from the crowd. We know that your success as a professional and executive depends on your dreams, personal brand, what you know, and how you apply what you know; we are passionate and committed to helping you succeed. We strive to improve the quality of your life by delivering top level, innovative, entrepreneurial people with a strong authentic personal brand into the global business community.
Personal Branding University Suriname is the leading university globally in providing world-class education in authentic personal branding for success in business and professional environments. We strive to improve the quality of life of our students and society by delivering top level, innovative, entrepreneurial people with a strong authentic personal brand into the global business community. We provide our students with a world-class education program with an authentic human focus that extends far beyond the classroom. They can expect a rigorous and demanding program as well as a powerful and challenging intellectual environment. We have an international scope; PBU Suriname has deep ties with executives, professionals, and other leaders and their organizations worldwide. We provide internationally oriented higher education and research with specialisation in authentic personal branding, including personal leadership, entrepreneurship, corporate branding, talent management, HRM, change management, finance, project management, communication, and performance management. We provide talented individuals with a practice-focused learning experience that prepares and distinguishes them for entrepreneurial and managerial positions globally.
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Our Mission / Our Purpose
Inspiring innovation, transforming lives, and creating futures. The primary purpose of Personal Branding University Suriname, as part of the Business School of the Americas, is to provide world-class distance education in authentic personal & corporate branding for success in business and professional environments. We are devoted to serving learning individuals to empower them to achieve their full potential. We strive to improve the quality of life of our students and society by delivering top level, innovative, entrepreneurial people with a strong authentic personal brand into the global business community.
Our Vision / Our Objectives
To be the best at helping our students to realize their dreams. We will accomplish our mission by:
- Educating students towards reaching the highest levels of performance and effective talent development during their careers. To achieve this, we offer congresses, seminars, and distance education at University level, which is focused on obtaining an AA, BA, MBA and/or DBA degree in Authentic Personal Branding.
- Conducting innovative research in Authentic Personal & Corporate Branding.
- Becoming the central and leading knowledge centre in Authentic Personal & Corporate Branding globally.
- Offering value to our students and the society, based on the principles of authentic personal branding and related personal integrity, business ethics, good corporate governance, personal responsibility, and social responsibility.
- Providing excellence in integrated personal and business performance management for our students and offer them opportunities to be successful if life.
- Providing an emotionally positive and healthy environment for all our students.
- Planning developmentally appropriate activities and experiences that enhance each student’s social, emotional, and cognitive development.
- Creating a diverse and stimulating learning atmosphere to meet the individual needs of our students.
- Maintaining affirming and mutually supportive working partnerships with our students.
10. Creating ongoing professional development opportunities for our students, faculty, and staff members.
Our Core Values
We are guided by the following core values:
- Integrity: We keep commitments, deliver at all times the promised quality, and are responsible and accountable for our results. We have adopted the Delaware Department’s antidiscrimination regulation.
- Joy: We thoroughly enjoy our work and always act and serve out of love.
- Passion: We are passionate in everything we do.
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PBU Suriname is founded upon high level academic knowledge and the proven unique and holistic Authentic Personal Branding blueprint devised by Prof. Dr. Hubert Rampersad, the world’s leading authority on authentic personal branding and president of Business School of the Americas. Other titles by Dr. Rampersad include: Personal Leadership Branding, Total Performance Scorecard, Personal Balanced Scorecard, Corporate Balanced Scorecard, TPS & Lean Six Sigma, Authentic Corporate Branding, and Personal Brand Coaching brands. These related books have been foreworded and endorsed by leading professors at Yale School of Management, Harvard Business School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, London Business School, INSEAD, IMD, ESADE, and leading bestselling authors like Professor Marshall Goldsmith and Professor Dave Ulrich.
The professors at PBU Suriname have the ‘real world’ experience mixed with the proper academic credentials. They have worked for years in the Business, Management and/or Public Service fields and have the unique ability to combine theory with the real world. This mixture provides the most comprehensive learning experience available.
Our focused concentration courses combined with the in-depth academic knowledge and professional competence students will gain from the coursework will earn them an enhanced executive Associate of Arts (AA), executive Bachelor of Arts (BA), executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) and/or Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree in personal branding. “Our science degrees maintain a high standard, requiring all students to have a strong, broad background in sciences.” These standards and the quality of our teaching and research continue to attract the highest caliber students to our courses.
Program Features and Tuition
Our degree programs are designed for professionals and executives. The time needed to finalize this may vary depending on the hours the student could put into the degree program. If you are an online student, you will have the ability to work at an accelerated or slower pace, meaning there are no absolutes in how long the process will take. The PBU set-up, including the modules and the final thesis allow a flexible manner of studying, and for mature candidates with proven track record and experience, the period may be reduced based on a portfolio analysis. Therefore, the course can be combined excellently with a job and portions of the program may be completed online. The education programs that we offer are priced competitively. The table below indicates the fees for the 2011–2012 programs, payable in several installments. The fees do not include text books and travel/accommodation for internship of international students.
| Part-time Program | Price (USD) |
| Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) | $15,000 |
| Master of Business Administration (MBA) | $10,000 |
| Bachelor of Arts (BA) | $ 8,000 |
| Associate of Arts (AA) | $6,500 |
| Chartered Personal Brand Professional | $4,500 |
| Personal Brand Coaching Certification of executives, coaches, consultants, and trainers | $4000 |
| TPS & Lean Six Sigma Green Belt & Black Belt Certification | $5000- $7,500 |
Our 12 MBA CORE COURSES
MBA 1: Authentic Personal Branding & Leadership Branding
MBA 2: Personal Balanced Scorecard & Personal Change Management
MBA 3: Personal Brand Coaching & Executive Coaching
MBA 4: Strategic Brand Management & Corporate Branding
MBA 5: Strategic Management & Corporate Balanced Scorecard
MBA 6: Talent Management & Human Performance Management
MBA 7: Total Performance Scorecard & Knowledge Management
MBA 8: TPS-Lean Six Sigma & Business Process Management
MBA 9: Strategic Project Management & Project Balanced Scorecard
MBA 10: Strategic Communication Management & Organizational Communication
MBA 11: Strategic Marketing Management & E-Commerce
MBA 12: Accounting & Financial Management
Unique Concept
The PBU’s educational concept is innovative and deviates strongly from traditional education. Our concept is characterised by:
- Curriculum that consists of a realistic mix of theoretical knowledge and business practice based on relationships with business community.
- Unique and holistic Authentic Personal & Corporate Branding, Total Performance Scorecard, Personal Balanced Scorecard and TPS-Lean Six Sigma brands
- Proven and unique leadership branding skill development in all of its programs
- Flexible educational structure and internationally oriented.
- Student and alumni access to our global network consisting of university professors, fellow students, companies and other organisations.
- Support students and staff with online technology support for education and engagement.
- We put the concepts of Authentic Personal Branding into practice by making each and every student the author of his/her own Authentic Personal Branding Book.
Admissions Criteria
Degree Admission Requirements & Graduation Requirements PBU Suriname:
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MBA
In a practical-based module, most of a student’s time will be spent on practical work and in preparing for assessment. In a lecture-based course a considerable amount of time will be spent on private study. The set-up allows a very flexible manner of studying. Therefore, the course can be combined excellently with a job. The study load, which is the standard necessary study time to realize the competences mentioned in the training set-up, amounts to a total of 170 study load hours (SLHs) per module:
• 24 hours contact time (two times 3 hours per week or 3 times 2 hours per week, during 4 weeks)
• 97 hours literature and study assignments
• 49 hours processing assignments in (own) practice
Admission Requirements MBA:
• A bachelor degree or its equivalent;
• The Graduate Management Admission Test or GMAT;
• Test of English as a Foreign Language or TOEFL.
• At least 4 year work experience
• An ambitious outlook
• Engaged in combining work and study
Graduation Requirements MBA:
The executive MBA program consists of 12 required courses and 4 electives, for a total of 48 credits Satisfactory completion of these 48 credit hours is necessary for graduation. Maximum time for completion of the degree is seven years. The MBA degree requires also satisfaction of the following criteria:
• Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (B) or higher.
• All required courses must be passed.
• All financial obligations to the University paid in full.
DBA
Admission Requirements for DBA:
• Completion of a Master’s degree or an MBA. A cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on graduate coursework is required. Official transcripts will need to be submitted.
• Submission of a minimum GMAT score of 400.
• Applicants for whom English is a Second Language must submit a minimum paper-based TOEFL score of 600 or the electronic-based score of 250 to be considered for the program.
• At least 5 year work experience
• An ambitious outlook
• Engaged in combining work and study
Graduation Requirements DBA:
For the Doctor of Business Administration, participants must complete a minimum of 36 credits, including the research and dissertation project activities, and satisfaction of the following criteria:
• Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (B) or higher.
• All required courses must be passed.
• All financial obligations with the University are satisfied.
BA
Admission Requirements BA:
• High School Graduation or completion of the GED.
• Completion of 84 credit hours of General Education courses in other colleges or universities. Students who have not completed these requirements must complete the University’s General Education Challenge Examinations at PBU Suriname.
• At least 3 year work experience
• An ambitious outlook
• Engaged in combining work and study
Graduation Requirements BA :
• All bachelor’s degree candidates are required to earn an average of C or a grade point average of 2.0. in their total course of study and to complete a minimum of 36 credit hours (8 required courses and 4 electives). A maximum of 15 credits may be earned prior to matriculation to PBU Suriname by various means, including transfer credit (coursework taken at another institution) and enrollment courses taken while in high school or at work in an organization (work experience).
• All required courses must be passed.
• All financial obligations to the University paid in full.
AA
Admission Requirements AA:
• High School Graduation or completion of the GED.
• Completion of 36 credits hours of General Education courses in other colleges or universities. Students who have not completed these requirements must complete the University’s General Education Challenge Examinations at PBU Suriname.
• At least 2 year work experience
• An ambitious outlook
• Engaged in combining work and study
Graduation Requirements AA:
• Earn a minimum of 24 credit hours (5 required courses and 3 electives) with a 2.00 cumulative grade point average (GPA) or higher. A maximum of 10 credits may be earned prior to matriculation to PBU Suriname by various means, including transfer credit (coursework taken at another institution) and enrollment courses taken while in high school or at work in an organization (work experience).
• All required courses must be passed.
• All financial obligations to the University paid in full.
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Information gathering
Please attend an information session, or schedule a personal meeting with our local Admissions Officer, where you will have the opportunity to see our campus and meet our program management.
Discuss your ambitions with your employer
Getting support from your employer is very important in achieving success in our program. Ask your employer to support you by making this program part of your career plan, allowing you time to study and providing financial support.
Admissions interview
The admissions interview is meant to determine your motivation for joining our MBA, and your capabilities to successfully complete the program. Throughout this process, we aim to develop a feel for how well our program fits to your personal ambition and dreams.
Complete an application
Please submit all additional supporting documents with your application (such as CV, letters of recommendation, certified copies of academic transcripts and diplomas etc.).
Press Releases
- Personal Branding University featured in Fortune Magazine:“Building your brand (and keeping your job)” and BusinessWeek: “Authentic Personal Branding”
- Personal Branding University conducts workshop Personal Leadership Branding at MIT Sloan
- Book endorsement by Harvard Business School Professor Dorothy A. Leonard
