Simo University | From Pre-K to PhD
master · 1–2 years · Online-first, thesis/venture track

Master in Global Strategy and Entrepreneurship

Advanced strategy for those building or scaling ventures across markets.

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Programme overview

An advanced, part-time-friendly master's for people already building or scaling ventures. Live seminars, a global cohort and applied projects turn strategy theory into decisions you make this month — not after graduation.

How you learn at Simo

No passive lectures. A curriculum built for how the mind actually learns.

Every course runs as a live, high-intensity seminar. Preparation happens before class; class time is spent thinking, defending ideas and applying them. Progression is governed by demonstrated mastery — never by age or time served.

01
Prepare

Engage independently with curated readings, problems and worked examples before every seminar.

02
Engage

Small live seminars built on structured discussion, argument and immediate faculty feedback — no lecturing.

03
Apply

Transfer each concept to real problems — ventures, research, systems and civic projects grounded in your own context.

04
Demonstrate mastery

Advance only when you can explain, defend and use what you know. Recorded oral explanation is central from the earliest years.

A structured path, built for growth
Core strategy
Focus: Decide under complexity.
  • Advanced competitive and corporate strategy
  • Growth, scaling and market entry
  • Corporate finance for decision-makers
Leadership & judgement
Focus: Lead people and systems.
  • Leadership and negotiation
  • Systems thinking and organisational design
  • Responsible, evidence-based decision-making
Thesis or venture
Focus: Prove it in the real world.
  • Independent venture track or research thesis
  • Faculty and industry mentorship
  • Public defence before advisors
Faculties of Mind

Transferable habits of thought, practised in every course

Rather than memorisation, Simo trains a durable set of thinking skills that transfer across subjects, industries and a lifetime. They are introduced early, revisited deliberately, and assessed continuously.

Structured reasoning

Logic, quantitative and algorithmic thinking to frame, decompose and solve problems.

Empirical judgement

Framing hypotheses, designing evidence, reading data and reaching defensible conclusions.

Precise communication

Writing, speaking, visual and multilingual expression that persuades and clarifies.

Systems thinking

Multiple causality, trade-offs and second-order effects in complex human and technical systems.

Creative synthesis

Combining ideas across disciplines to produce original, useful and beautiful work.

Ethical discernment

Judgement under real stakes — responsibility, fairness and the human consequences of decisions.

Curriculum
  • Advanced strategy
  • Growth & scaling
  • Corporate finance
  • Leadership
  • Venture or research thesis
Your education, synthesised

You conclude with either a scaled venture or an original research thesis, developed under faculty and industry mentorship and defended before an advisory panel — work that directly advances your own company or career.

Career preparation

Founder, strategy lead, investor.

Entry pathway

Bachelor's degree or equivalent demonstrated competence.

For African students & families

For African leaders and founders who refuse to leave their market to grow. Study live and online while you work, in French or English, at regional tuition — and apply every framework to the business you are building at home.