The schools that accept to be measured.
Accredited schools commit to a public framework: five principles, verifiable criteria, longitudinal tracking — and a seal that is re-measured every year and can be withdrawn. The pioneer cohort opens with one school per region.
Pioneer cohort and candidates.
Status is shown as of the current cycle. Accreditation is annual: a school listed today is a school that accepted to be re-measured next year.
- Pioneer cohort
UM6P — Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
Ben Guerir, MoroccoPioneer cohort. Strong industrial integration with OCP Group; venture clinic embedded in the curriculum.
4 programmes under review - Candidate · 2026 cycle
AUC — American University in Cairo
Cairo, EgyptApplication in review. Strong faculty mix; outcome tracking to be deepened.
2 programmes under review - Candidate · 2026 cycle
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Doha, QatarApplication submitted. Qatar Foundation backing; exemplary ecosystem integration.
1 programme under review - Candidate · 2026 cycle
Lagos Business School
Lagos, NigeriaEarly-stage application. One of the continent's most active alumni networks on entrepreneurship.
3 programmes under review - Candidate · 2026 cycle
ESCA Ecole de Management
Casablanca, MoroccoOn-the-ground network with CGEM; programme already pre-aligned with OSE indicators.
2 programmes under review - Candidate · 2026 cycle
Strathmore University Business School
Nairobi, KenyaEast Africa anchor — application opens Q3 2026.
2 programmes under review
A seal, a diagnostic, a network.
The OSE seal
A revocable quality signal recognised by funders, families and employers across Africa, MENA and the Gulf.
Live diagnostic
An annual report on the programme's outcomes against the regional peer cohort, on public methodology.
Cross-school alliances
Co-organised cohorts, joint research and faculty exchanges across the network of accredited schools.
Apply to the 2027 cycle.
One cycle per year. The 2026 cohort is under review; submit your candidacy now to be reviewed for 2027.