Student Support
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Students at Southern Business School are assured of the best possible support in distance learning. Some of the support mechanisms that enrolled students make use of include:
- Southern Business School is closely linked with the public and private sectors through various social responsibility and development initiatives and actively involved in research programmes, publications, and conferences through our highly experienced academic staff component;
- SBS students have access to a trained trauma counsellor and a general counselor;
- We believe that the most important reason for choosing to study through Southern Business School is our student-focused approach. We focus on and actually address the needs of our student population;
- Distance learning makes it possible to live and study in the real world with the backing of a dedicated team of professionals at your side.
- Easy to use, interactive study material that guide students through their work.
- Assignments and projects are based on study material and designed to assist in the application of theoretical principles.
- Lectures are available online for specific subject areas.
- Online support is one of the fastest-growing support mechanisms at Southern Business School. Online support mechanisms include the download of previous examination papers, tutorial letters, study week presentations, taking part in discussion forums, links to places of interest, notes from lecturers, and online assignment- and examination results.
- Access to Southern Business School’s library and full access to the African Digital Library.
- We make it easy to contact lecturers and administrative staff. Learners may communicate in writing, telephonically, on our website, by visiting lecturers, or by using email.
- A voluntary study week where students attend lecturers on all subjects before the commencement of the examination.
- The opportunity to attend face-to-face contact sessions with management where problems are addressed and student input is incorporated in the future plans of SBS.
- Highly qualified lecturing staff with authentic management experience.
- At Southern Business School we try to ensure that all our students experience learning in the most convenient and effective manner possible, no matter where they may be. This commitment is supported by providing a large number of examination centres to students. Most of our examination centres are located in South Africa and Examination venues are available throughout Namibia, stretching from Katima Mulilo to Oranjemund. There are also a number of centres in other countries.
- A Namibian office to assist students in Namibia in a number of ways.
Page last updated on June 15, 2009 at 12:25




