ISA Africa is Eastern Africa's industry school of marketing and advertising. Globally accredited, AI-first, and hands-on. Whether you're starting, growing, or launching your own agency, we build your story with you.
ISA Africa is an industry school — not a lecture hall. Our classrooms run like agencies, our faculty runs the industry, and our graduates run the campaigns you already know.
We exist to close the gap between African talent and world-class opportunity. Globally accredited standards, AI-first tools, and live client work — from day one.
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Organise around people, not products.
Two decades training East Africa's marketing and advertising talent.
ISA operates to internationally recognised standards. Our programmes are accredited, and our partners hire directly from our cohorts.
Five clear paths, one honest recommendation. Pick the one that fits you today — you'll get who it's for, the outcome, and the next step.
CIM, IPA and industry-aligned curricula — reinterpreted for Nairobi, Kigali, Kampala, Dar and Addis. Global standard, local fluency.
Every programme is rebuilt for a world where AI is a co-worker, not a novelty.
Live briefs from real brands. Portfolios that hire — not projects that gather dust.
Practising CMOs, planners, creatives and founders. Not career academics.
Mentorship, alumni access, and a partner network actively hiring from our cohorts.
The globally recognised professional diploma for senior marketers. Strategy, brand, and marketing leadership.
ISA's flagship agency-track programme. Strategy, creative, media, PR and content — under one integrated craft.
The industry entry route. Work, study, portfolio — from day one.
Focused upskilling for working professionals.
The professional programme for African creators, built with Twiva.
Deep-dive sessions with senior industry leaders. Small rooms, big conversations.
Bespoke, in-house programmes for brands, agencies and enterprise teams. Co-designed with your leadership.
A joint programme with Twiva — built for African creators who treat their audience like a business, not a hobby. Learn the craft, the numbers and the deals that turn creators into companies.
Direction, story, editing — the fundamentals of a professional creator.
Understand your audience and turn attention into strategy.
Pitch, negotiate and deliver work brands renew.
Diversified income: sponsorship, product, community.
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A snapshot of the network our students plug into — the schools that certify us, the platforms that build with us, and the brands that hire our graduates.
Curriculum aligned with globally recognised standards.
Platforms and networks we build programmes with.
Employers actively hiring from our cohorts.
Brands we build in-house marketing teams for.
Tell us where you are today and what you want to do next. You'll hear from an admissions advisor within one working day — with a real recommendation, not a brochure.
Whether you're at the beginning of a career, deep into one, or building something of your own — ISA is where the next chapter starts.
