The Executive Master’s in Taxation (EMT) is a concept created by the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) and the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ). It is an interdisciplinary master’s programme focusing on technical and specialised knowledge on taxation from a political, organisational and legal perspective with a strong African contextualisation and an international focus. Further, EMT lays emphasis on building crucial competencies such as leadership and change management skills.
The academic programme thus strives to enhance African expertise by generating a pool of tax leaders, policy makers and administrators on the continent. It further offers academic excellence, while aiming at developing and strengthening the
technical competences and capacities of its prospective students, namely African tax officials and practitioners. It is also open for practitioners from the private sector, civil society organisations,
international organisations and/or NGOs.