Attended by His Highness Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, His Excellency Mohammed Al Gergawi, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of Executive Office in Dubai, His Excellency Abdul Rahman Mohammed Nassir Al Owais, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, His Excellency Dr Omar Bin Sulaiman, Governor of the DIFC and His Royal Highness Prince Faisal Bin Al Hussein; Notable local and international figures spoke at the launch, including His Excellency Dr Omar Bin Sulaiman, Governor of the DIFC; Robin Buchanan, Dean, London Business School; Laura Tyson, former Dean, London Business School; Professor Zeger Degraeve, Faculty Director, Dubai, London Business School; and Saeb Eigner, Governor and Chair, Middle East Regional Advisory Board, London Business School.
His Excellency Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman, Governor of the DIFC, commented: "We are delighted to be the home of the Dubai Centre of London Business School. The Dubai-London Executive MBA offered at the DIFC is a valued addition to the region, particularly the UAE. Our investment in education, geared towards creating an innovative, knowledge-based economy, has already borne fruit. the programmes offered by London Business School through the DIFC Education Centre, will provide further access to world-class executive education from one of the world's leading business schools.
Consistently ranked as one of the top business schools in the world by publications such as Financial Times and Business Week, London Business School was the first leading business school to launch an Executive MBA programme as part of the DIFC Education Centre, which was opened in December 2006. London Business School's inaugural Dubai-London EMBA programme commenced on 5 September 2007 with a class made up of 78 students representing 30 different nationalities. More than 70 per cent of the accepted students are based in the United Arab Emirates and 15 per cent of the class is female.
Professor Zeger Degraeve, London Business School's Faculty Director, Dubai, said: "We are thrilled with the overwhelming response to the inaugural Dubai-London EMBA programme. We recognise that Dubai, as an international economic centre, is a natural fit with the experience provided to our students in the United Kingdom and are pleased to be the first leading business school to offer a programme of this kind in the region.
"London Business School enjoys excellent links with the Middle East, which has undoubtedly emerged as a booming economic and creative centre. Over the past five years we have hosted four "Worldclass" events in the region featuring our Dean and leading faculty members and we look forward to hosting our fifth in Dubai on Friday 28 November," Professor Degraeve said.
"London Business School has a strong affiliation with Dubai and looks forward to developing its presence further, in order to serve business executives and contribute towards executive education in the region," Professor Degraeve said.
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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai and President of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) officially inaugurated the Dubai Centre - London Business School today at the DIFC.
(right to left) His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; and President of the DIFC , Professor Laura Tyson, Former Dean, London Business School, Mr. Robin Buchanan, Dean, London Business School , His Excellency Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman, Governor of the DIFC .
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About the DIFC:
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is an onshore hub for global finance. It bridges the time gap between the financial centres of Hong Kong and London and services a region with the largest untapped emerging market for financial services.
In just three years, over 500 local, regional and international firms have registered at the DIFC. They operate in an open environment complemented with world-class regulations and standards. The DIFC offers its member institutions incentives such as 100 per cent foreign ownership, zero tax on income and profits and no restrictions on foreign exchange. In addition their business benefits from modern infrastructure, operational support and business continuity facilities of uncompromisingly high standards.
London Business School
London Business School's Vision is to be the pre-eminent global business school, nurturing talent and advancing knowledge in a multi-national, multicultural environment. Founded in 1965, the School graduated over 800 MBAs, Executive MBAs, Masters in Finance, Sloan Fellows and PhDs from over 70 countries last year. The School's Executive Education Department serves over 6,000 executives on its programmes every year. London Business School is based in the most accessible and international city in the world and is one of only two UK business schools to have twice been awarded the highest research rating of five-star (5*), by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), confirming the School as a centre of world-class research in business and management. www.london.edu
The Dubai-London EMBA programme is a 16-month, dual campus programme that will be taught by London Business School faculty and leads to an MBA degree from the School. The inaugural Dubai-London EMBA programme commenced on 5 September 2007 with a class of 78 students. The student body, which includes 30 nationalities, is 15 per cent female and more than 70 per cent of the accepted students are based in UAE.
The strategic location of Dubai, with its access to the Middle East, India and Africa, has been chosen to compliment the other international programmes run by the School. These include a dual EMBA with Columbia Business School in New York - the EMBA-Global - and an MBA partnership with Hong Kong University.
Amira Abdulla
Dubai International Financial Centre
Tel: +971 4 362 2433
Fax: +971 4 3622236
Shaima Al Zarouni
Dubai International Financial Centre
Tel: +971 4 362 2432
Fax: +971 4 3622236
For further information please contact:
Kate Watkins
Media Relations Manager
London Business School
+44 (0)20 7000 7251
Monica Fiumara
PR Officer
London Business School
+44 (0)20 7000 7252
About the DIFC:
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is an onshore hub for global finance. It bridges the time gap between the financial centres of Hong Kong and London and services a region with the largest untapped emerging market for financial services.
In just three years, over 500 local, regional and international firms have registered at the DIFC. They operate in an open environment complemented with world-class regulations and standards. The DIFC offers its member institutions incentives such as 100 per cent foreign ownership, zero tax on income and profits and no restrictions on foreign exchange. In addition their business benefits from modern infrastructure, operational support and business continuity facilities of uncompromisingly high standards.
London Business School
London Business School's Vision is to be the pre-eminent global business school, nurturing talent and advancing knowledge in a multi-national, multicultural environment. Founded in 1965, the School graduated over 800 MBAs, Executive MBAs, Masters in Finance, Sloan Fellows and PhDs from over 70 countries last year. The School's Executive Education Department serves over 6,000 executives on its programmes every year. London Business School is based in the most accessible and international city in the world and is one of only two UK business schools to have twice been awarded the highest research rating of five-star (5*), by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), confirming the School as a centre of world-class research in business and management. www.london.edu
The Dubai-London EMBA programme is a 16-month, dual campus programme that will be taught by London Business School faculty and leads to an MBA degree from the School. The inaugural Dubai-London EMBA programme commenced on 5 September 2007 with a class of 78 students. The student body, which includes 30 nationalities, is 15 per cent female and more than 70 per cent of the accepted students are based in UAE.
The strategic location of Dubai, with its access to the Middle East, India and Africa, has been chosen to compliment the other international programmes run by the School. These include a dual EMBA with Columbia Business School in New York - the EMBA-Global - and an MBA partnership with Hong Kong University.
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