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Training business leaders: A guide to executive education in the Gulf
MBA courses are flourishing in the region as interest in executive education grows and foreign business schools invest in Middle East bases
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Institute for Executive Development
IED is a unique, innovative and culturally relevant world-class executive education provider, underpinned by substantive regional research and partnerships with leading international business schools and internationally recognised qualification bodies.
Insead
The Global Executive MBA leverages Insead’s three hubs in Europe (France), Asia (Singapore), and the Middle East (Abu Dhabi), to provide an unmatched international and multicultural experience in a convenient, modular format.
MEED List: Executive education
The nine key figures leading the development of executive education in the Gulf region are: Hussein al-Alawi, Mohammed Alkhozai, Ilker Baybars, Randa Bessiso, Zeger Degraeve, Javier Gimeno, Robert Rice, Stefan Szymanski and Nick van der Walt.
American University of Sharjah
The Executive MBA (EMBA) programme at AUS is designed for high-potential leaders working to expand their company’s position in global markets. Adapting state-of-the-art business principles to the needs of local enterprises, the EMBA is specifically focused on helping business professionals unlock the growth potential of Gulf enterprises.
Manchester Business School Worldwide
MBS is the UK’s largest campus-based business and management school and is part of The University of Manchester. Manchester Business School Worldwide (MBSW), the global arm of the Manchester Business School, has over 600 students in the region, currently enrolled for the part-time blended learning MBA and doctoral (DBA) programmes.
Cass Business School
Cass Business School is one of Europe’s leading providers of business and management education, applying the latest management and financial thinking
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