London Business School launches Dubai Centre
Dubai Ruler inaugurates London Business School Centre
London Business School was delighted to officially launch their Dubai Centre at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) on Tuesday 27 November.
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ruler of Dubai, officially inaugurated the launch event.
Other distinguished guests at the official launch were HE Mohammed Al Gergawi, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of the Executive Office in Dubai; HE Abdul Rahman Mohammed Nassir Al Owais, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development; HE Dr Omar Bin Sulaiman, Governor of the DIFC; and HRH Prince Faisal Al-Hussein.
London Business School was represented by Dean Robin Buchanan; Laura Tyson, former Dean; Professor Zeger Degraeve, Faculty Director, Dubai; Saeb Eigner, Governor and Chair, Middle East Regional Advisory Board and The Hon Apurv Bagri, Deputy Chair of the School’s Governing Body.
Speaking at the inaugural event, Dr Bin Sulaiman said: “We are delighted to be the home of the Dubai Centre of London Business School. The Dubai-London Executive MBA is a valued addition to the region, particularly the United Arab Emirates.
“Our investment in education, geared towards creating an innovative, knowledge-based economy, has already borne fruit. The programmes offered by the School through the DIFC Education Centre will provide further access to world-class executive education from one of the world's leading business schools.”
The official event followed the launch of London Business School’s inaugural Dubai-London EMBA programme which commenced on 5 September 2007 with a class of 78 students representing 30 different nationalities.
Professor Degraeve said: “We are thrilled with the overwhelming response to the inaugural Dubai-London EMBA programme. We recognise that the learning experience in Dubai – an international economic centre – is a natural fit with the experience provided to our students in London. We are pleased to be the first leading business school to offer a programme of this kind in the region.
“London Business School is strongly committed to Dubai and the Middle East and we look forward to developing our presence further, including Executive Education, in order to serve business executives in the region.”
View a slideshow of photos from the event
Information about the Dubai-London EMBA programme
Information about Executive Education courses in Dubai