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Dubai Knowledge Village highlights partnership benefits with MBS

Dr Ayoub Kazim with MSB Directors

Dubai, UAE: Manchester Business School (MBS), consistently ranked amongst the top business schools in the world, has hosted for the first time at the Middle East Centre in Dubai Knowledge Village (DKV), the annual meeting of the directors of the School's six international centres.

Dr Ayoub Kazim, Managing Director,Dubai Knowledge Village and Dubai International Academic City, members of TECOM Investments' Education Cluster, addressed the MBS directors and highlighted the success of MBS as an outstanding example of partnership and cooperation between DKV and its partners.

Since opening in September 2006, the MBS Middle East Centre has enrolled more than 1,000 MBA students (all post experience, working professionals) in the region and has become the largest and the fastest growing of the school's international network of centres.

Addressing the conference delegates, Dr Kazim, said: "I would like to congratulate Manchester Business School management for marking this key milestone, which is a demonstration of their long-term commitment as our business partner. We, at DKV, sincerely believe that our partnership with MBS is a major step that helps us fulfil our objectives in enhancing the human resources management segment and contributing towards building a knowledge economy in the UAE and the region."

"Our close collaboration with academic partner Manchester Business School for the GCC executive education research earlier this year was a step in this direction. This research provides valuable insights into the demand for executive education and highlights the dynamics of the regional market with regards to higher education." The research into 'The GCC Market for Executive Education', undertaken jointly by TECOM Investments' Education Cluster and MBS, revealed that many organisations in the region currently engage in executive education, however a significant number of them (almost 60%) do not, representing a potential growth opportunity for executive education providers. Over 500 HR professionals and senior managers who responded confirmed that development budgets in the region had been hit by the economic downturn; almost 70% stated that budgets had declined over the last three years but improvement was expected during the next three years, with around 50% of respondents expecting spending to increase and only 18% anticipating a decrease in budget.

The MBS international conference, led by Nigel Banister, Chief Global Officer of Manchester Business School, covered developments across the network and plans for the Talent Management Programme, Global Careers Service and alumni networks in the Middle East. The conference was attended by the MBS Directors from centres in China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Brazil and - the latest MBS centre - the Americas, based in Miami, Florida. It was the first time that the Middle East Centre had hosted the MBS conference since opening in Dubai in September 2006.

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