Cass Business School EMBA in Dubai welcomes twelfth intake

Cass Business School, part of City, University of London welcomed its twelfth intake for its Executive MBA (EMBA) programme in Dubai. Sixteen nationalities are represented in this year’s cohort.

With 11 years being the average professional experience of new students, Cass Business School attracts some of the finest talent in the Middle East, with new starters enrolled from TripAdvisor, The Emirates Group, Boeing, Procter & Gamble, The Entertainer, Travelport, and more, seeking to maximise their leadership potential and accelerate their careers.

The cohort received a formal welcome from HM Consul General in Dubai, Mr Andrew Jackson; Chief Executive Officer of the DIFC Authority, Mr Arif Amiri; City, University of London's Vice-President (International), Professor Stanton Newman; Associate Dean, Cass MBA Programmes, Professor Steve Thomas; Dubai EMBA Course Director, Professor Cliff Oswick; and City, University of London’s Regional Director, MENA and Head of the Dubai Centre, Dr Kevin Dunseath.

The agenda of the four-day induction featured team building and professional development workshops, followed by a dinner reception at Capital Club Dubai.

Operating from The Academy within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the two-year EMBA programme runs until the autumn of 2020.

Professor Steve Thomas, Associate Dean, Cass MBA Programmes, commented:

I am pleased to welcome the latest cohort of the Cass Executive MBA in Dubai, who are wonderfully diverse both in terms of nationalities and professional backgrounds. The world-leading Cass EMBA is a fantastic opportunity for these high calibre students to step out of their comfort zone and think the unthinkable. I wish them all the very best as they embark on their exciting journey.

Mr. Andrew Jackson, HM Consul General in Dubai, also commented:

I would like to congratulate Cass Business School on their latest intake of the Executive MBA in Dubai. For us at the British Embassy, education is a really important part of the partnership between the UK and the UAE, and we are proud of the quality of UK higher education in institutions such as Cass - a leading global business school – and what they bring to this region. Especially on a postgraduate course like this, the students are working professionals who made a choice to return to study. I wish them all the success.

Dr Kevin Dunseath, City, University of London’s Regional Director, MENA and Head of the Dubai Centre said:

“I am delighted to welcome yet another excellent class of students to Cass Business School’s exciting and transformative Executive MBA programme in Dubai. I have no doubt that each of these carefully selected students will not only derive enormous value from, but also add very great value to, this highly stimulating programme of studies.”

Cass Business School is among the global elite of business schools that hold the gold standard of triple-crown accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS). According to the 2017 Financial Times ranking, the Cass Executive MBA (EMBA) is ranked 28th globally, 11th in Europe, and 5th in the UK. It is also 1st in the UK and 8th globally for career progression. The flexible EMBA programme is delivered by world-class academics who travel to City, University of London’s Dubai Centre from City’s London campus every month. They teach in intensive blocks of three to four working days to accommodate the needs of the working professional.