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18 February 2020 (Dubai, United Arab Emirates): The University of Manchester, with one of the world’s top-ranked business schools (Alliance Manchester Business School) and the Middle East’s leading MBA programme, is showcasing its full range of part-time MBA programmes at the QS World MBA Tour 2020 events hosted in the UAE, covering Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The QS World MBA Tour events (conference and 1-2-1 individual meetings) are open to registered visitors and create the opportunity for candidates to meet student counsellors from The University of Manchester Middle East Centre.

The Financial Times has ranked Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) 5th in the UK, 11th in Europe and 45th in the world in its annual ranking of the world’s best MBAs. The two-year Manchester Global Part-time MBA was recognised as the ‘Best MBA Programme’* at the Forbes Middle East Higher Education Awards 2019,

• QS Connect MBA - Abu Dhabi: 6pm-9.30pm, Wednesday, 26th February 2020 – Beach Rotana, Al Sikeek Street
• QS World MBA Tour - Dubai: 12pm-3.30pm, Friday, 28th February 2020 - Dusit Thani Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Road
• QS Connect MBA - Dubai: 3.30pm–6.30pm, Friday, 28th February 2020 – Dusit Thani Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Road

The Middle East Centre has supported more than 2,700 part-time MBA students based in the region and has graduated more than 1,700 students since opening in Dubai Knowledge Park in 2006, making it the largest and fastest growing centre in the University’s international network. The part-time MBA study option leads to the award of the internationally recognised Manchester MBA degree by the University of Manchester.

The Manchester two-year Global Part-time MBA programme is structured around four practical themes - Management in Practice; Value Creation in Business; Tailoring Your Journey; Professional Skills for Business. Students can also further personalise the MBA programme with a range of electives to suit specific goals and interests, and there are further options to accelerate the programme to 18 months. The MBS part-time programme provides as much face to face time with faculty as most full-time MBA programmes, with workshops hosted in Dubai.

Randa Bessiso, Director - Middle East at The University of Manchester, comments: “The QS MBA events create excellent opportunities for prospective MBA candidates to explore all their study options, conveniently in one place here in the UAE, where the majority of our current part-time MBA students live and work. The flexibility of our blended learning MBA programme continues to attract students in the region and we welcomed more than 80 new students in our latest intake, in January 2020. All our students are experienced working professionals and are often working in senior roles. Many of them are highly qualified professional women. Our MBA students are looking to switch roles, accelerate their current careers, or shift their careers towards a more entrepreneurial pathway. We support all our students through their transformational MBA experience, along with professional networking opportunities and career service support.”

The University of Manchester focuses on teaching, research and social responsibility and reached its highest-ever position in the QS World University Rankings 2019, which now lists Manchester as the world’s 27th best university. QS university league tables also position the University at 6th in the UK and 8th in Europe. The University of Manchester was awarded a 5-star rating by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai’s first higher education classification, in 2019.