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The University of Manchester wins
at the inaugural Forbes ME Awards
The University of
Manchester has been
honoured for its work
in the Middle East
at the Taj Dubai Hotel. The award was presented to the university’s
Middle East Centre by Mohammad Abdullah, Managing Director of
Dubai Knowledge Park and Dubai International Academic City, and
Khuloud Al Omian, Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Middle East.
Forbes Middle East brought together representatives from the region’s
largest and most successful universities, academies and business
schools for an exclusive celebration and networking event exploring
the higher education sector. Forbes Middle East awarded the Best MBA
Program award to The University of Manchester Middle East Centre
team in recognition of the outstanding success of the Manchester
Global Part-time MBA programme in the region.
T
he University of Manchester was the winner of the ‘Best MBA
Program’ award for its Alliance Manchester Business School Global
Part-time MBA at the inaugural Forbes Middle East Higher Education
Awards 2019. The presentation took place at a gala occasion hosted
The university has supported more than 2,500 part-time MBA
students – all experienced and highly qualified working professionals
– and graduated around 1,500 students, since opening the Middle
East Centre in Dubai in 2006. The Middle East Centre has developed
into the largest and fastest-growing centre in the university’s
international network comprising five hubs in key business cities
around the world. The Best MBA Program award was received on
behalf of The University of Manchester by Randa Bessiso, Director –
Middle East, who also participated in a panel discussion on regional
higher education issues, at the awards event.
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Kingston talks ‘data security’ at
Emirates College of Technology
K
ingston Digital Europe Co LLP,
the Flash memory affiliate of
Kingston Technology Company, a
world leader in memory products
and technology solutions, held an
awareness session on data security
best practices at Emirates College of
Technology (ECT) in Abu Dhabi. The
initiative was taken to address the
cybersecurity challenges in the region
and how to safeguard data in digitally
transformative times.
Yazbeck, Business Development
Manager for UAE, Kuwait and
Oman at Kingston Technology, said:
“This is a great opportunity for us
to be invited by ECT and share our
experiences and expertise about the
challenges associated with protecting
critical data.
“It is a unique venture for Kingston
to hold a talk at a university, to raise
awareness about the importance
of data security and the measures
taken to adhere to key compliance
and standards.
The discussion, led by Kingston
spokesman Khalil Yazbeck, was
specially designed for all students,
teachers and ECT staff, emphasising
“In a time of accelerated Digital
Khalil Yazbeck, Business Development Manager for UAE,
the importance of data security
Transformation in the region, we were
Kuwait and Oman at Kingston Technology
through real world statistics and
thrilled to share crucial information
information about different
with the youth of today, ensuring
industries that are affected by data security
relayed incidents in different organisations,
they rethink their approach towards cyber
regulations. Primarily highlighting the need
differentiating between data security and
protection; and make the right decisions
for data protection in this digital era, the talk
data privacy to minimise risks.
once they step out in the job market.”
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