City, University of London marks milestone with 10th graduation ceremony in Dubai

In a milestone celebration held in Dubai this week, 51 graduates from the Cass Executive MBA and MSc Aviation Management programmes were awarded degrees during City, University of London’s tenth graduation ceremony held under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

The annual event, hosted at the DIFC Conference Centre, was graced by the presence of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive Emirates Group, who has an honorary degree from City, University of London.

More than 180 guests attended the ceremony along with distinguished guests, including His Excellency Essa Kazim, Governor of the DIFC; HM Consul General in Dubai, Mr Andrew Jackson; Mr Arif Amiri, Chief Executive Officer of the DIFC Authority; and Dr Warren Fox, Chief of Higher Education at Knowledge and Human Development Authority.

With an average age of 35 years old, the diverse cohort of graduates are full-time professionals working in various sectors from medicine and marketing to finance, aviation, banking and hospitality.

Professor Sir Paul Curran, President of City, University of London, commented: “It is an honour and a privilege for me to congratulate our graduates in Dubai as they leave to make their ways in the world. They follow in the footsteps of hundreds of thousands of previous City graduates and we hope they will become life-long ambassadors for City, University of London. We are aware of the importance of high quality higher education for the MENA region and are extremely proud of the contributions we make through our Executive MBA, MSc in Aviation Management and Executive Education delivered in the DIFC; and our new LLM in Maritime Law, offered in partnership with the DIFC Academy of Law.”

Top performing Cass Executive MBA in Dubai graduate, Tom McNulty; MSc Air Transport Management graduate Linus Bauer; and MSc Air Safety Management graduate Saskia Vulturius were honoured with awards for their outstanding academic achievements.

Dr Kevin Dunseath, Regional Director, MENA and Head of the Dubai Centre, said: “Our graduates here in Dubai have successfully met all the challenges along the way, so their success is extremely well deserved. We wish these graduates happiness and success in their careers. We also look forward very much to welcoming them as active participants in City’s worldwide and acclaimed alumni network.”

City, University of London’s Executive MBA in Dubai, MSc Aviation Management programmes, and the newly launched LLM in Maritime Law are delivered at the Dubai International Financial Centre, by world-class academics who travel from City’s London campus. The modules are taught in intensive blocks of three to four consecutive days to accommodate the needs of the working professional.

-Ends-

Media Enquiries
Nahda Abdalla
Senior Communications Officer, City, University of London
T:  +971 4 401 9315
E: nahdah.abdalla@city.ac.uk 

The Dubai Centre was established in 2007 in collaboration with the Dubai International Financial Centre, as a regional centre of educational excellence for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).  The Centre operates as a not-for-profit venture. It offers the internationally acclaimed Cass Executive MBA (EMBA), MSc programmes in Aviation, LLM in Maritime Law, tailor-made executive education, and business services including consulting and high profile networking events. These programmes offer MENA-based executives and professionals the opportunity to combine demanding work schedules with study near their home and work environments. They also attract students from as far afield as Singapore, the USA and Azerbaijan. The Cass EMBA was the world’s first programme of its kind to offer specialist Islamic finance and energy modules, and students can choose to specialise in entrepreneurship, finance or general management.  The quality of education is guaranteed with London-based faculty flying in to teach on the programme:

https://www.city.ac.uk/about/more/global-city/the-dubai-centre 

About City, University of London
City, University of London is a global higher education institution committed to academic excellence, with a focus on business and the professions and an enviable central London location. At City, 40% of academics are producing research that is world-leading or internationally excellent (2014 Research Excellence Framework). It is ranked 11^th nationally for graduate starting salary (The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019). City’s full-time MBA ranks 1^st in London, 6^th in the UK, and 46^th globally (Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2018). City has nearly 20,000 students (46% at postgraduate level) from more than 150 countries and staff from over 75 countries.  More than 140,000 former students from over 180 countries are members of the City Alumni Network. City’s academic range is broadly-based with world-leading strengths in business; law; health sciences; mathematics; computer science; engineering; social sciences; and the arts including journalism and music. The University’s history dates from 1894, with the foundation of the Northampton Institute on what is now the main part of City’s campus.  In 1966, City was granted University status by Royal Charter and the Lord Mayor of London became its Chancellor.  In September 2016, City joined the University of London federation and HRH the Princess Royal became City’s Chancellor.  Professor Sir Paul Curran has been Vice-Chancellor and President since 2010. This year, City proudly celebrates its 125^th anniversary. https://www.city.ac.uk/ 

© Press Release 2019