The Capital Club, Dubai's premier private City Club and member of the ENSHAA group of companies, and Cass Business School, part of City University London, have announced that they will be renewing their highly successful partnership agreement.
The agreement encourages reciprocal promotional activities between the two parties, including exclusive benefits available to the Club's Members and Cass's alumni and students.
Under the terms of the partnership, Cass will continue to present events featuring acclaimed guest speakers on relevant topics at the Club. Recent speakers have included Joanna Shields OBE - entrepreneur, investor and Chair of Tech City UK; and Guy Fraser-Sampson - author and Cass academic.
Members of the Capital Club will also receive invitations to attend major university events in Dubai such as the visit of the Lord Mayor of London and the annual Graduation ceremony.
Capital Club Members will receive preferential rates for short courses (part of the EMBA programme) at Cass, whilst invitations to Capital Club Membership will be extended to Cass alumni and students.
Commenting on the renewed agreement, Emma Cullen, Capital Club General Manager, said, "The Club and Cass have been working together for some time now to the great benefit of our Members and we are delighted to cement yet another year of collaboration. Our regular business events are invaluable and have become firm favourites in our Members' calendars. We are looking forward to continuing this proud tradition and to a full programme of informative and beneficial business events still to come."
Ehsan Razavizadeh, Regional Director, MENA and Head of the Dubai Centre said: "I am proud of renewing our partnership with Capital Club Dubai, and look forward to a continued mutually beneficial cooperation. We share a lot of values with Capital Club Dubai and we are both committed to offering best in class services or education to our stakeholders - in our case Members and students, which makes this partnership a perfect fit."
Cass Business School, part of City University London, is one of the world's leading providers of business and management education, consultancy and research. It is among the top 1% of global 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). Cass has one of the largest faculties of Finance and Actuarial Science and Insurance in Europe and is ranked within the top 10 UK business schools for business, management and finance research. 90% of its research output is internationally significant.
A members-only Club, the Capital Club Dubai is committed to providing the highest levels of services, and offers a contemporary setting for its members and visitors to network professionally and socially; dine and party; host private meetings; and attend a wealth of social and business events, covering emerging trends in arts, culture, media, social development, cuisine, business and travel. Connected to over 250 premier private clubs around the world as part of its reciprocal club network, Capital Club Dubai is majority owned by Signature Clubs International, a member of the ENSHAA group of companies. As the developer and operator of the Capital Club brand, SCI has over 30 years' experience in developing, launching and operating high-end private clubs in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Its portfolio includes existing Clubs in Dubai, Bahrain and Nairobi, with upcoming initiatives planned in MENASA, Europe and the US, as part of a major five-year global roll out programme.
About Capital Club Dubai:
Capital Club is Dubai's premier private City Club situated in the heart of the financial district - DIFC. A members-only Club in a contemporary setting for Members to network professionally and socially; dine and party; host private meetings; and attend a wealth of social and business events, covering emerging trends in arts, culture, media, social development, cuisine, business and travel. The Club is connected to over 250 premier private clubs around the world as part of its reciprocal club network. Capital Club Dubai is majority owned by Signature Clubs International, a member of the ENSHAA group of companies. As the developer and operator of the Capital Club brand, SCI has over 30 years experience in developing, launching and operating high-end private clubs in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Its portfolio includes existing Clubs in Dubai, Bahrain and Nairobi, with upcoming initiatives planned in MENASA, Europe and the US, as part of a major five-year global roll out program.
For more information about the Capital Club, please visit: www.capitalclubdubai.com
Cass Dubai Centre was established in 2007 in collaboration with 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), tailor-made executive education, business services including consulting and high profile networking events and MSc programmes in Aviation. The EMBA offers MENA-based executives and professionals the opportunity to combine demanding work schedules with study near their home and work environments. The programme also attracts students from as far afield as Singapore, the USA and Azerbaijan. It was the world's first EMBA programme 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 provide the programme: www.cass.city.ac.uk/dubaicentre.
Cass Business School in London is part of City University London. Located in the heart of one of the world's leading financial centres, Cass is the business school for the City of London. It delivers innovative, relevant and forward-looking education, consultancy and research. Cass offers one of the widest portfolios of specialist Masters programmes and has the largest faculties of Finance and Actuarial Science & Insurance in Europe. It is ranked in the top 10 UK business schools for business, management and finance research with leading research centers in areas including Mergers and Acquisitions and Pensions. Entrepreneurship is another strength with Cass's Peter Cullum Centre for Entrepreneurship, venture capital fund and sector research. The 2013 Financial Times EMBA rankings placed Cass fifth in the UK and 14th in Europe. The School is in the top one per cent of business schools worldwide to have received 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). It has a strong alumni network of over 35,000, which extends worldwide across a wide variety of companies and professions: www.cass.city.ac.uk.
City University London is a global University committed to academic excellence, with a focus on business and the professions and an enviable central London location. It is in the top five per cent of universities in the world according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2013/14 and in the top thirty universities in the UK according to the Times Higher Education Table of Tables 2012. It is ranked in the top 10 in the UK for both graduate-level jobs (The Good University Guide 2014) and in the top 5 for graduate starting salaries (Lloyds Bank).
The University attracts over 17,000 students (35% at postgraduate level) from more than 150 countries and academic staff from over 50 countries. Its academic range is broadly-based with world leading strengths in business; law; health sciences; engineering; mathematical sciences; informatics; social sciences; and the arts including journalism and music. The University's history dates back to 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 was invited to be Chancellor, a unique arrangement that continues today. Professor Paul Curran has been Vice-Chancellor of City University London since 2010:
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