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Ben Lebig Jr mixes business and community in the UAE

Ben Lebig Jr is not only an alumnus of The University of Manchester, and Finance & Decision Support Analyst at Chevron, but also a very active and high profile leader of the Filipino community in the UAE. Ben also finds time…

Changing the tune: FinTech needs to tell a different story to sustain investor interest as Covid-19 disrupts the disruptors with Prof Ismail Ertürk

COVID-19 has disrupted the wave of FinTech (financial technology) that has been disrupting banking and financial services. What can Fintech startups do to survive and prosper, after COVID-19? Venture capital firms want to hear a…

Regional business leaders see creativity/innovation and adaptability as the key skills for Covid-19 crisis recovery

EMIR 'The Advisory Council': Regional business leaders see creativity/innovation and adaptability as the key skills for COVID-19 crisis recovery

A branded personal development poll question from the University of Manchester was posed to several hundred business attendees of ‘The Advisory Council’, a series of on-going virtual conferences organised by the UAE Ministry of…

From MBA graduation project to award-winning startup in demand

As it states on the company’s own website, “CorporateStack started as the founder’s Master’s graduation project and was tested with a number of companies who absolutely loved it. This is when the CorporateStack team of talented…

Manchester alumnus leads ‘Sahem’ relief drive for UAE residents affected by Covid-19

Fawad Hayee, an alumnus of The University of Manchester, along with friends and colleagues, is leading a local community relief effort to support people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Called ‘Sahem’ – an Arabic word meaning ‘…

Manchester maintains highest ever position in latest world rankings

The University of Manchester has been named as the world’s 27th best university, maintaining its highest ever position in the QS World University Rankings. These are ‘the world’s leading university rankings’ rating the globe’s…

Saad Ansari is co-founder and CEO of Xpence and an MBA in Dubai graduate of Alliance Manchester Business School

Award winning FinTech startup sees opportunities as SMEs look for ‘life support’ Saad Ansari is a serial entrepreneur and graduate of The University of Manchester. He has an impressive track record and has picked up several…

Kamran R. Kardan, MBA, CEO of Knowledge E

Creating a ‘Netflix’ for scholarly literature

University of Manchester alumnus, Kamran R. Kardan, MBA, is the CEO of ‘Knowledge E’, which he founded in 2012 in Dubai, UAE, as a provider of expertise, information resources and software solutions. Knowledge E connects the…

Looking beyond the ‘Black Swan’ - getting ahead of the curve in the new normal

Malcolm Smith has followed-up his popular webinar - Beating the Black Swan: negotiating for mutual survival – for students and alumni of the University in the Middle East. As he concluded at the end of his first webinar, we are…

Leading in education – a unique leadership challenge.

New part-time MA Educational Leadership in Practice Not too long ago, teaching was considered one of the most important of the professions in any community, with teachers enjoying the same status as doctors and lawyers. Teaching…