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Two sessions on business negotiation and salary negotiations, led by Professor Malcolm Smith of The University of Manchester, highlighted the essential importance of negotiation as a key skill – for life and career. According to…

The Middle East Centre was a sponsor and participant at the recent launch of the Dubai Report 2019 by global research and consultancy firm, Oxford Business Group (OBG), hosted at Nasdaq Dubai. The event started with a symbolic…

The University of Manchester Middle East Centre has hosted a series of Masterclasses in Dubai that were free and open to the public. Each Masterclass was delivered by a leading academic from the university and offered an MBA-…

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) brought together senior finance leaders from across the UAE to discuss the need to drive a collective vision when looking at women in finance and technology in order to…

UAEpreneurs – the initiative designed to support young entrepreneurs from the Middle East – selected 13 startups from more than 100 applicants to present to potential angel investors at an Investor Day in Dubai.  UAEpreneurs is…

The University of Manchester Middle East Centre and Aon – a leading global professional services firm that provides a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions - have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) based on…

The Middle East Centre of The University of Manchester careers and alumni team embarked on a GCC-wide tour in February to meet with current students and alumni, while delivering a series of training sessions focusing on Emotional…

Professor Malcolm Smith is a Teaching Fellow at Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester; he specializes in Venture Capital, Private Equity, selling strategy and negotiation skills. He is involved in the…

Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon - The University of Manchester Middle East Centre students, alumni, staff, and friends were active participants in the 2019 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, kicking off the social…

The Middle East Centre has welcomed 85 new part-time MBA students in the first intake of 2019 – the university offers two intakes each year, in January and July – and the group assembled for an induction session in Dubai recently…