Top business schools to study Dubai model

MOHAMMAD'S LEADERSHIP INSPIRES GLOBAL MANAGEMENT COURSES AND 'DUBAI LEADERSHIP RESEARCH' INITIATIVE

- BY BALARAM MENON AND CHRISTIAN BORBON Senior Web Editors

Shaikh Hamdan witnessed the signing of MoUs between the Mohammad Bin Rashid Centre for Leadership Development and heads of leading institutions, including Georgetown University, IESE, IMD, INSEAD, and HEC Paris, to create a specialised Dubai-centric leadership programme.

The Mohammad Bin Rashid Centre for Leadership Development (MBRCLD) is partnering with five of the world's top business schools to launch a major research and educational initiative focused on the leadership journey of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, UAE's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, witnessed the signing of several memoranda of understanding (MoUs) between MBRCLD and Georgetown University, IESE Business School, IMD Business School, INSEAD and HEC Paris.

Saeed Al Eter, Director-General of The Executive Office of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad, signed the agreements on behalf of MBRCLD. University representatives included Paul Almeida of Georgetown University, Andrea Montalvo of IESE, David Bach of IMD, Marc Mortensen of INSEAD and Pablo Martin de Holan of HEC Paris.

The agreements were signed on September 24 during the Mohammad Bin Rashid Leadership Forum held in Dubai.