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The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Mumbai on April 8 for the establishment of the IIMA Dubai Campus. The branch will also offer a one-year full-time MBA programme.
The MoU was exchanged by Professor Bharat Bhasker, Director, IIMA, and Helal Saeed Almarri, Director General of Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism, in the presence of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE; and Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
MBA course in Dubai Branch
As the first programme, the IIMA Dubai Campus will offer a full-time one-year MBA for working professionals and entrepreneurs. Admission to this programme will follow a two-stage process based on the standardised GMAT/GRE score taken within the last five years.
The duration of the course will be five terms and the programme seeks to provide academics and international exposure. The admission process will start soon, an IIM Ahmedabad statement said. The first batch will begin in September 2025.
How will the Institute be set up?
As stated in the press release, the IIMA Dubai campus will be established in two phases. In the first phase, the UAE government will provide space in the Dubai International Academic City (DIAC). In the second phase of campus development, IIMA will be given land where the permanent campus will be set up and be operational from 2029.
Highlighting the significance of this milestone, Professor Bharat Bhasker, Director, IIMA, said, “Our objective is to provide high-quality management education to aspiring leaders in the Middle East and surrounding regions. I am confident that this synergy will set new benchmarks for academic and research collaboration in Asia and the Middle East. Dubai offers unparalleled opportunities to engage with industry leaders, multinational corporations, and high-growth startups. Our presence in Dubai will also strengthen offerings in India, and together, these two campuses will help us become a leader in management. We have successfully grown our full-time One-year MBA programme for the last 20 years, and it will be the first programme that we will offer in the Dubai Campus.”
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