SP Jain School of Global Management, Dubai,and The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) have signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) for a Strategic Talent Management Partnership to support professional Training & Development and networking across both professional communities in the region.
Under the new agreement, the leading top ranked Australian business school and CIM will promote academic exchange and qualifications, higher and professional education, research, practice development and professional networking in the Middle East region. Both organisations will host networking events for the business school students and alumni, and CIM members, affiliates, and students and professionals in the Middle East region. The strategic agreement provides for mutual access to professional development courses and SP Jain’sExecutiveMBA programmes for CIM Level 7 graduates, with preferred rates for CIM Certified Members.
SP Jain’s Dubai Campusis recognised as a leading business school in the region with an impeccable track record in research, consulting, executive education and the largest and works collaboratively withthe other international campuses in Singapore, Sydney, and Mumbai.
Established over 100 years ago, CIM is the world’s leading professional body for marketing. CIM’s mission is to create a marketing advantage for the benefit of professionals, business, and society with a focus on export, data, and skills. CIM believes marketing is the critical factor in driving long term organisational performance.
SP Jain’s Dubai Campus attracts large numbers of working professionals to its portfolio of flexible, blended learning part-time master’s programmes including the University’s flagship Global Part-time MBA (GMBA) programme – named among the Top 5 MBA Programmes in the world by Times Higher Education and Wall Street Journal in 2019. Since 2004 SP Jain has supported around 10,000 MBA students and graduated more than 2000 from the region. The School was named the most targeted institution by the UK’s top 100 graduate employers for the third year in a row by The Graduate Market in 2020. SP Jain was also named the University of the Year for Graduate Employment by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020.
SP Jain’s Strategic Talent Management Partnership programme provides a framework for active collaboration with professional and industry bodies as well as enterprises and other organisations.SP Jain already works in collaboration with a range of regional and international professional and industry bodies.
Commenting on the new agreement, Dr. ChristopherAbraham –CEO of the Dubai Campus for SP Jain – said: “We are delighted to sign this MoU with The Chartered Institute of Marketing – the world’s leading representative organisation for marketing professionals. We share a lot in common and have welcomed many CIM members – who make excellent candidates – to our Executive MBA programmes. Our aim is to support working professionals in building sustainable careers and there is no doubt that an understanding of the principles and best practice in marketing is extremely valuable for our EMBA students. CIM will help reinforce this knowledge for our students – all working professionals – alongside a strong professional network.”
Raj Achan, CIM Ambassador for the UAE, added: “The CIM has a growing presence in the UAE where we are actively engaging with universities and businesses with the aim of supporting and developing marketers at every stage of their careers. The agreement with SP Jain will help us achieve this and extend the reach of our professional network into the University’s strong regional community of students and alumni.”
The Chartered Institute of Marketing has 120 study centres in 32 countries and exam centres in 132 countries worldwide. These provide a professional framework for marketing at national level and through training and qualifications, help to increase skills and knowledge of those working in, or wanting to work in marketing. They also provide opportunities for members to meet locally, organise events, exchange views and exchange information with fellow professionals at all stages of their careers.
