Vodafone (Bahrain) Sales Support Supervisor, Lamees Al-Binali, has been selected to an executive MBA programme in the United States following a rigorous selection process. After a four-week mini MBA at the University of Pennsylvania, she will continue her Legal and Business Fellowship with a five-month placement at an American company - in Lamees case, with Coca Cola in Atlanta, Georgia. The fellowship programme is an initiative funded by the US State Departments Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), an organization which encourages economic, political and educational empowerment.
During the interview for the programme, Lamees impressed the selection committee with her maturity, professionalism and willingness to make a positive change in her community. She has the full support of her employer, MTC-Vodafone (Bahrain), who encourages employees to be proactive in seeking such self-development opportunities. Since joining the company in 2003 on graduating with a Bachelors in Business Administration, her consistent aptitude and willingness to learn led to her rapid promotion to Sales Support Supervisor.
The MBA and fellowship programme is a great opportunity for me to experience the diversity of international business and learn through sharing information, networking and building bridges. This will broaden my outlook and deepen my understanding of business principles. On my return, I intend to use this experience for the benefit of MTC-Vodafone (Bahrain) and my community, said Lamees.
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MANAMA: A group of 38 MBA students yesterday attended a one-day seminar on Islamic Finance at the Regency Intercontinental Hotel.
KFH-Bahrain received the students from the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia.
The Darden School of Business delegation is touring Bahrain with an aim to gain greater awareness about the kingdom and its financial services activities.
"Initiatives such as this allow the exchange of perceptions and experiences on ways to enhance mutual synergy, bridge communication gap and explore possibilities of collaboration between the Arab and American youth," said KFH-Bahrain general manager Abdulhakeem Alkhayyat.
The seminar aimed to create discussion between KFH-Bahrain and
The Indian school is on all his hosts annual career expo, 1-3 December, the school is honorary president said here.
"Horizons" is a much-awaited event for all students involved in the island, "says PV Radhakrishna Pillai.
"This year, there are more than 26 higher education institutions, universities and participating institutions from India, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Dubai and Bahrain, at -- He said.
"These institutions known to offer a variety of courses such as architecture and bio-technology, mechanical engineering, medicine, healing programs, hospitality and related services, law, economics, art, fashion, design, etc. "He said that this is a wonderful opportunity
A long-time resident Bahrain presented yesterday his right to say glory, it was one of the fastest to mentally calculate the cube root of any number a maximum of 15 points, writes Mandeep Singh.
Director General of services wireless local loop aluminum, KK Thomas Held a presentation to the media by the Hotel Taj Palace Hotel, during which he showed his art, he said that he had perfected after two years research and hard work.
Also present at the event were his friends and well-wishers.
Thomas, a resident of Bahrain for the past 26 years, said he also for the Guinness Book of
KMIZ-TV wins First Place at MBA Convention
JW Broadcasting, LLC, owner of KMIZ-TV/KQFX-TV/KZOU-TV and The Show Me Weather Channel, is pleased to announce recognition of the news and weather departments of ABC 17, the Spirit of Missouri, by the Missouri Broadcasters Association.
MBA recently honored ABC 17s Chief Meteorologist Sharon Ray with First Place in the Best Weathercast in Missouri category. This is the sixth time in seven years MBA has honored KMIZ-TV in the category.
ABC 17 also received two Certificates of Merit from MBA in the Spot News and News series categories.
We are honored once again that our peers recognize us
Although the expiration of quotas, immense potential for exports of textiles, but exporters are still available on traditional markets like Europe, Japan, Canada, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (Management Development Programme) said President Vijaya Katti of journalists here.
"Exporters should focus on other overseas markets and is still untapped," he said.
Katti been invited to participate in a workshop on "Management Development Programme on export strategies for the textile cluster. She said, during the last few years, some cotton and son of a man created exports from India in countries like Portugal, Korea, Turkey, Bahrain, Kongo, Afghanistan and Indonesia, etc, where the
Genesis / Burson-Marsteller CEO India Ashwani Singla was honored by the group of institutes Indira, Pune with a Super Achiever Award for Corporate Leadership. The Super Achievers Award is an award for excellence, be able to make a difference with a passion and identified professionals, who have contributed and made a difference for the economy and the organization they represent.
Indicates a Singla, "of course, I am excited to win this prestigious distinction, which does not define for me alone, it is a Prosit Genesis' entire Hard-Core Team. Today, Genesis PR is filled with incredible talent The man, and I welcome
A mini-MBA programme, organised by the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI), in association with InfoMart LLC, awarded certificates to 24 participants, at a graduation ceremony held at InterContinental Muscat last week.
Bahrain-based Centre for Entrepreneurial Excellence presented the programme conducted by the Beyster Institute, Rady School of Management at University of California, San Diego.
Sheikh Salah Al Mawali, director-general, SMEs, Ministry of Commerce and Industry; Alfred Fonteneau, deputy chief of mission, US Embassy, Muscat; Charles Hill, counsellor and deputy head of mission, British Embassy, Muscat; and several other dignitaries attended the event.
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Hong Kong team wins WFU elevator competition
Students from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology took top honors in Wake Forest University's annual MBA Elevator Competition for their plan for a device that distinguishes between acute bacterial or viral infections.
The Hong Kong team is the first international competitor to enter the seven-year-old event, during which budding entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to judges in a two-minute elevator ride meant to simulate the need to be clear and concise when dealing with investors.
A team from Wake Forest University also made the finals with its pitch for AudioFusion, which
PU topper to pursue MBA
Bharat P Bhat, student of DVS Composite Junior College, Shimoga has stood first in the state in the second PU science exams this year.
Till Monday, the college and Bharats parents only knew that he had got the highest marks in Shimoga district, but were thrilled to know that he had topped the state also.
Speaking to press persons, the young achiever said he owed his success to parents who motivated him and his teachers who guided him.
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UW venture capitalist team wins national competition
It looks as if the University of Washington may have some budding venture capitalists walking the halls.
For the second time in the past three years, a team from the UWs MBA program won the national Venture Capital Investment Competition.
People are pretty excited around here today, considering who we beat, UW business school spokeswoman Nancy Gardner said.
Other schools that participated included MIT, Harvard and Michigan. The competition, hosted by the University of North Carolina allows students to emulate the job of venture capitalists. As part of the competition, the teams evaluate a pitch from
Bharathidasan students at the Institute of Management, Tiruchi, participation in a social entrepreneurship in Seattle early next year.
THE Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Tiruchi, won a scholarship to participate in the global society of competition Social Entrepreneurship (GSEC).
The Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) of the University of Washington, the Global Business Centre, the Centre for Technology consequences of entrepreneurship, Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs.
The event must take place between 22 and 25 February in Seattle, Washington. The winning team in Seattle received thousands of dollars in seed money for start-ups own.
The competition is scheduled
Aviva Life Insurance (AVL), with its headquarters in India at Gurgaon, 14 in the Grand Place Places to Work Survey 2004. The survey, conducted by Grow Talent Company, in conjunction with the Great Place to Work Institute Inc. in the USA, working space on a scale of points based on the combination of quantitative and qualitative data. Two thirds of visitors came from consulting the staff and one third of additional materials by the organizations. AVL, employs more than 673 AVL focuses on the use of interpreters high because of lack of expertise in the field of business insurance.
The company
Melbournes newest piazza wins an MBA award
Italian master stonemasons were brought to Melbourne to help with work on the citys new Piazza Italia, which won a Victorian Master Builders Association excellence in construction award in the specialist subcontractor category.
Builders 2 Construct and OConnor & Sons Stonemasons won the excellence in stonemasonry award with the citation noting: close collaboration between all parties throughout the pre-construction and construction phases of the project resulted in a world class piazza featuring unique artwork and skilfully crafted paving. The Piazza is inclusive and welcoming and pays fitting tribute to the contribution of the Italian community
Dr Santishree Pandit of the University of Pune and Dr Abhijit Gangopadhyay the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India, the visit of the Indian school in the next month.
While Dr Pandit is an expert in the field of higher education and is the Director of International Business Centre and member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Pune, Dr Gangopadhyay, is a professor and head of department management human resources and industrial relations at TISS.
The latter was responsible for the creation of the Indian Institute of Management, Indore, and worked as a dean, higher education in
Universiti Malaya would like to clarify that the Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a very competitive programme.
Over 300 applications were received for 100 available places for the 2008/2009 academic year.
The selection process is based solely on merit.
Short-listed applicants have outstanding undergraduate qualifications while those with professional qualifications will have an advantage.
Also, a minimum of two years work experience is helpful.
Preference will be given to those with management-level experience.
High school qualifications such as SPM and STPM will not help a candidate gain admission into a Master's programme.
The university thanks all applicants for their interest in the programme. Its MBA programme