Part of The University of Manchester, Alliance Manchester Business School’s Global MBA has been ranked by global business school analyst QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) as 3rd in the UK and 5th in the world. 

 

With students increasingly turning to the online MBA as a more flexible, cost-effective method of furthering their career development goals, and with an increasing number of accredited schools adding an online MBA option, QS’s list offers independent comparative insight on provider quality. The 2021 table is the largest yet, ranking the world’s top 57 online MBA programmes. 

 

The Global Part-time MBA was launched in the Middle East in 2006 by the University’s Middle East Centre in Dubai, which has supported over 2,800 students and graduated more than 1,800 since launch.   

 

The Manchester Part-time Global MBA is delivered in a flexible blended format, combining online learning with workshop residencies at a choice of international locations. It offers as much face-to-face teaching as some full-time MBAs – and the same qualification – yet students study at workshops hosted in Dubai just three times a year. Alliance Manchester Business School’s online MBA improved in employability, class experience, and faculty and teaching.

 

Xavier Duran, MBA Programmes Director at Alliance MBS, said: “Our position in the QS ranking reflects the international reputation and quality of our Global MBA. Our blended online and face-to-face format is highly international and extremely flexible. This has enabled us to continue delivering our highly-engaging Global MBA workshops virtually during the past year to students around the world.”

 

Nunzio Quacquarelli, CEO at QS Quacquarelli Symonds, said: “Online MBA programmes across the world were increasingly reporting higher learner demand prior to the pandemic, and we anticipate that this rise in student interest will only increase in the current climate. As more business schools seek to place their offerings in front of potential students, our results will continue to help prospective students differentiate between the myriad options now available to them, using independent data and a methodology carefully-crafted to capture the quality of the online learning experience.”

 

The University of Manchester launched the Middle East Centre at Dubai Knowledge Park, United Arab Emirates, in 2006. Today, the Centre is the largest in the University’s international network of centres in key cities around the world, comprising Dubai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, and Manchester. 

 

The University of Manchester has a global mission focusing on the three pillars of teaching, research and social responsibility. The Middle East Centre supports all three pillars and in addition to the extensive teaching programme, it has also been active in regional and local research, and in social responsibility through its support for a range of local community initiatives. The University of Manchester was named as the world’s 27th best university in the QS World University Rankings, sixth in the UK, and eighth in Europe. -- Tradearabia News Service