TAGITraining and University of Dubais CMPD Sign Strategic MoU

 

The MoU pertains to conducting joint professional training courses in various business fields such as accounting, marketing, banking and finance

 

DUBAI --- March 18, 2008 --- The Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Professional Training Group (TAGITraining) and the Center for Management & Professional Development (CMPD) of the University of Dubai signed on Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Dubai Chamber.

 

The MoU pertains to conducting joint professional training courses in various business fields such as accounting, marketing, banking and finance. Courses are expected to commence at the end of March 2008.

 

The Memorandum signed by Dr. Omar Hefni on behalf of the CMPD, in his capacity as the President of the University of Dubai, and Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh in his capacity as the chairman of the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org) and TAGITraining.

 

Dr. Hefni, President, University of Dubai said: University of Dubai has a long and established relationship with the industry and has always encouraged academia and industry to collaborate for mutual benefits. As a University it has worked with companies from all sectors locally, nationally and internationally. Through CMPD and CBAs commercial work we have built up a good network of clients and have gained a reputation for providing real business solutions whilst taking an innovative and enterprising approach to todays changing business environment.

 

He added, As a University we value the commercial knowledge and relationships we build as this enables us to combine practical business knowledge with theory taught to our students. In this context our alliance with Talal Abu-Ghazaleh group fits in well with our strategic mission of becoming the Business University in Dubai. I feel that such an alliance will add value at all levels, be it offering training programs or seeking placements for our students or revising curriculum content for our undergraduate programs.

 

Moreover both organizations have been working closely with the business community and most importantly possess expertise and intellectual resources in the form of trained and skilled manpower.

 

Dr. Hefni stated We value our partnerships we develop and believe in investing time and effort to strengthen these relationships, turning them into long-term strategic alliances. This is how we see the UD -TAGO alliance and we intend to work hard to realise the goals and objectives we have set out for ourselves.

 

 

 

About CMPD

 

The Center for Management & Professional Development (CMPD) is the community outreach arm of the University of Dubai which provides professional training and executive development programs to the business community in Dubai. The CMPDs activities include the design and delivery of professional courses, seminars and conferences to the public and private sector institutions. The Center also works closely with the various business groups and overseas bodies in bringing relevant and practical programs that would benefit the business community.

 

About TAGITraining

 

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Professional Training Group (TAGITraining) is a member of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org), the largest Arab group of professional service firms in the fields of accounting, management consulting, training, intellectual property, legal services, information technology, capacity building, credit information and legal translation.

 

TAGITraining provides total training solutions and professional training in over 20 sectors and through 300 plus training programs. These flexible and business-oriented executive programs are held in cooperation with leading governmental and non-governmental agencies and organizations from around the globe.

 

Further, TAGITraining offers contractual programs that are designed to meet the training needs of specific institutions