DIFC launches ‘The Academy’ executive education centre

Dubai: Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has announced the launch of ‘The Academy’, a state-of-the-art facility in DIFC for the promotion of excellence in business and financial services.

After more than a decade of providing world class professional development and higher learning courses, DIFC is enhancing its capabilities to meet the evolving needs of the market, it said.

The Academy will form partnerships with leading business schools and universities from around the world to deliver a range of executive education programmes. It will also host regular workshops and seminars led by industry experts from DIFC and its community.
On-site teaching will be spread across The Academy’s 21 seminar rooms, three lecture halls, and three large auditoriums, all of which are equipped with the latest IT and A/V equipment. Meanwhile, students will have access to a library and resource centre, prayer room, study areas, and video conference facilities.
“As the leading financial hub in the region with the largest cluster of financial services institutions, DIFC is uniquely positioned to facilitate not only the flow of capital through the MEASA region but also the accumulation of knowledge and talent. In doing so, we are also working towards achieving the targets set out in DIFC’s Strategy 2024 and enhancing Dubai’s status as the number one place for doing business in the region,” Arif Amiri, Chief Executive Officer at DIFC Authority

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