MENEA education

Construction MBA

Since launching the programme in the region in January 2006, Manchester Business School World wide's blended learning MBA for Construction Executives (Construction MBA) has been building a cadre of experienced student-managers from across the region.

The RICS accredited MBA programme now has over 50 students from the Middle East, with studies coordinated by the Middles East regional centre at Dubai Knowledge Village, out of a total of 400 MBA students in the region.

The 'Construction MBA', which is designed to appeal to managers within all construction disciplines, from architecture and engineering through to project management, is only offered by the school in the UK and in the Middle East.

Randa Bessiso, Middle East Director of Manchester Business School Worldwide - the international arm of Manchester Business School, says

The RICS accreditation indicates a high quality standard in professional education in the construction industry.

It recognises our graduates' high level of competence and knowledge of issues related to construction, property and the environment. It is a qualification acknowledged by building industry professions and international employers.

Demand for training from the industry is growing to the point where we have now launched a Construction Certificate option for students, which offers the construction specific modules from the Construction MBA as a shorter post graduate course".  

The multi-disciplinary 'Construction MBA' course offers collaboration with other professions, such as engineers, architects and project managers. Its format blends self-study and face-to-face workshops, allowing students to study for the MBA programme without putting their careers on hold and to apply what they learn immediately in their working life. Workshops are held at Manchester Business School and at MBS Worldwide's Middle East centre, in Dubai, where students meet each other and visiting faculty from the UK.

The unique programme equips managers in the construction industry with the skills to address the challenges facing the sector, whilst retaining the broad management focus that defines an MBA.

The three year programme has been developed in partnership with CITB-ConstructionSkills, and through consultation with leading industry institutions, including the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Constructing Excellence in the Built Environment (CEBE). It is both practical and relevant to the particular needs of managers and their clients in the construction sector.

Mrs Vivien Small, Head of Education and Qualification Standards at RICS comments,

We are delighted that there is sufficient surveying related content in the MBA for Construction Executives for the course to receive accreditation within the RICS partnership with the University of Manchester".

For more information

Manchester Business School Worldwide (Dubai)
t +97 (1)4365 8313