KCLBC visits Dubai
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King’s College London Business Club (KCLBC), the College’s award winning student enterprise society, has just returned from Dubai, UAE, where 20 participants took place in their International Insight series overseas trip.
KCLBC at Dubai Chamber of Commerce.
A series of high profile engagements with some of the corporate world’s leading names across law, banking, consulting and technology provided an opportunity to learn about the region first hand. It was also a unique opportunity to explore careers away from London. The delegation met with, amongst others, SNR Denton, Linklaters, DLA Piper, SAP, ICICI Bank, Standard Chartered, Ernst & Young, Abraaj Capital and Bain & Company.
More broadly the group learnt about the economic and cultural landscape of Dubai (and wider Middle East) from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and an enterprise forum held in association with Dubai College which drew on the knowledge of leading King’s College London alumni working and living in the region. This panel session was a highlight of the visit. Andrew Doyle, the panel chair said that “it was also good to engage with leading King’s College London alumni working in the region and draw on their experience”. The group were grateful to the panel for the time they gave and to the help given by the KCL Alumni Office and Dubai College. Some exclusive engagements with firms behind some of Dubai’s landmarks completed the package, including; hearing from the management at Emirates - the world's fastest growing airline; being updated on Nakheel’s developments - including the Palm Islands; and also touring the Royal Suite at Jumeirah’s world famous 7 star Burj Al Arab hotel.
KCLBC’s International Relations Director, Andrew Doyle, a final year undergraduate student in the Department of Management, commented:
“we are always hearing about the growing importance of business in an international context and this is exactly what this programme allowed us to explore. The Middle East is a strategically important region of the world and is set to continue to grow in influence. Often in the headlines it is commonly misunderstood. There was no better way for the participants to learn firsthand about the region’s growth and its opportunities than to fly out there and experience it first hand, meeting with some very influential and insightful people.”
Andrew thanks Leyla Azziova, Titania Hanrahan and Ahmed Qayyum, the team at KCLBC for all their assistance in organising the visit, as well as the organisations who hosted the students, and the Dubai Tourism and Commerce Marketing Department for their assistance.
More broadly the group learnt about the economic and cultural landscape of Dubai (and wider Middle East) from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and an enterprise forum held in association with Dubai College which drew on the knowledge of leading King’s College London alumni working and living in the region. This panel session was a highlight of the visit. Andrew Doyle, the panel chair said that “it was also good to engage with leading King’s College London alumni working in the region and draw on their experience”. The group were grateful to the panel for the time they gave and to the help given by the KCL Alumni Office and Dubai College. Some exclusive engagements with firms behind some of Dubai’s landmarks completed the package, including; hearing from the management at Emirates - the world's fastest growing airline; being updated on Nakheel’s developments - including the Palm Islands; and also touring the Royal Suite at Jumeirah’s world famous 7 star Burj Al Arab hotel.
KCLBC’s International Relations Director, Andrew Doyle, a final year undergraduate student in the Department of Management, commented:
“we are always hearing about the growing importance of business in an international context and this is exactly what this programme allowed us to explore. The Middle East is a strategically important region of the world and is set to continue to grow in influence. Often in the headlines it is commonly misunderstood. There was no better way for the participants to learn firsthand about the region’s growth and its opportunities than to fly out there and experience it first hand, meeting with some very influential and insightful people.”
Andrew thanks Leyla Azziova, Titania Hanrahan and Ahmed Qayyum, the team at KCLBC for all their assistance in organising the visit, as well as the organisations who hosted the students, and the Dubai Tourism and Commerce Marketing Department for their assistance.
