Today's Edition
ABU DHABI (WAM)
The Abu Dhabi School of Management (ADSM) announced the launch of its Bachelor of Science in Management (BScM) programme.
Notably, ADSM is a higher education institution affiliated with the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI).
Starting in September, the new programme aligns with the school’s vision to become a regional leading centre of entrepreneurship, management, and innovation.
The programme aims to provide an exceptional and rich academic experience that will teach the knowledge and skills necessary to make decisions in accordance with emerging regulatory trends in the markets and the requirements of Industry 4.0 through methodologies that jointly focus on advanced technology and emerging digital technologies.
Additionally, it aims to contribute to Abu Dhabi’s Economic Vision 2030 by enabling the private sector to help create a sustainable knowledge economy for future generations.
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the School, Dr. Tayeb Kamali, said, “We are proud to launch the new bachelor’s programme, which is the first of its kind in management sciences and focuses on the attributes and challenges of artificial intelligence (AI)."
"The programme is the culmination of our efforts to foster an academic environment that encourages innovation and entrepreneurship, amid dynamic economic transformations around the world. It also highlights our commitment to advancing the UAE’s leading international position as a business destination and a hub for cutting-edge technological advancements,” he continued.
The new programme is also in line with the modern trends of organisational management and the requirements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, through its focus on the management of sciences and digital technologies, presenting a remarkable opportunity for students to enhance their competitiveness in the job market through acquiring the essential knowledge and skills required to make effective administrative decisions in the business world, he added.
Currently open for enrolment, the programme focusses on three key educational tracks, which are the general education programme; the management sciences programme, which analyses management theories and their applications; and the digital technologies management programme, which focusses on big data, analytics, and AI technology as strategic responses to rapid developments in the business sector.
It is also in line with the seventh level of the National Qualifications Framework for higher education and the best international standards, and its participants will have the opportunity to develop their skills, gain a deeper understanding of relevant challenges and hone their decision-making abilities, enabling them to transform challenges into opportunities and foster long-term growth and success.
ADSM and its academic programmes are accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation of the Ministry of Education and the Department of Education and Knowledge in Abu Dhabi.
It has also received many international accreditations, classifications, and memberships, including from the UK’s Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA Global) and the US Data Science Council (DASCA), and is listed in the QS World University Rankings.
