India’s leading business school, Institute of Management Technology (IMT), inaugurated its new campus at the prestigious Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) in the month of  May, 2009. Since its inception in 2006, IMT Dubai had been operating from the Dubai Knowledge Village and is known for its academic excellence, faculty support and industrial exposure.      

IMT-Dubai's brand new campus at Dubai International Academic City is spread over 2,50,000 square feet and houses five buildings equipped with world class infrastructure and state-of-the-art facilities.    
 
The campus was inaugurated by Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al maktoum, in the presence of Sheikh Nahayan mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research, UAE and Mr. Kamal Nath, Union Minister, Government of India.     

Mr. Bakul Nath, Vice president, Institute of Management Technology, Dr. Anwar Ali, Director, IMT Ghaziabad and Dr. Arun Mohan Sherry, Chairman, Joint Admission Committee (IMT),  were also present on the occasion.   

Speaking on the ocassion, Dr. Farhad Rad - Serecht, Director, IMT Dubai said,  “We are delighted to set up our new campus at Dubai International Academic City. Our vision is to bring world class management education, training and consulting within an easy reach of management professionals seeking global careers. The establishment of the Dubai campus is part of our mission to position IMT on the global business map and to become one of the top business schools in the world.”  

“IMT Dubai aims at creating managers that strike the right balance between academic depth and practical finesse and our courses are conceived to suit that purpose. The students who graduate from IMT Dubai will be well-equipped to move on seamlessly to the industry after their education, because our internship system is designed to create an intimate familiarity with the dynamics of the industry,” he explained.

“Our ministry accreditation indicates the international quality of our program structure, delivery and learning ambience. Besides, it throws us the challenge of continuously improving our curriculum standards every day. Ours is an application-based learning and we train our students to become successful managers for the middle-eastern region,” said Dr. Rad-Serecht.

Dr. Ayoub Kazim, Executive Director, Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) and Dubai Knowledge Village, expressed, “As an organisation keen to further Dubai's drive to establish a knowledge-based economy, we are delighted to see the Institute of Management Technology (IMT) open a full-fledged campus at DIAC including an expanded administrative wing. With its multidisciplinary programmes, IMT Dubai will support our aim to strengthen the region's academic capabilities for promoting human resource development.”

“Dubai International Academic City already hosts 32 world renowned institutions and is embedded with sound fundamentals that will contribute to the social and economic progress of the Arab world by holistically elevating the educational standards,” added Dr. Kazim.

Expressing his thoughts on the occasion, Mr. Kamal Nath, Union Minister, Government of India said, “India will require many new managers as the economy is projected to grow at 6.9 per cent in 2009. The new campus will strengthen intellectual engagement between India and the UAE. With its excellent management programs and teaching with practical exercise, IMT Dubai provides an invaluable real-life experience of the workplace for its students. IMT Dubai provides niche business courses unique to the region, while simultaneously capturing the latest trends in global commerce.”     

At the end of the rigorous coursework of the first year, the students at IMT Dubai disperse for corporate internships. In their second year of study, they have to specialize in any of the four areas of Marketing, Finance, Human Resources or Project Management. The strongly industry-interfaced study programs that IMT Dubai offers are designed to ensure a learning ambience that goes well beyond the text books and equip the students to confidently take up the professional challenges once they move on.
Founded in 2006, IMT Dubai has been the first-ever Indian business school to get an approval from ministry of higher education and scientific research, Govt. of UAE to offer an accredited MBA program and executive education to companies operating in UAE.