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Accredited top-rank American degree programmes London American City College brings in the best of international education to the UAE at a fraction of the cost London American City College (LACC) is the only educational Institution of higher learning in the UAE that offers fully accredited and globally recognised American and British bachelor’s and master’s degrees, diplomas, advanced diplomas, and post-graduation diplomas, under one roof. Established by two eminent economics and business professors of International repute — Prof. Dr. Paulson Mathew Chunkapura, its President, and Prof. Dr. Kaup Mohamed, its Dean and Director, who have been committed to providing world-class quality American and British higher education to the global student community for over 40 years — LACC provides a perfect environment for college education and helps students build shining careers. LACC is an authorised UAE camp for Madonna University in the U.S., and the City of London College, England.
LACC provides opportunities to earn fully accredited world-class BS (Hons), BBA and MBA degrees, post-graduation diplomas, advanced diplomas, diplomas and certificates in Business Administration with several specialisation from the Madonna University, which is one of the best American universities as per U.S. News and World report 2017 (P.D-70), and City of London College, which is fully accredited by the British Accreditation Council for Higher Education, U.K. and a reputed university sector premier college in England. Located in the heart of Fujairah city
Soar upwards in a progressive environment Malaysia is sought-after for quality education, low fees and easy-to-adapt student life and Sharjah’s SAIF Zone, its lecture rooms are well-equipped with modern teaching facilities and visual aids. The college also has a superb library and learning resource centre, with the latest information and communication technology, including accesstotheinternetandteleconferencing. The learning environment is truly international. LACC has the best professors with excellent qualifications (doctoral degree in major areas of specialisation) and extensive teaching experience in American and British curricula. Students doing Madonna University’s undergraduate or post-graduate degree programmes at LACC are eligible for full transfer of credit to Madonna University campus and other campuses. The courses are based on the needs of business today and the needs of future employers. “Over the past 17 years, we have been providing the best quality American and British education to over 6,000 students of the UAE from all walks of life at the most affordable fees. We have achieved 100 per cent success rate, and more than 70 per cent of our students have passed their bachelor’s degree with honours, high honours and the highest honours from the Madonna University, U.S. Twelve of our students have also secured the top rank and the Highest Achievement Award at the Bachelor’s degree from the Madonna University,” says Prof. Dr. Chunkapura, President, LACC, Fujairah and Sharjah. A regionally accredited four-year BBA/ BS (Hons) top-ranked American degree would cost a minimum of $150,000 in the U.S. But the same degree can be obtained
from Madonna University by a student here in the UAE by studying at London American City College at a fraction of the cost ($18,000) without travelling to the U.S., Prof. Dr. Chunkapura points out. “While other universities produce graduates, we produce global leaders and star managers.” “Our students attend lectures delivered by the online faculty from the U.S. through an online blackboard system of learning and on-site faculty in the Middle East. Student personality is improved through a continuous mode of assessments, rigorous application of current trends and building continuous pressure to manage solutions in the concerned course of study. We create talents and leaders and not just the managers,” says Prof. Dr. Mohamed, Dean and Director, LACC. LACC, along with its other sister organisations such as ICBEST, Sharjah, has made excellent management development programmes and other certification courses by training more than 500 professionals in the UAE every year. The college has an e-learning testing centre and computer lab as well as a counselling cell for students. The college organises two-week international study tours to the U.S. and Europe to enhance knowledge and provide exposure to students. The management development programmes are offered in the morning, afternoon and evening hours are also available on weekends, and the online programmes can be accessed anytime in any part of the world through web-based technology.
Education Malaysia, Dubai, is a regional body under the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia, which was set up to promote Malaysian education in the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia as well as the Indian subcontinent. The centre started operations in April 2004 in Dubai, and provides free services to students and parents to help them decide a career pathway of their choice. Malaysia has 21 state universities and more than 480 private institutions, many of which are branch campuses of international institutions such as Monash & Swinburne Universities form Australia, and the Nottingham and Heriot Watt Universities from the U.K., to name a few. Over the past 15 years, Malaysia has attracted a number of world-class universities to set up branch campuses. These universities offer undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes that are identical to their main campuses overseas. The affordable cost of quality tertiary education is one of the many reasons why international students choose Malaysia as their destination to pursue their studies. For example, you can acquire a U.K. engineering degree (four year duration) in Malaysia through a franchised degree programme at estimated RM100,000 ($25,000). As per Education Malaysia, in 2016, there were 153,000 international students. Of these, more than 42,000 were from the MENA region, and there are more than 50 Emirati students studying in Malaysia. The major draw of the Malaysian education system, as far as students from the UAE are concerned, are the relatively
lowfeesandeasilyadaptableenvironment for students, in addition to the quality of education and availability of courses in Engineering, Medicine, Health Sciences, IT, Business, Islamic Banking and Finance, Psychology, etc., which are relevant to the UAE scene. Another great reason to study in Malaysia is the relatively low cost of living. The capital Kuala Lumpur has been ranked one of the least expensive cities in the world to live in. Whether you choose to live on or off campus, you will find that it is possible to live comfortably within a budget of $5,000 per year. ‘Soaring Upwards’ is the tagline of Malaysia’s Ministry of Higher Education. It is used to portray the country’s higher education landscape that is progressively improving, while at the same time acknowledges that continuous efforts are needed to propel the nation’s higher education to the topmost level. The Ministry is also concentrating on awarding large amounts of research funding under its Fundamental Research Grant Scheme. The Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) monitors the quality of all areas of the education system. It is the main quality assurance and accrediting body, and it has the responsibility of assuring the quality of both public and private higher education institutions in the country. This ensures students gain the skills they need and obtain qualifications that are relevant for their future career.
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S P Jain Global School of Management
Can happiness restore the purpose of higher education? S P Jain Global School of Management demonstrates a strong connection between accomplishments and emotional well-being Arindam Banerjee During his childhood, famed Beatles’ member John Lennon’s mother told him that the point of life is happiness. When he started school, Lennon was given an assignment to write an essay describing the point of life. He simply wrote, ‘to be happy’. His teacher wrote back, ‘you did not understand the assignment’, to which he wrote, ‘you don’t understand life’. A study of the well-being of midlife parents suggests that our job in higher education is as equally important as assisting parents achieve the well-being of their children. The study finds that parents rank education and happiness as their top hopes and aspirations for their children. Parents sense a sigh of relief when their children receive a good college education. The closer parents see themselves to achieving these hopes and aspirations, the higher is their
As humans, we continue to want more due to our insatiable urge, and happiness is often a reflection of getting something better. We want more of something different, because the happiness we have is no longer enough, and our expectations and standards have increased.
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own psychological well-being. But what happens when one of those aspirations comes at the expense of the other — where getting a good education comes at the expense of happiness? As humans, we continue to want more due to our insatiable urge, and happiness is often a reflection of getting something better. We want more of something different, because the happiness we have is no longer enough, and our expectations and standards have increased. Many researchers, including me, believe that universities globally have done the very same thing, leaving behind the heart
and soul of a liberal arts education that once focused on the whole person, the well-rounded student, and the whole faculty and staff. Universities now have the resources to promote the best possible life without much meaning in life for students. So, does higher education today help students to flourish with a good outlook on life where one is able to function well? Research findings provide a different picture. We wonder, isn’t this the point of a liberal arts education? What is stopping us from reclaiming it as the highest aspiration of “higher” education? I believe that what stops us from appreciating higher education is that institutions today have lost sight of the point of life. They are churning graduates without much purpose in life. Sad to say, most higher education providers today have failed to understand life. They are not helping education seekers achieve hopes and aspirations. Students want education with a purpose in life, and not receiving that educatation is at the expense of their happiness. Arindam Banerjee is the Assistant Professor — Finance, and Director, Student Recruitment at S P Jain School of Global Management.
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