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CCBA Newsletter 2022-2023

CCBA Hosted a Workshop by the AACSB

Regional Head of MENA

Amid presence of Deputy Vice Chancellor, Acting Dean of

College, and All Faculty Members

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On 4 and 5 January 2023, the College of Commerce and Business
Administration hosted a workshop with Mr. Ihsan Zakri, the
AACSB Regional Director for the Middle East and Africa. The event
was attended by more than 50 members of the CCBA faculty and
administrative staff. The aim of the workshop was to prepare CCBA
staff for the visit of a high-level delegation from the AACSB in
October 2023.

The meeting opened with a brief address by former Dean and
current DVC of the University, Dr Syed Ahsan Jamil, who thanked
CCBA members for attending the meeting. Mr. Ihsan then “ONLY 5%
expressed his pleasure at Dhofar University's visit before speaking
briefly about the history of the AACSB. Mr. Zakri then briefly OF BUSINESS SCHOOLS
reviewed the AACSB’s world-class educational standards, which
are the basis for the accreditation of more than 1700 institutions WORLDWIDE
around the world. The two-day session was interactive and engaged
several faculty members in several fruitful activities and ARE ACCREDITED
discussions. At the end, Mr. Zakri expressed his appreciation and BY AACSB
confidence in the high-level exchange of ideas that took place
during the session and wished CCBA good luck in the upcoming
AACSB examinations.

The AACSB is “The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of
Business”, also known as AACSB International. It is one of the most
prestigious American bodies for the accreditation of business
schools in the world. The association was founded in 1916 in Florida
in the USA and today has two other offices in Amsterdam and
Singapore. Only 5% of business schools in the world are accredited
by the AACSB.