Annual Report continued .. (2008 -2009)

Events and Activities of the Year

Seminars conducted during 2008-2009 for the benefit of the Students

• Six Sigma
• Network Marketing.

The following Events took place:

• October 2008  : Deepawali – Festival of Lights – Celebrations by students.
• December 2008 : Christmas and New Year Party
• March 2009 : Launched ME-Toastmasters Club for the students of the Institute, to enhance their Communication Skills (Public speaking skills) and Leadership Skills
• July 2009      : 2^nd Graduation Ceremony ( See Graduation Report Appended at the end )

Toastmaster International

In March 2008, Master Institute joined Toastmaster International to form  ME-Toastmaster.    Me- Toastmaster is but a drop in the ocean of Toastmasters, but is a important and a integral part of it, to achieve it’s objectives to make effective oral communication a worldwide reality.

And an although blur for now, many of our young leaders have depicted a vision that is in line with the vision of Toastmaster International  that is for members  to improve their communication and leadership skills, find the courage to change and achieve their full potential and realize their dreams.

Me-Toastmaster is one the newest  club in town, in their 14th meeting but already have other clubs emulating some feature of our meeting like ‘the debate’. It aims to boldly harness the creative energy within the student community and be seen as forum where people can unwind, from their otherwise demanding work life, reasons that should attract and keep a lot of students info the folds of  Me-Toastmaster.

Upcoming Events

• August 2009 : Bowling Competition
• FoosBall Competition
• SEMINAR on: Root Analysis of Problem Solving
  • Speaker : Prof. Shanti Sarup – expert in Operations & Quality Management
• Cake Debate Competition

Student facts and figures

A total of 133 Students studied at Master Educational Institute, Dubai, during the academic year 2008-2009

Split between programs for the total enrollment is as follows:
Program	No. of Students Enrolled
BBA	40
MBA	93
MBA No. further split University wise	Columbus University - 88 Banasthali University - 15 Dual Degree – 10

The split between male and female students was 77% male and 23% female.

Students Age Breakdown

• BBA
  • 70% are in the age group of 20 – 25 years
  • 28% are in the age group of 25 – 30 years
  • 2% are in the age group of 30+ years

• MBA
  • 65% are in the age group of 30 – 35 years
  • 30% are in the age group of 35 – 40 years
  • 5% are in the age group of 40+ years

PHD Program

We have currently 3 Candidates registered pursuing PHD programs from Banasthali University in the field of Management, Accounting and Education.

Students Ethnicity

We have students coming from different countries like Arab nations, Asian Countries and from the Eastern Block.  Breakdown of students based on ethnicity:

• 70% from Asian Countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan
• 20% from Arab Nations like UAE, Bahrain, Jordan, Egypt and Iran
• 10% from Uzbekistan and Russia

Graduates 2009 - Report

The Graduation Ceremony was held at  Sheraton  Deira, Dubai, on July 11 , 2009  to award BBA and MBA degree from Columbus  University MS, USA and Banasthali University, India  for 85 graduates, witnessed by an audience of 300 individuals.

BBA and MBA Degrees were conferred by Dr. Mary Martin - Vice President - Columbus University MS, USA and His Highness Prince Abdul Mohsein Bin Fahad Al Saud from Saudi Arabia, in presence of academician from Dubai, high ranking officials and prominent Professors from Riyadh.

Earlier Mr. Brain Haynes welcomed the gathering and later in his speech Mr. Lewis Fernandes congratulated the graduates and Mr. Navin Kapoor offered a word of advice at the ceremony that was well received by an audience of 300 and conducted to perfection by Mr. Steve Webber and Ms. Zahida Ronak.  Mr. Hassan Moalim and Ms. Shoba Chatlani spoke on behalf  of students, while a host of students kept the audience entertained by their specially choreographed  dance show (Goan Dance) and songs including a traditional Sri Lankan folk song recalling ancient musical times.

Highlight of speech of:

Dr. Mary Martin (Vice President - Columbus University MS, USA , Congratulated all the Graduates on their day of pride and happiness, their Graduation Day!!!   It is a proud moment for the University also, to put on the University's record these “85 Graduates“.

Dr. Mary spoke of the efforts and the toil the Graduates put to accomplish this achievement and motivated the students to keep up the good work!

Chief Guest

Dr. Mary Martin - Vice President - Columbus University MS, USA

Guest of Honor:

• His Highness Prince Abdul Mohsein Bin Fahad Al Saud from Saudi Arabia
• Paddy Mallan
  • Production Operations Director AMEC Natural Resources,
  • Scotland
• Dr. Sabiha Mumtaz
  • Registrar– Institute of Management and Technology,
  • Academic City Dubai

Faculty  Heads

• Dubai
  • Prof. Naveen Kapoor – FCIM, MBA –IIM, Msc
    • Visiting Faculty for Universities in UAE
• Riyadh
  • Dr.  Mohammed al-Harbi

Host

• Mr. Brain Haynes

Co–Hosts

• Mr. Steve Webber
• Ms. Kalpana Solanki

Graduates : total 85 (break-up as below)

• From Master Educational Institute - Dubai
  • 09 BBA Graduates
  • 45 MBA Graduates
    • Total : 54 Graduates
• From Columbus University–  Riyadh Center
  • 04 BBA Graduates
  • 17 MBA and PHD  Graduates
    • Total : 31 Graduates
  • Total ( Dubai + Saudi Arabia ) = 85 Graduates ( As per attached List)

Total attendees : 300 approx.

• Awards Conferred:
  • Academic Excellence Awards– Columbus University
  • Academic Excellence Awards – Banasthali University
  • Excellence in Leadership
  • Most Dedicated Student(s)
  • Highest Improvement in Overall Performance(s)
  • Ph.D. Award (1^st Medal of International Training awarded by National Center for Human Development & Training)

Break –up of BBA/ MBA graduates at MEI

List of Staff / Faculty:

Modules	No. of Teachers
Management Strategic Management Organizational Behavior Human Resource Management Etc.	3
Accounting and Finance Accounting Policies Economics Forecasting Managerial Finance Etc.	2
Marketing Marketing Management Sales Management International Business Behavioral Dynamics of Target Markets Etc.	3
Business Statistics	1* new
Business Law	1
Management of Technology	1
Operations Project Management Operations Management Total Quality Management	2

Staff Gender: 50% Male; 50 % Female

Staff Ethnicity:  Faculty hail from Asian subcontinent.