Merit Salama Najuib Al-Sayed
Today is one of the greatest days in my life. Part of being human – of course – has to do with personal growth and self fulfillment. I have grown up in a multi-cultural family in the Middle East which stressed upon the value of knowledge and continuing education. I have always heard the phrase "Investment in education gives you back the highest return".
After graduating from the American University in Cairo in 2001, my pursuit of knowledge was well stimulated. I have been looking for a true educational opportunity to seize and land on. Heriot Watt University was the venue I took from that moment on.
The moment I joined the EBS Distance Learning program, I felt I was treated with extra care, attention and professionalism. I don't remember a moment that any academic request I asked for was shelved or declined. In addition, I noticed that the program offered unparalleled flexibility in the timings, venues and even dates of the diets offered, which heightened my sense of loyalty to the school I will receive my MBA from. Furthermore, Edinburgh Business School's staff are very well prepared to handle everyone's inquiries in a great and timely manner.
I have commended this program to everyone wishing to continue their studies whether in my vicinity or worldwide out of my belief of its great value and great content structure.
I owe a lot to Edinburgh Business School. I would very much consider continuing my studies with EBS and become a worldwide ambassador for EBS.
With regard to my work life, EBS has enriched my perspective on how business is run, the interaction and synergies of different functions in side and outside an organization. Being more equipped with knowledge has gave me a great edge in conducting my personal duties and addressing our firms internal and external public. Ever since, I struck a healthy balance between work, study and social life. In sum, EBS has made me stronger, more knowledgeable and confident.
Nivine Mohamed Rushdy
In December 2002, I started a challenging educational journey with the Heriot-Watt MBA program. The journey took me into deep waters, experiencing the pain of despair and the joy of success.
The Heriot-Watt program offers a comprehensive syllabus that facilitated studying while working on a full-time basis. The strategic management edge gained through studying this MBA was applied directly to my work at Xceed Contact Center and helped me move to the reputable Kharafi Group after completion.
This program was in no way stress-free but I can comfortably say that it has addressed most of the challenges of the business world in an organized and comprehensive manner.
I would recommend this MBA program to those who wish to grow their career and enhance their prospects.
Ahmed Gasser
I have a civil engineering background with very limited scope of business courses. After three years of professional working experience I discovered my lack of business skills, which encouraged me to make the right decision to join Edinburgh Business School in an MBA program. When I look back at my MBA program, and the courses that I studied, I feel very satisfied that I have participated in such a strong program. All the courses were very well developed to meet the current challenges of the economic world.
Actually, I capitalized on all the courses I studied to feel a better performance in my position. I was promoted to Sales Manager in a world leader energy company only a few months after getting my degree from Edinburgh Business School.
I want to thank Edinburgh Business School for contributing to my career.
Amir Armanious
After I got my degrees from university, I got a job at the Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company as a financial consultant. Though I am a Master degree holder, my desire for knowledge and love for learning made me search for a programme at a credible university that guarantees the quality of education yet with flexibility in learning. I needed to preserve my career and even develop it. I wanted to gain the necessary knowledge and master the theoretical facts as well as the practical parts of business.
I kept searching for a university that could offer the balance between quality and flexibility, and then I found the Strategic Planning Masters programme at Edinburgh Business School. Studying with EBS provided me with the knowledge and the confidence to move forward in my career and it left me with more eagerness to keep learning and face life challenges. I chose the strategic planning programme to go hand in hand with my Masters in Economics. I love the fact that I could immediately apply business concepts that I learned from the various courses to real life work situations. It gave me the tools that I needed to analyze, assess and solve the business challenges that I face every day.
The university does a good job in providing its students with all the tools they need in order to make their learning experience easier and of more value, like providing students with access to professors through their online administration board.
I had a great and enriching experience with Edinburgh Business School and I am very proud to be one of its alumni. I do recommend it to anyone who wants to carry on with their studies without sacrificing their careers.
It has been a tremendous experience in every sense of the word and has enhanced my career to further equip me for the challenges of today's dynamic and competitive world. It truly provides a competitive advantage.
Amr El Sharkawy
The MBA is an eye opener. As a graduate engineer and an oil & gas professional with 18 years work experience, the MBA has completed the picture for me.
The engineering knowledge and professional practice was put so much more in perspective when complemented with the financial and other content of the MBA studies. Moreover, distance-learning has enabled me to reap those benefits without derailing my professional career. On the contrary, it has allowed me to test the MBA theories in real-time.
Thank you Edinburgh Business School. I'm recommending your program to anyone seeking my experience.
Atef Adly Ayoub
First of all I would like to thank the Heriot-Watt university and Edinburgh Business School teachers and staff for making this course available for people like me who live abroad.
It was a tremendous experience and I highly recommend the MBA programme specifically in this market of cut-throat competition.
On the business level I know now how to set my objectives and make use of competitive advantages as well as knowing the opportunity cost.
On the personal level I was surprised by how much I learned, for example setting goals for myself and working out how to achieve them.
It was not an easy course; it was a very demanding one but also very gratifying. I had a hectic schedule during this period; it took me away from my family a lot so I would like to thank them for their support and understanding.
Karim Hamza
My study with Edinburgh Business School for the MBA program, has changed my career significantly. It was not an easy two year journey and it required great effort to acquire such knowledge, which I always now use when I am in a real business decision making situation when your real qualification stands by you.
The global oriented approach of this program plus its flexibility, is a great advantage especially for a student working oversees from the UK and who has regular travel and social commitments. This is why it was the best choice for a busy person like me, who had many responsibilities and a career to develop. Without such flexibility I would not have been able to achieve such a degree.
I believe most of the credit in becoming a Regional Business Development Manager in one of the biggest Multinational Systems integrated companies is down to EBS, and it was one of my most successful decisions during my career development.
Yasser Wadie Bishay
I am the owner and the managing director of a group of companies, and have a mechanical engineering background. I wanted to join an MBA program to help me with my business, however, my main concern was the studying time and so I opted to join a distance learning program.
I found EBS' studying courses to be very useful and helped me a lot in managing my business. The program offers a wide range of business relevant material.
The program helped me speak the same language when talking to the marketing and financial people in my company and other agencies. I recommend this program to anyone looking for educational material applied to the highly demanding business world and with a busy working schedule.
