IMA and Manchester Business School’s Middle East Centre Announce Partnership

Marks IMA’s First Collaboration with a Middle East Business School

MONTVALE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IMA^®, one of the largest and most respected associations focused exclusively on advancing the management accounting profession, has announced a partnership with Manchester Business School’s Middle East Centre (MBS) in Dubai, UAE to foster the international growth of the profession.

“We are honored to be partnering with the prestigious Manchester Business School”

IMA members will receive preferential rates on tuition fees for the MBS Global Part-time MBA Programs. IMA’s CMA^® (Certified Management Accountant) members can apply to the MBS Global MBA – Finance Learning pathway with certain module exemptions for the accelerated route, upon successful acceptance from MBS Admissions.

“We are honored to be partnering with the prestigious Manchester Business School,” said Jeff Thomson, CMA, IMA president and CEO. “Together, we have the opportunity to enrich careers, organizations and economies, as we work toward fulfilling our respective societal missions.”

“MBS Middle East is delighted to become the first business school to collaborate with the IMA in the Middle East in this manner, and the first MBS center worldwide to create a partnership with IMA,” said Randa Bessiso, Manchester Business School director, Middle East. “IMA members and CMAs, in particular, are highly sought-after working professionals in the region and are excellent candidates for our MBA programs. “

The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with MBS took place at a ceremony held at Dubai Knowledge on November 2, 2011.

To learn more about the management accounting profession, follow this link to download “Anatomy of a Plan,” by Mr. Thomson, which originally appeared in Strategic Finance - http://www.imanet.org/mgi/Management_Accounting_PR.aspx.

About IMA^® (Institute of Management Accountants)

IMA^®, the association for accountants and financial professionals in business, is one of the largest and most respected associations focused exclusively on advancing the management accounting profession. Globally, IMA supports the profession through research, the CMA^® (Certified Management Accountant) program, continuing education, networking, and advocacy of the highest ethical business practices. IMA has a global network of more than 60,000 members in 120 countries and 200 local chapter communities. IMA provides localized services through its offices in Montvale, N.J., USA; Zurich, Switzerland; Dubai, UAE; and Beijing, China. For more information about IMA, please visit www.imanet.org.

About Manchester Business School

Manchester Business School is the UK's largest campus-based business and management school. It provides a comprehensive range of undergraduate, postgraduate and custom-made executive programs, for organizations from both the private and public sectors. Manchester Business School holds triple MBA accreditation – AMBA, EQUIS, AACSB. All successful MBA students are awarded a degree by the University of Manchester and no distinction is made between the different learning formats – all have reached the same high standard expected of a Manchester MBA.