Finance graduate on a mission to demystify financial communications & investor relations
Canadian University Dubai (CUD) graduate, Issam Kassabieh, has always challenged the norms of the traditional career path. Initially enrolled in a bachelor’s program in civil engineering at Waterloo University, Kassabieh made a decisive move, transferring from Canada to Dubai to pursue his passion for finance, ultimately earning a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance at CUD.
Canadian University Dubai (CUD) graduate, Issam Kassabieh
Less than a decade since his graduation, Kassabieh has leveraged his unique skillset, blending his passion for communication with his technical financial expertise, to continuously reinvent himself within the region’s dynamic investment ecosystem .From large public organizations to innovative start-ups across a diverse subset of industries, Kassabieh’s work has led to his current role as Account Director Investor Relations at the global financial communications boutique, Edelman Smithfield. There, he is on a mission to demystify investment narratives across the region.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 19 July 2024: Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L), the world’s lifelong learning company, has achieved a new recognition for PTE Academic. The Canadian Nurse Regulators Collaborative (CNRC) recommended that PTE Academic is included in the accepted tests for internationally trained nurses applying for registration in Canada.
For Gulf Islamic Investments (GII), a leading Shari’ah-compliantglobal alternative investment group based in the UAE ,this deal extends and expands its record of investments in the UAE’s businesses and the wider regional economy
Investment from the Brookfield-led consortium, which includes GII, will support GEMS inmaintaining and expanding its leadership position as the largest private K-12 education provider in the Middle East
18 July 2024, Dubai –Gulf Islamic Investments group (GII) has concluded its funding arrangements in a consortium led by Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., through its Special Investments (“BSI”) and Middle East private equity programmes,to invest in the Dubai-headquartered private schools operator and service provider GEMS Education.
Collaboration to advance the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in public health in Asia region
July 17,2024 , Dubai, UAE: Canadian University Dubai (CUD) has signed a ground breaking agreement with the world-leading University of Oxford to host the regional MENA network of The Global Health Network (TGHN) in CUD’s Department of Public Health.
CUD has signed a groundbreaking agreement with the University of Oxford to host the regional MENA network of The Global Health Network
The collaboration designates CUD as the premier regional hub for the TGHN MENA network and implementing partner in the ‘Artificial Intelligence for Global Health in Asia’ project, which brings prominent academic institutions together with government and non-government entities to explore and advance the potential of health research capacity and AI in public health.
Bright Capital Investment congratulates Reigate Grammar School’s former student,Sir Keir Starmer, on being elected the new Prime Minister of U.K
Reigate Grammar School opening its first school in the UAE in Masaar, Sharjah
UAE, 9th July 2024: Bright Capital Investment is thrilled to congratulate Sir Keir Starmer on being elected as the U.K.’s new Prime Minister. As an alumnus of Reigate Grammar School in London (1974-1981), Sir Keir’s achievements fills us with immense pride.
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During his visits in 2016 and 2019 to Reigate Grammar School, Sir Keir Starmer – Prime Minister – United Kingdom, said “Reigate Grammar School provided me with an ideal platform to discover myself and explore my potential. I was lucky to have some inspirational teachers and a wide range of opportunities and experiences which fostered my love for academia, sport, and music. We were encouraged to debate, think in a creative and critical way, and to find solutions to problems. I am very fortunate to have been given this start in life and attend an outstanding school and to be a member of the Reigatian community.”
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