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King Talal School of Business and Technology Excels Globally

King Talal School of Business Technology at PSUT has

secured its place among the top ten business schools in
Asia and the Pacific for the second year in a row

The King Talal School of Business Technology at PSUT has been Notably, the
recognized for the second consecutive time by The Education Magazine King Talal School
as one of the top ten business schools in the Asia-Pacific region for 2023. of Business
The acknowledgment is attributed to the school’s outstanding business Technology has
education with innovative curricula. obtained AACSB
international
Prof. Wejdan Abu Elhaija, the President of PSUT, expressed pride in accreditation,
the school’s accomplishments and commended its continuous efforts to making it one of the 5% of the world’s universities and the first Jordanian
enhance academic and knowledge fields. She highlighted the school’s goal university to achieve this accreditation. Additionally, the school received
of achieving excellence among business schools globally and fulfilling its accreditation from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) for its
mission of graduating academically qualified students equipped to compete E-Marketing and Social Media program.
in the evolving labor market.

King Talal School of Business Technology PSUT wins First Place in the CFA
at PSUT has been Granted Full Competition and Qualifies for the Regional

Membership by the European Foundation Competition in Dubai
for Management Development “EFMD” Mar 5, 2023

PSUT’s King Talal School of Business
Technology has achieved full membership
status with the European Foundation for
Management Development (EFMD), becoming
the first business school in Jordan to receive
this recognition. This membership is a significant step toward obtaining the
internationally recognized European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS)
accreditation from EFMD.
Dr. George Sammour, the Dean of the School, highlighted that this
membership aligns with the school’s vision and mission of acquiring A team from the Accounting Department at PSUT’s King Talal School of
international accreditation from three prestigious bodies in international Business Technology secured first place in the Chartered Financial Analyst
business and management education: the Association to Advance Institute-Research Challenge 2023. Organized by the CFA in Jordan, the
Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), which the school obtained in 2020, competition featured teams from various Jordanian universities. PSUT’s
EQUIS, and the Association of MBAs (AMBA). Achieving triple accreditation winning team has qualified for the EMEA regional stage and will represent
is rare, with only 1% of the world’s most prestigious universities holding this Jordan in the competition held in Dubai on March 17, 2023, at the Arab
distinction in business education.
countries’ level. The winning team, consisting of Zain Al-Shraida, Jana Abu
Dr. Sammour provided insights on EQUIS as an international Namous, Sally Abu Lawi, Taleen Al-Rabadi, and Qais Ahmed, was supervised
accreditation system for business schools, emphasizing its objective to by Prof. Mudar Abdel-Latif. PSUT President Prof. Wejdan Abu Elhaija
enhance the quality of education in business administration globally. EQUIS congratulated the team for their competence in financial analysis and
aims to balance high academic standards with professional relevance, investment skills, wishing them continued success. Dean of the King Talal
emphasizing the development of managerial skills, entrepreneurship, and School of Business Technology, Dr. George Sammour, praised the excellence
global responsibility in the learning environment. Less than 2% of business of the students and professors, highlighting the school’s commitment to
schools worldwide have achieved EQUIS accreditation. incorporating the latest business developments in courses and practical
training. The CFA is a global institute focused on investment and financial
EFMD, a global European organization based in Brussels, focuses on
the quality and development of business schools and academic programs, analysis, issuing the prestigious Chartered Financial Analyst certificate.
catalyzing the promotion and enhancement of business schools’ academic
and research aspects globally.

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