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Kuwait Maastricht Business School (KMBS) is a private institution specializing in postgraduate business education, most notably its Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs. Operating in partnership with the esteemed Maastricht School of Management (MSM) from the Netherlands, KMBS delivers an internationally recognized curriculum entirely in English, making it highly attractive to a diverse international student body. While specific international student offices are not prominently advertised, the school's global curriculum and diverse cohort inherently foster a multicultural learning environment. International students benefit from a European-standard education delivered locally, preparing them for global leadership. Its distinctive characteristic is providing a direct pathway to an internationally accredited MBA with a strong European academic foundation in Kuwait.
Background
The Kuwait-Maastricht Business School (KMBS) is a private business college in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Founded in 2003, it is the Kuwaiti counterpart of the Maastricht School of Management (MSM) in the Netherlands. KMBS offers the first private graduate level Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Kuwait. KMBS has been accredited by the Association of MBAs. As of 2013, KMBS is the only internationally accredited business school in Kuwait, and the degree is recognized world-wide. KMBS was licensed by the Council for Private Universities in February 2003, and Amiri Decree No. 140 (2003). Programmes commenced in October 2003 (Intake one) and since that date we have registered more than 1300 students and have graduated 700. In 2006, KMBS/MSM were awarded international accreditation by AMBA (Association of MBAs), and in 2007 KMBS was awarded Institutional Accreditation by the Ministry of Higher Education, Private Universities Council. KMBS was thus the FIRST MBA provider in Kuwait, and offers the ONLY Internationally Accredited MBA programme in Kuwait. The MBA degree is awarded by MSM as a European MBA – internationally recognized and accredited. Having its...
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