DUBAI, 15 July 2006 — Lt. Gen. Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, president of the e-TQM College, an e-learning institution specialized in offering Total Quality Management education, announced yesterday that two of the college’s programs have been granted academic accreditation by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the United Arab Emirates.
This makes the school the first e-learning institution specializing in TQM education in the Gulf region to receive such recognition.
Launched in September 2002, the college is the first of its kind in the world. It has been recognized by EFQM, a leading European body for quality management, and has been accepted as a key member of the British Quality Foundation. It aims to be the college of choice for Total Quality Management in the Arab world.
With this accreditation, a bachelor’s degree in business and quality management and a master’s degree in organizational excellence offered by the college have become officially recognized in the UAE.
Both of these degree programs are now open for admission through the college’s website.
The college has also announced that it will hold an open day for the public on the July 22-23 to introduce the college, its programs and its teaching committee.
“The UAE has always been a leader in the Arab world when it comes to adopting the latest practices and innovative methods in the various sectors,” said Tamim.
e-TQM College also has four centers of excellence which are forums that promote excellence in education through the Center of Excellence in Education (CEE), in policing through the Center of Excellence in Policing (CEP), in health through the Center of Excellence in Health (CEH) and the Virtual Executive Club (VEC) which helps to nurture and develop executive managers in the Arab world and provides them with the latest practices that enable them deliver excellence in performance and results to their organizations.
e-TQM College provides e-learning programs to private and public sector employees as well as members of the general public, the school said in a statement.
