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OSB has had wide press coverage both regionally and internationally.

Did you know we were featured in the Financial Times?

  • AUB's Olayan School of Business (OSB) was featured in the Financial Times in a December 3, 2007 article by Ferry Biedermann Entitled "Bid to tap into a huge pool of liquidity." The article discusses OSB's effort in meeting the demand for business education to keep up with the rest of the world. (Read Full Article)

  • AUB's Olayan School of Business (OSB) was featured in the Financial Times in a September 10, 2007 article by Linda Andersen Entitled "AUB to Launch EMBA in Kuwait." The article discusses OSB's approach to the provision of executive degree programs in the Middle East. (Read Full Article)

  • AUB’s Olayan School of Business (OSB) was featured in the Financial Times website in an article by Linda Anderson, entitled “Lebanon Joins the Big League.” The article tracks OSB’s history and potential for expansion. In an interview with Dean George Najjar, Anderson describes the school’s faculty members, its Executive MBA program, and its research liaisons with the London School of Economics and INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. Published on November 9, 2005, the article notes the school’s plans to seek accreditation from the United States Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and its hopes to acquire approval from the European Foundation for Management Development’s accrediting arm, EQUIS.
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Did you know we were featured in Businessweek?

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In less than a decade, OSB has capitalized  on over a century of regional leadership in business education to transform an entrepreneurial business school into a leading internationally-recognized center of business education in the region.

The Rebirth of a World-class Business School: A Timeline View
Year 2008
  • March
    • AUB Trustee Ibrahim Dabdoub advises on ways to 'prepare for a new era' (more info)
    • The Executive MBA program acclaimed as gateway to career opportunities (more info)
    • Year 2007
  • October
    • AACSB President and Chief Executive Officer wrote an article about OSB (more info)
    • AUB Business School set to join ranks of top six percent in the world (more info)
  • September
    • AUB's Olayan School of Business (OSB) was again featured in the Financial Times in a September 10, 2007 article by Linda Andersen Entitled "AUB to Launch EMBA in Kuwait." The article discusses OSB's approach to the provision of executive degree programs in the Middle East. (more info)
    • Carlos Ghosn tells students to embrace diversity. (more info)
  • May
    •  Dean Louis Lataif of Boston University talks about the “art and science of business” as part of the Salim Kheireddine/Al-Mawared Bank Lecture Series at OSB. (more info)
  • April
    • AUB Trustee Dr. Kamal Shair inaugurates the launch of the Kamal Shair Strategic Leadership Executive Program by recounting how he established and grew Dar El-Handasa (his Beirut-based consulting firm established in 1956) after realizing that, with leadership foresight, regional talent could be better tapped into. (more info)
  • March
    • OSB launches the OSB-Reuters Business Information Academy. (more info)
    • On March 28, for the second time since it was formed in 1999, the Middle East Business Council (dedicated to improving Middle Eastern business and furthering a better understanding of how it fits into the global market) held its annual conference at AUB. (more info)
    • OSB holds the first Human Resource Conference in the Middle East. (more info)
    • OSB receives a generous donation from the Abdulaziz Hamad Al-Sagar family to endow a faculty chair in finance. (more info)
    • Year 2006
  • June
    • Our very own Dr. Dima Jamali Associate Professor of Management wins 2006 Teaching Excellence Award at AUB after rigorous selection process. (more info)
    • OSB and Reuters Foundation announce a new venture: the OSB-Reuters business information academy. (more info)
    • The winners of the OSB-Coca Cola Corporate Social Responsibility student competition announced. (more info)
    • AUB and Abu Dhabi-based center for excellence sign an agreement to offer the OSB Executive MBA program to Emirates companies. (more info)
  • April
    • The cultural attache at the Embassy of the United States (Mr. Ryan M. Gliha), talks to business students about Fulbright Scholarship opportunities. (more info)
  • March
    • OSB and Coca Cola join forces on Corporate Socia Responsibility. (more info)
  • February
    • Coca Cola makes a $2 million grant to endow a marketing chair at OSB. (more info)
    • OSB graduates its first Executive MBA class. (more info)
    • Year 2005
  • December
    •  Dr Philippe Haspeslagh, the Paul Desmarais Chaired Professor of Partnership and Active Ownership at INSEAD, talks to the AUB community about family business in OSB's first Salim Kheireddine/Al Mawarid Bank lecture. (more info)
  • October
    •  Sir Geoffrey Owen, former Financial Times editor and London School of Economics visiting scholar, lectures on 'Issues and Practices in Corporate Governance: Challenges and Opportunities in Emerging Markets. (more info)
  • August
    • The construction of the new OSB building is in full swing. (more info)
  • July
    • OSB holds its first senior business case competition in cooperation with Nokia and Meatel (Middle East Telecommunications, SAL). (more info)
  • June
    • OSB breaks ground on new state-of-the-art building scheduled for completion in the academic year 2008-2009. (more info)
    • Read more on the ground-breaking ceremony in the article "Building Excellence in Business Education:". (more info)
    • Participants in OSB's Executive MBA program speak about academic experiences in the article "A High Rate of Return:". (more info)
  • May
    •  OSB brings together some 25 regional and international senior business executives of multinational companies representing a wide range of sectors, including oil, computer, and pharmaceutical firms in a Middle East Business Leader Council Meeting organized by the Conference Board. (more info)
    • Year 2004
  • September
    • OSB students learn about stock markets in real-time through StockTrack, the School's first student finance competition, held jointly with BLOM bank. (more info)
  • February
    •  The Suliman S. Olayan School of Business welcomes its distinguished first class of participants to the new Executive MBA during an inaugural celebration. (more info)
      Read more about the launch of OSB's Executive MBA program. (more info)
    • Year 2003
  • November
    • Renowned fashion designer Reem Akra meets with AUB students and faculty in an informal discussion arranged by OSB (more info)
  • June
    • The Suliman S. Olayan School of Business ("OSB") graduates 290 students on June 28, 2003 during AUB's 134th commencement exercises. The 290 students are the first batch to graduate from OSB, the distinct, named School of Business at AUB.(more info)
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    • AUB announces that it has dedicated its School of Business to the late Suliman S. Olayan, a noted entrepreneur, international investor and philanthropist. The new School of Business at AUB is officially named the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (the Olayan School of Business or OSB for short). (more info)
      Read more about a new era of business education at AUB
  • May
  • February
    • AUB trustee Nabil Chartouni describes his experiences as a CEO to a crowd of listeners on in an informal talk arranged by the School of Business. (more info)
  • January
    • Sir Geoffrey Owen, the former editor of the Financial Times and professor at the London School of Economics, lectures on: "Managing a Business Newspaper in a Globalized World.". (more info)
    • Winners of The Spark Entrepreneurship Competition, an annual inter-university program led by AUB and supported by the Entrepreneurship Network (a non-profit organization with members from the country's academic and business sectors) announced in New York. (more info)
    • Citibank and OSB jointly host intensive seminar on "Commercial Banking Products and Risks in Emerging Economies:". (more info)
    • Year 2002
  • May
    • Mr. Salim Kheireddine, Chairman of Al-Mawared Bank endows a lecture series at the AUB School of Business. (more info)
  • April
    • SPARK, Lebanon's yearly business plan competition, inspired by the 50K Entrepreneurship Competition of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is launched and spearheaded by the AUB School of Business. (more info)
    • Year 2001
  • April
    • AUB Business Dean, Dr. George K. Najjar, unveils a new curriculum for a new School of Business. (more info)
    • Year 2000
  • August
  • March
    • MIT invests in AUB's Business School and invigorates its students. (more info)
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