Dubai’s Disappearing Dream Jobs [FT].

Simeon Kerr in the FT reports on the rapidly changing job prospects in Dubai (summary: it’s a buyer’s market). Real estate and finance are generally out although senior replacement positions are still being actively filled. The rest of the region led by Doha and Abu Dhabi and followed by Saudi and Kuwait are faring better.

MBA World Tour comes to UAE.

The World MBA Fair comes to Dubai and Abu Dhabi on 8th and 10th Dec respectively. LBS, Judge and Wharton are some of the participating school.

Abu Dhabi’s Media Ambitions.

Abu Dhabi is spending billions of dollars to transform itself into a global media hub. What will that mean for Dubai and Doha’s media ambitions?

Chicago in Cairo.

Eddie Pulliam, Senior Associate Director of Admissions at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business presented an information session at the Nile Hilton (what a classic hotel!) last night and turnout was decent inspite of worse than already awful usual traffic (causes: a presidential visit next door at the Arab League HQ and a customary 3-car pile up).

Chicago GSB in Cairo and Dubai.

Chicago GSB are in the region at the Nile Hilton tonight (Oct 26) and the Grand Hyatt Dubai tomorrow (Oct 27)

The Economist on Global Executive Pay.

The Economist says senior managers in Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia are the world’s best paid (adjusted for taxes and living expenses)

Middle East Museums.

I have put together a short presentation showcasing some of the upcoming museum projects in the Middle East for my art fund project and I am keeping a collection of relevant delicious links too. Pretty exciting!

Chicago GSB MBA Info Sessions Dubai + Cairo.

GSB-sponsored Fall Events These University of Chicago Graduate School of Business MBA Admissions Receptions are hosted by a member of the admissions staff and will consist of a traditional information session as well as an alumni panel. Registration is now open for GSB-sponsored Admissions Receptions in the following Middle Eastern and African cities: City Date [...]

Middle East MBA Information Sessions.

A list of upcoming MBA sessions in the region

MTV Arabia.

Dana El Bataji writing for Arab Media & Society believes that: MTV Arabia “has not only translated a western medium to suit an Arab audience; it has also translated the western definition of what is and isn’t cool and made it pertinent to the region. That is, by all accounts, a laudable feat, especially given the cultural, social and political divides between the west and the Arab world.”

Wow. Really?