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6th MIT Pan-Arab Conference: Global Energy Challenges & Opportunities

The 6th MIT Pan-Arab Conference: Global Energy Challenges & Opportunities takes place in Abu Dhabi November 9, 2009. Register here.

CBS in Dubai Oct 22 2009.

Columbia Business School will be in Dubai Thursday, October 22nd at 6:30pm at Booz & Company (who are sponsoring the event) at Dubai Internet City, Building No. 14, (Schlumberger Bldg.), 3rd Floor, P.O. Box 500239. RSVP here.

Class of 2011 Orientation [Columbia Business School]

Beer Pong, Flip Cup and defining International.

Foreigners Attending US Grad Schools Way Down [TechCrunch]

TechCrunch on foreign applications to US schools: Foreigners Attending US Grad Schools Way Down: Wake Up, Xenophobes It’s happening: Lou Dobbs’ dream come true and Silicon Valley’s worst nightmare. We’re already seeing the reverse brain drain as smart immigrants take their US educations and experience building companies and creating technology back to their home countries. [...]

Limits to Autocracy in Dubai? [The Economist]

The Economist ponders the political prospects of Dubai and the Maktoums.

Brand Dubai [Wolff Olins]

Wolff Olins on Brand Dubai.

Columbia Pre-MBA World Tour | Africa [@PublicOffering]

I wrote a postfor the Columbia Business School Public Offering Blog on our pre-MAB trip to Africa!

Getting into Stanford and Harvard Business Schools | A Middle East Application.

An Emirati friend of mine was recently accepted to the Harvard and Stanford Business Schools. He generously agreed to answer some questions on the hows and whys.

How China Sees the World and the Middle East

Interesting Q&A with Ben Simpendorfer on two pet obsessions China and the Middle East in The New Yorker.

Future Luxury?

McKinsey take a look at Luxury in Japan and try to fashion some long-term industry trends.

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