Undergraduate students enjoy a trip to finance giant Bloomberg’s Dubai offices
Tuesday, 16 December, 2014
International Business students, Bachelor of Business Administration students and Finance majors from UOWD’s Bachelor of Commerce program recently paid a trip to Dubai’s International Financial Centre to learn more about the workings of one of the world’s biggest financial companies – Bloomberg.The trip, which was organised by Professor Hela Miniaoui, Program Director of the Bachelor of Commerce – Finance program, saw students meet with Dr Kamel Hajri, Head of Product, Business Planning and Strategy at Bloomberg MENA at the company’s Dubai offices. Dr Hajri explained how Bloomberg work around the clock to deliver business and financial information, news and insight around the world.The students were then given a guided tour of the Dubai office, one of Bloomberg’s 192 offices globally. They learnt more about the philosophy of the company, its organisational structure and also had the opportunity to experience the Dubai headquarters’ open office culture where every member of the Bloomberg team works towards the same goal – customer satisfaction.Commenting on the trip, Dr Hela said: “It was wonderful for UOWD students to have the opportunity to visit the office of one of the leading companies in the global finance market and witness how Bloomberg staff support their clients around the world. Our thanks and appreciation must go to Dr Kamel Hajri for a very informative tour.”Mohammed Sidiq, Accounting Student and President of UOWD’s Business Minded Association, added: “I found the trip to Bloomberg very interesting, informative and motivational. The experience clarified how news is driving the marketing and affecting prices. It was interesting to see a workplace which was flexible, customer focused and team-work orientated. Overall, it was one of the best field trips I have been on during my time at UOWD.”
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