The future of education is adaptive learning; though educational qualification is the de facto requirement in the corporate world, the focus now is on the overall skill and development of an individual. The educational institutes should be responsible to deliver excellence and nurture students to be 'Corporate Ready'. The essence of a degree should be to enable learning, success and progress in an evolving educational landscape.
Westford University College (WUC) has a reputation for providing excellence in the education sector for over a decade. Headquartered in the UAE with offices in the UK, India, and other parts of the world, it has been imparting onsite and online education with a high-quality curriculum and state-of-the-art technology and infrastructure. It has taken unprecedented strides in making a significant impact with unique experience in virtual learning led through well-designed and contemporary online platforms.
Owing to the Covid-19 situation, studying locally has become a popular buzz word. Aspiring students don't need to travel overseas for higher education anymore as Westford is offering a plethora of programmes from accredited universities that are equivalent in quality providing students a great platform to continue their education in the UAE without compromising on their dreams. Westford also welcomes students who are currently enrolled in universities abroad and intend on studying in the UAE by transferring credits.
The courses offered include Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes in management, fashion, IT, and media in collaboration with reputed awarding bodies and universities that include Pearson, Liverpool John Moores University, and Cardiff Metropolitan Universities in the UK and UCAM in Spain. It also leads the way to triple crown MBA facilitated through Chartered Management Institute.
Westford's teaching philosophy and pedagogy are student-centric in design and execution. We are great at simulating the corporate world within the classrooms. Webinars and guest lectures on module-specific topics and skill enhancement domains are frequently scheduled with speakers and industry experts from different parts of the globe. With students from 113 different nationalities and a faculty pool from over 50 nationalities, there is an intense scope for learning to promote diversity to share inter-cultural perspectives.
It offers enrollments every month making it a very dynamic institution that offers affordable onsite and online programmes to all aspiring learners.
A Bachelor's Programme with Employability at its core
Earning a Bachelor's degree is not enough anymore. The business world is more demanding than ever. Westford is committed to prepare the students to meet the demands of the evolving industry.
Westford Graduate Plus is the flagship programme offered at Westford University College for the aspiring undergraduate students. This unique programme offers a Bachelor's degree and much more than what a student can seek in any of the universities in the region. The uniqueness of the program lies in its design and deliverables: "One Program, Two Countries, Three Years, Four Qualifications".
The programmes offer the academic mobility and flexibility where a student can either pursue the entire three-year programme in UAE or choose to study the final year in UK. The four qualifications include:
1. BA (Hons) in Business (with an option to specialise in International Business, Marketing or Finance), Awarded by Liverpool John Moores University, UK
2. Higher National Diploma, Awarded by Pearson, UK
3. Certified Team Leader, Awarded by CMI, UK
4. Professional Diploma in Career Development and Business Etiquette, Awarded by CIQ, UK
Apart from acquiring a degree from a University ranked 49th in UK, the students at Westford enjoy a continuous learning experience that nurture and development skills and competencies that make them employable. The avenues for fostering leadership and employability skills are designed with inputs from a process that emphasises on industry-academia interface. Students are exposed to a plethora of initiatives like Westford Communique, WeConnect with business leaders, WeTalk, Toastmasters Club, Industry visits and more to enhance their communications, writing, leadership, critical thinking, emotional quotient and more.
Sikander Ali, Westford BABM Alumni, says, "Westford has one of the most updated Bachelor's programmes in the region. All of the modules I learnt was highly applicable in my work environment. I got placed within two months of graduating through the 'Career Development Cell' at Westford."
The delivery of academic and professional qualifications sets apart the students to kickstart their careers with the top organisations as they are equipped with industry ready skills and competences.
Triple Crown MBA - An MBA that serves the competitive business landscape
Westford MBA aims to increase your credibility at work. The business world is changing exponentially, creating a demand for leaders with updated skills and knowledge. The Westford MBA attracts professionals from a varied range of occupations, geographical boundaries, and different cultural backgrounds, to participate in incredible journey of learning and fun. The programme is once-in-a-lifetime experience for all participants as it creates strong bonding, positive vibes, sparkling ideas, team debates, strong alliances and new business partnerships. From the inception of the distance learning or top up MBA programme, learners will explore contemporary management skills, as well as the soft skills like leadership, communications, presentation skills, etc. This will be accomplished through live case projects, lectures, seminars, workshops, to further augment and develop learner skills and competencies.
The Triple Crown MBA programme offers a stimulating journey to accelerate the career progression of individuals by providing immense opportunities to sustain in the global competitive business environment. The programme aims to develop organisational and leadership skills needed to be successful in the present dynamic business environment. Learners willing to pursue general Master's in Business Administration can explore following pathway:
a. MBA Awarded by Cardiff Metropolitan University (CMU), UK
b. Extended Diploma in International Business Strategy, Awarded by SQA, UK
c. Certified Manager, Awarded by CMI, UK
Amal Al Attas, V-P and Head of Investigation at First Abu Dhabi Bank, a UAE National and a Westford Alumni says that, "It has equipped me with the right competencies and knowledge to tackle future challenges and is helping me to achieve my career aspirations confidently."
In addition to the coveted MBA offered by CMU, Westford also offers specialised MBA programme from Universidad Catolica De Murcia (UCAM), Spain. Students can specialise, enhance, build on their expertise or explore new career path by choosing one of the MBA majors, with varied options in - healthcare management, engineering management, supply chain, shipping and logistics management, international business, it, finance, sales, HR and more.
Doctorate of Business Administration - Taking your leadership journey to next level
The WUC has launched one of the most affordable Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) programs in the region. The doctorate degree is developed in partnership with Universidad Catolica De Murcia (UCAM), Spain, the top-10 ranked universities in Europe by Times Higher Education Ranking in 2019 for quality education.
DBA course is aimed to develop analytical and consultancy skills in learners for solving complex issues in business and management through rigorous industry applied research. WUC has pioneered in business education for 10 years, and this new challenging, flexible and global business programme offered to C'level executives, senior managers, department heads, consultants, management educators and entrepreneurs will intensify their professional growth while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
This programme is structured in to two stages: Year One is to provide a theoretical and practical foundation in research methodology for advanced empirical research within the management field. Successful students of the stage one will progress to the final 'Practice Based Thesis', which will be completed in two years from the beginning of the research.
Considering the busy schedule of professionals, WUC aims to acknowledge the efforts of the leaners who would seek an early exit from the course by offering Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Management by Universidad Catolica De Murcia, Spain. This is awarded when the student decides to exit the programme without completing the final research thesis.
WUC has commenced this prestigious programme upon the request of its more than 7,000 global alumni willing to pursue higher education. Institution takes immense pride to give an ambitious and affordable opportunity for all professionals to turn their corporate experience into knowledge and make a real impact on business in future.
HND Art and Design - Fashion Design: A degree to step into the world of design
The HND in Art and Design (Fashion) course, accredited by Pearson, UK has made a mark for itself internationally for producing skilled and talented design professionals. At Westford, we are well equipped to offer you a nurturing, creative and flexible environment with the help of our experienced faculty that will help you develop your 'individual design identity'.
The course is designed to reflect current industry practices and aspects such as concept development, material research, design development, pattern making, garment construction, illustration, sustainability, and future thinking.
Amina Mustafa, HND Fashion Student, states: "Becoming the president of the Student Council, has boosted my confidence and given me a platform to enhance my leadership skills. And on the other hand, being a fashion student has given me a lot of creative experience from learning the fundamentals of design to constructing a garment".
The successful completion of the programme will open doors into professions such as fashion design, fashion illustration, fashion blogging, pattern making, product development, merchandising, teaching; the list is endless. You can utilise your HND to move straight into employment, undergraduate studies, or another professional course.
Continuing Professional Development - Short Courses at Westford
Among the vast portfolio of offering provided by WUC are the hand-picked PG Diplomas also referred to as Short Courses. The PG Diplomas are specially designed keeping in mind the need for convenience, time, and flexibility all with the advantage of providing learners with the practical skills and competencies needed to excel in a particular desired domain.
WUC offers its learners Continuing Professional Development (CPD) whereby professionals can maintain, improve, and broaden their knowledge and skills and develop the personal qualities and competencies required in their working lives. Awarded by Cambridge International Qualifications (CIQ), UK the range of PG Diplomas offered are delivered both online and onsite within a span of 10 weeks and over 14 specialisations.
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