International Horizons College

10/06/2016

IHC HOLDS 2016 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

On Saturday June 4th, International Horizons College held commencement exercises for the Class of 2016. President Chris Hall presided over the ceremony and gave special thanks to the IHC staff. Dean Bill Wechsler recognized the unique contributions of each member of the IHC faculty and shared some thoughts about the importance of Liberal Arts and Sciences education to professional careers, national societies, and human flourishing. Commencement Speaker RIT-Dubai President Yousuf Al-Assaf provided some inspiring insights into the relationship between education, personal growth, and societal happiness.

Student Council President Yohaan Jacob spoke about the many unique experiences he shared at IHC observing that `’though IHC is a small college, there are those of us who love it.” Valedictorian Talal Aldaughaither spoke passionately about how dramatically he had changed since arriving at IHC from Saudi Arabia and how important IHC was to his personal development and transformation. Two groups of students sang touching songs: Yohaan Jacob and Veronica Abalos Pick – with the guitar accompaniment of Professor Hans Mattingly; and Maha Esmat and Methene Cutad. While both duets were brilliant, Maha’s singing suggested that IHC had momentarily transformed itself into a professional recording studio.

Along with the granting of Associate’s of Arts degrees by President Hall and Dean Wechsler, special recognition was granted to the following graduates: Talal Al Daughaither; Omar Allen; Tarik Baradi; Mujahid Cobbs; Tasneem Pardawala; and Vani Thampi. Though round the girdled earth IHC’s graduates are poised to roam, as one recent IHC alum from Morocco now studying in India put it: “I will always be an IHC student.”

On Saturday June 4th, International Horizons College held commencement exercises for the Class of 2016. President Chris Hall presided over the ceremony and gave

29/05/2016

INDIAN CONFERENCE ON “THE FUTURE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES EDUCATION”

On May 16-18, a delegation from IHC attended a Conference at Symbiosis International University (SIU), the college’s Indian partner, on “The Future of Liberal Arts and Sciences Education.” The 3-day conference included hundreds of participants from India, North America, the Middle East, North Africa, and across South Asia and focused on the vital roles of Liberal Arts Education in the 21st century. In addition to SIU and IHC, other prestigious global institutions such as Ashoka University in India, Claremont University Consortium from California in the United States, and Yale-NUS (National University of Singapore) contributed. IHC’s Dean presented a paper entitled “Teaching the Liberal Arts in the Middle East.” The conference underscored the visionary dimensions of IHC’s Liberal Arts and Sciences curriculum that offers students a Liberal Arts Education as preparation for more traditional programs of study in Business, Communications and Media, Engineering, Information Technology, Law, and Medicine.


See Times of India Post…
http://toi.in/0nJ4Na/a18fg

IHC student, Nicole Wechsler, discussing studying Liberal Arts in the Middle East. On May 16-18, a delegation from IHC attended a Conference at

03/05/2016

Dheyaa Ahmed joined IHC in the Fall of 2015. He shares his thoughts about IHC in contrast to other universities in the UAE. Small classes, accessible faculty, and making new friends in a diverse environment are all part of his IHC journey.

Dheyaa Ahmed joined IHC in the Fall of 2015. He shares his thoughts about IHC in contrast to other universities in the UAE. Small classes, accessible faculty...

03/05/2016

Dr. Mohan Agarwal, Professor of Business & Director, IHC Dubai Executive Education released the first edition of our business newsletter ‘We Mean Business’ on May 01, 2016.

The Newsletter summarizes the signature events, case workshops, executive training in business management and marketing, IHC students meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, live case workshops with Microsoft, Dubai Ministry of Economic Development, Coca Cola and active participation in the Dubai leadership conferences with the Gems’ Varkey Foundation Global education and Skill and conference, AIMA, Dubai World Trade Centre, and collaborative progress with IIT Mumbai, IIM Lucknow, IIM Bangalore and Indian School of Business Hyderabad during the academic session.

President Chris Hall and Dean Bill Wechsler have congratulated Prof. Agarwal and his team of business students on this huge accomplishment.

http://www.ihc-dubai.com/first-edition-of-ihc-business-newsletter/

IHC Dubai Launches First Edition of the Business Newsletter 2016 Dr. Mohan Agarwal, Professor of Business & Director, IHC Dubai Executive Education

21/03/2016

Sabrina and Mohammed are students from Regent's University London, currently studying at IHC as part of the Exchange Program between the two institutions. We've asked them to tell us about why they chose Dubai as a study destination, their expectations vs. reality when coming here, their study preferences and plans for the Summer, as well as what they'd like to do after graduation.

21/03/2016

http://www.ihc-dubai.com/ihc-students-visit-department-of-economic-development-and-hamdan-innovation-centre/

IHC Dubai Business Students visited the Department of Economic Development and the Hamdan Innovation Incubation Centre in the Business Village Dubai on March

20/03/2016

IHC Students visited Sharjah Museum Of Islamic Civilisation on Thursday, March 17. With over 5000 exhibited artifacts including calligraphy, carvings, ceramics, coins, glass, manuscripts, metalwork, and scientific instruments, IHC Students got an unparalleled view into the history of the Islamic world. We thank the museum curators for a wonderful presentation.

17/03/2016

http://www.ihc-dubai.com/ihc-dubai-students-meet-tony-blair/

It was a memorable moment for Priyanka and Neel – our business students when they met the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the 2016 Gems’ Global

15/03/2016

An independent school head teacher has criticised UK universities' focus on academia, saying the US is the place to be for budding entrepreneurs

29/02/2016

Students of IHC if interested, kindly contact Dr. Agarwal for more details on this initiative.

29/02/2016

A very proud moment for IHC's EGGS and their participation in the Emirates Environment Group's Can Collection Drive.

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/general/saving-the-uae-one-can-at-a-time

Over 210 UAE entities participated, including government entities, private corporations, hotels and academic institutions, as well as families and indiv...