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Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh: We have dedicated all our resources to the establishment of a business school capable of producing a generation of competent leaders able to shape and create the future.

AMMAN------- July 5, 2011 ----- Under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Basma Bint Talal, the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Graduate School of Business/ the German Jordanian University, celebrated the graduation of the third Masters class who successfully completed the requirements for obtaining the Master’s degree in Business Administration and Intellectual Property.

The ceremony was attended by HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairman of the Higher Advisory Council of the School, Professor Dr. Labib Khadra, President of the German Jordanian University, Professor Dr. Saleh Hashem, Secretary-General of the Association of Arab Universities, and several members of the Board of Trustees of the University and the Advisory Council of the School, as well as by a number of ambassadors and representatives of Arab organizations and foreign missions. The ceremony was also attended by a Palestinian delegation headed by HE Dr. Mazen Sinokrot.

HE Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh welcomed and extended his gratitude to Her Royal Highness Princess Basma for patronizing and attending the ceremony.

He commended the efforts and hard work done by the graduates which resulted in their success saying: “I have devoted all the resources of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization to the establishment of a Graduate School of Business capable of producing a generation of leaders able to shape and create the future.”

“We have developed a curriculum for the Business Administration program that meets the highest international standards, and that earned us recognition by the most prestigious European institutions specialized in accreditation and certification of business administration programs. Moreover, we are committed to attracting the best teaching cadre of most reputable and high-qualified professors, lecturers and staff members, and we apply as well the top standards to attract outstanding students who would be able to benefit from the richness of our creative programs. My goal or vision is not limited to making Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Graduate School of Business a pioneering School in the Arab world only, but also for it to become one of the most leading and famous educational institutions in this field at the global level. We are very close to achieving this goal,” said Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh.

Addressing the graduates, he said: “We are proud and delighted to see that we have succeeded in preparing, educating and qualifying you properly in a way that would enable and empower you to face any challenges and contribute significantly to the economy of our country. I am confident that you are able to succeed - thanks to God - using the skills, values, integrity and high ethical standards that you now possess.”

He pointed out that some universities are instilling in the hearts of their graduates a sense of vanity and arrogance, being better than others. But,” he said “you are not of this sort. You are not arrogant, but you are proud and you should hold your heads up high because you deserve it since you graduated from a School whose gifted graduates will become leaders. You are now able and qualified to lead.”


Prof. Dr. Labib Khadra, President of the German Jordanian University said in his address: “Because the German Jordanian University was established to provide a new model for higher education in Jordan, and because it