Westford School of Management, Sharjah
Westford School of Management is an educational institute based in Sharjah, and in Ras Al Khaimah UAE with presence in India and Middle East region.
Founded in 2009, Westford offers degree, diploma & certificate courses for undergraduate, post-graduate and professional programs. The institute also has specialized courses focused on industry domains such as supply chain management & logistics, Islamic Finance & Banking, Project management, Finance and Risk management, Banking and Finance, shipping and freight forwarding, procurement and contracts management, health care management etc. as well as generic management programs namely Strategic Management and Leadership, Strategic Human Resource Management, Business Strategy etc. In addition to the management wing, Westford also provides qualifications in technical training catering to the media industry namely film making, screen acting, multimedia and animation, TV and media broadcasting & photography. The institute has 4 campuses, three in UAE (Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah & Sharjah) and two in Kochi, India.
Programs & Courses
Westford offers several programs at various levels
Masters programs for Business Administration
- MBA (University of Wolverhampton, UK) One Year Program
- MA in Management (University of Wolverhampton, UK)
- MBA (Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK)
- MBA in Digital Marketing (Bharathiar University, India)
Bachelor programs for Business Administration
- BA (Hons.) Business Management (University of Wolverhampton, UK)
- Bachelors of Business Administration (University of Wolverhampton, UK)
- Higher National Diploma in Business Management (Edexcel (Pearson), UK)
- Extended Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership (Edexcel (PEARSON), UK)
Professional Courses
- PG Diploma in Engineering Management (Eduqual, UK)
- PG Diploma in Islamic Finance & Banking (IAAP, UK)
- PG Diploma in Supply Chain Management & Logistics (Eduqual, UK)
- PG Diploma in Strategic Human Resource Management (Eduqual, UK)
- PG Diploma in Project Management (Eduqual, UK)
- PG Diploma in Procurement and Contracts Management (Eduqual, UK)
- PG Diploma in Shipping and Freight Forwarding (Eduqual, UK)
- Certified Management Accountant (IMA, USA)
Accreditation & Academic Partnerships
All programs offered by Westford are either accredited or partnered with international education bodies, hence the programs are structured as per these international bodies. Westford partnering bodies include the British universities the University of Wolverhampton and Cardiff Metropolitan University, formerly known as University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.
Some honorary doctorates from University of Wolverhampton are Pranab Mukherjee, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Edexcel Pearson, UK
International Association of Accounting Professionals, UK
Institute of Management Accountants ( IMA –USA) & Wiley, UK