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CBL International brings ELSA to Dubai
Celebrate with us in Dubai: CBL International and ELSA 5 years of partnership
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LSA and CBL International are celebrating a successful partnership: Since five years, ELSA members have been experiencing the excellence of CBL International study abroad programmes in China and Dubai. Join our celebration this winter in Dubai, and party with us into the New Year!
Idil Buke Civelek
Aqila Gull Mian
Vice President for Marketing
Vice President for Marketing
ELSA International 14/15
ELSA Oslo 14/15
Aqila Gull Mian, VP Marketing for ELSA Oslo from Norway, has been participating in CBL International Dubai Law School last year. Synergy has asked her about her experiences in the Middle East, and why she recommends this unique programme. CBL International is an experienced provider of academic programmes. Since 2007, CBL International Dubai Law School offers it’s delegates the chance to get high level lectures from international faculties, meet interesting lawyers and managers, and build up ties with multinational law-firms and companies. You have been joining CBL International Dubai Law School winter programme recently. How was it to start the New Year at the Gulf ? It was a life time experience. I never had any New Year celebration that comes near. Dubai has set another world record with the biggest fireworks in history this year, so it was literally impossible not to get a glimpse. Who knows what they will do this year… This sounds like a great party, but what about the legal parts of the programme? What is the academic focus of the course? 28
The seminars and lectures cover various aspects of the legal system of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates as a country. We learned about Arab business law and how to do business in the free trade zones. I was particularly interested in Sharia law, and how to comply with it in Islamic banking and finance.
Wouldn’t it be possible to study this at home in Norway? I am sure it would be possible, but being able to study Sharia Law in a Muslim country makes the learning experience so much more different. With CBL International, we have been gained access to law-firms, companies and institutions, and to their managers. It is a complete different story to talk to people that are professionals, immersed in the live and culture of the region, sharing their first hand experiences. Also, we have been participating in excursions and company visits that did not have a solely legal focus. This is very important to get a broader understanding about how business life works in the UAE. We have been learning about hospitality management, and logistics and aviation. All topics that I didn’t know much about before, and that still are very much connected and interacting with Arab and international business law. Any plans to go back to Dubai soon? Yes, I have fallen in love with Dubai and plan to revisit soon. I am also applying for an internship at the Courts of Dubai International Financial Centre, which we have visited as part of the CBL International programme. I know that other former participants have returned to Dubai for an internship, and I hope it will work out for me, too.