London School of Marketing, UAE's Ezone launch partnership

The London School of Marketing (LSM) and United Arab Emirates-based Education Zone (Ezone) recently formed a partnership, LSM said.

Ezone, launched in 2003, was the first Gulf Region company to be accredited under the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Ezone is also accredited by the Association of International Educators (formerly National Association of Foreign Student Advisers), European Association for International Education, the British Council, New Zealand Education and ICEF Agent Training Course.

Ezone's mission is to counsel students before sending them to study abroad.

LSM offers accredited marketing and business qualifications, as well as courses from CIM, EduQual, BA (Hons) Marketing, MA Marketing and Innovation, as well as an MBA from Anglia Ruskin University.

"We believe that quality education should be accessible to all, as does LSM," Suad Alhalwachi, Ezone's director, said. "This partnership helps to make this goal possible We are proud to be the leading Local Access Point for LSM in (Gulf Cooperation Council). I am confident that these programs will provide the ideal platform for students wishing to further their qualifications."

The partnership will allow Ezone to provide an e-learning platform through which students can learn at their own pace and have access to both LSM and Ezone staff.

"For the past 12 years, we have been adding more destinations that focus on both safety of our students and the quality of their education," Alhalwachi said. "Adding distance programs to our offerings is just another way of attracting more students into further education."