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he Gulf Medical University (GMU) yesterday announced the opening of a new college that will offer bachelor and master’s programmes in health care management and economics beginning this spring.

The executive master’s course in health management and economics will begin in March while the bachelor’s course will commence from autumn.

Admissions to both are now

open, said Professor Hussam Hamdi, chancellor of GMU, announcing the opening of the new college.

The first of its kind in the UAE, College of Health Care Management and Economics (CHME) located in Ajman has international accreditation and will offer 65 seats in the bachelor’s course and 35 in the executive master’s course said Prof Hamdi.

About 50 per cent of the students will be offered meritbased scholarships that will