The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) is a globally recognised professional body dedicated to promoting excellence in leadership and management. CMI is based in the UK and is the only organisation that can award Chartered Manager status, the highest accolade for managers and leaders. For more than 75 years, they we have inspired modern managers to become successful, confident leaders.
CMI Partnership
ADSM has developed the first integrated partnership in Abu Dhabi with CMI since January 2025, providing unique value to students, faculty, and the business community.
Direct Benefits to ADSM Students
At ADSM, the integration of CMI-accredited programmes complements the institution’s applied learning ethos and reinforces its commitment to producing industry-ready graduates.
Students graduating from ADSM can obtain dual accreditation with CMI. Selected postgraduate and executive education modules at ADSM are mapped against CMI qualification frameworks, enabling students to gain dual recognition. Therefore, students obtain an academic qualification from ADSM and a CMI professional certificate or diploma.
All students will have CMI affiliate membership for the duration of their degree.
This will give them access to their impressive and vast online resources including: an online library giving them access to CMI research, journal articles from 8 different publications, over 9000 ebooks and more
CMI and ADSM offer international professional networking and continuous development opportunities. Students will benefit from the career development centre to help improve their employability and soft skills. They will have access to future local events and an online coaching and mentoring system - where they can select up to 3 mentors from CMI’s extensive mentor database.
CMI’s practical frameworks and competency standards inform the design of workshops, mentoring sessions, and strategic development activities for aspiring entrepreneurs participating in the ADSM Management Incubator (ADMI). By embedding CMI principles within the incubator’s operations, ADSM ensures that students are not only developing business ideas but are also cultivating the core leadership and management capabilities needed to sustain and grow those ventures in real-world contexts.
