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{{short description|Higher education business administration college in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia}}
{{distinguish|MBS College for Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technologies}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Prince Mohammed Bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship}}
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| name                   = Prince Mohammed Bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship
| native_name            = كلية الأمير محمد بن سلمان للإدارة وريادة الأعمال
| native_name_lang       = ar
| image                  = PMBSCBE Logo.svg
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| former_name            = Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship (2016 - 2022)
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| established            = {{Start date and age|2016|06|17}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/941326/saudi-arabia|title=Saudi-US entrepreneurship college set up|date=2016-06-18|work=Arab News|access-date=2018-11-14|language=en}}</ref>
| type                   = College
| academic_affiliation   = [[Babson College]]
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| address                = 4732 Juman Street, BaylaSun District, Unit No. 10., [[King Abdullah Economic City]] 23965-2609, [[Makkah Region]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
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| dean                   = Dr. Zeger Degraeve
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| affiliation            = [[MiSK Foundation]], [[Association of MBAs|AMBA]], [[Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business|AACSB]], [[European Foundation for Management Development|EFMD]]
| website                = {{URL|https://www.mbsc.edu.sa}}
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'''Prince Mohammed Bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship (MBSC)''' ({{Langx|ar|كلية الأمير محمد بن سلمان للإدارة وريادة الأعمال|}}) is a co-ed higher education business administration college in [[King Abdullah Economic City]], [[Saudi Arabia]]. Established in 2016, it is the first college in [[Saudi Arabia]] which offers postgraduate degree as well as executive education.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/article/157984/New-business-college-in-KAEC-to-instill-entrepreneurial-skills-for-Saudi-sustained-development|title=New business college in KAEC to instill entrepreneurial skills for Saudi sustained development|date=2016-06-27|work=Saudigazette|access-date=2018-11-06|language=en-GB}}</ref> The college was named after its founder, [[Mohammed bin Salman]], the Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2017 and later [[Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia]] since 2017.
==Establishment==
The college was inaugurated on 17 June 2016 and the inauguration was attended by the then Deputy Crown Prince [[Mohammed Bin Salman]] himself.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/941326/saudi-arabia|title=Saudi-US entrepreneurship college set up|date=2016-06-18|work=Arab News|access-date=2018-11-14|language=en}}</ref>
The agreement for the establishment of MBSC was signed in Washington, D.C. by Badr Al-Asaker, secretary-general of the Mohammed Bin Salman Foundation (MISK); Fahd Al-Rasheed, group CEO and MD of KAEC and vice president of the board of trustees of the college; and Kerry Healey, president of Babson College.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.aseernp.com/en/23884.html|title=New college to promote entrepreneurship - Aseer News - عسير نيوز|date=2016-06-28|work=Aseer News - عسير نيوز|access-date=2018-11-13|language=en-US}}</ref>
Prince Mohammed Bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship was established through an international partnership between Emaar The Economic City, Babson Global (a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Babson College]], US), [[Lockheed Martin]]  under the umbrella of the Economic Offset Program in [[Saudi Arabia]]  and the [[MiSK Foundation]].
==Partnership==
Prince Mohammed Bin Salman College (MBSC) of Business & Entrepreneurship was launched as a new private, higher education institution for both men and women. It was established through an international partnership between Emaar The Economic City, Babson Global (a wholly owned subsidiary of Babson College, USA), Lockheed Martin under the umbrella of the Economic Offset Program in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the MISK foundation.
===MoU with Saudi Commission for Health Specialities===
In November 2020, MBSC signed a
memorandum of understanding with the [[Saudi Commission for Health Specialties]], a scientific commission under the [[Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia)|Ministry of Health]] to promote and enhance professional practice of health leadership and a step towards improving Saudi Arabia's health care sector.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-17|title=كلية محمد بن سلمان للإدارة تعزز برامج أكاديمية القيادة الصحية بهيئة التخصصات|url=https://makkahnewspaper.com/article/1524622/البلد/كلية-محمد-بن-سلمان-للإدارة-تعزز-برامج-أكاديمية-القيادة-الصحية-بهيئة-التخصصات|access-date=2021-04-29|website=صحيفة مكة|language=ar}}</ref>
==Graduation of the first batch==
The college graduated the first batch of 93 MBA students in May 2019<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-03|title=كلية الأمير محمد بن سلمان للإدارة تخرج الدفعة الأولى من ماجستير إدارة الأعمال|url=https://www.aleqt.com/2019/05/03/article_1592986.html|access-date=2020-07-09|website=صحيفة الاقتصادية|language=ar}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[List of universities and colleges in Saudi Arabia]]
==References==
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[[Category:Business schools in Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Babson College]]
[[Category:Mecca Province]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 2016]]