CUHK will help to set up the school from scratch and render advice on the long-term development strategy, curriculum and programme design as well as high-level management of the school. Prof. Ali Altarrah, executive committee member of the KAU Business School, believes that the establishment of the school will provide people with a modern 'Silk Road', which will link the Middle East and Asia through an educational route that will bring success to both great cultures.

Prof. T.J. Wong, Dean, Faculty of Business Administration of CUHK, said, 'The partnership is an unparalleled opportunity for our Business Faculty to actualize its vision of nurturing global business leaders with China insights and Chinese business leaders with global mindsets.'

The KAU Business School, which is expected to formally launch in five years' time, will first focus on the development of top-notch EMBA, MBA and executive training programmes. The school will also actively identify and appoint internationally renowned academics to teach in the programmes.