WE
Dania Jouni and Neveen Hussein —
MBA Winners’ Journey
As part of Zain Group’s WE program, in 2018 the company
selected two women ambassadors to attend the
prestigious ESADE Business School in Barcelona, Spain
and complete their MBAs, fully sponsored by Zain. Following
weeks of interviews, projects, and tasks to determine
who would be selected, Dania Jouni from touch
Lebanon and Neveen Abdelkader from Zain Bahrain
were chosen.
“It has been the most amazing experience,” commented
Dania and Neveen.
formed, professional networking, meeting impressive
professors from different fields, and being exposed to
rich cultures. All this has literally changed our lives and
prepared us for a diverse and progressive world. The
WE program has given us both the opportunity to grow,
learn, network, and represent Zain in the best way possible,
highlighting the leadership of Zain Group in diversity
and inclusion. We are proud Zainers and we will make
Zain proud of us!” Neveen and Dania commented.
Both successful candidates were extremely enthusiastic
about being selected, having put their minds and hearts
into the application process. “Impossible is nothing”
Dania said. The two working mothers were determined
to be awarded the scholarship.
In October 2018, the pair travelled to Barcelona for the
first time and met 42 other EMBA students who were
drawn from 30 countries. “These beautiful people became
our family,” Dania recalls. A year and a half later,
their EMBA program was concluded with the two ladies
presenting their final project and graduating.
Travelling every month for 18 months and attending 12-
hour classes while delivering on deadlines was Dania and
Neveen’s reality while undertaking their studies. “The
program has equipped us with new knowledge about
corporate and entrepreneurial ecosystems, managing
people, leadership, finance, corporate governance, and
other topics that we will use not only in our professional
careers, but also on a personal level,” Neveen said.
Becoming the ambassadors and faces of ESADE for
its external and internal media campaigns, Dania and
Neveen were given the opportunity to present Zain and
its work in gender diversity and inclusion, participating in
a presentation at one of ESADE’s empowerment events.
In addition to the modules that they attended at ES-
ADE’s Barcelona and Madrid campuses, the two also
travelled to Brazil, India, Boston, and Washington DC.
“This remarkable journey was not only about education,
it included much more such as the friendships we
The WE program gave Dania Jouni and Neveen Hussein the
opportunity to grow, learn, network, and represent Zain in the best
way possible, highlighting the leadership of Zain Group in D&I
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