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Business Degree · Business Degree for Entrepreneurs

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The degree

Business Development and Global Business

When you finish your studies, you will earn a university degree as a Bachelor in Business Development and Global Business, officially recognized by Mexico's Ministry of Public Education (SEP), through a mostly hands-on methodology in which your academic training is tied to creating, developing and running your own company in one of the most important business ecosystems in the world:

Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Middle East

Iván Ortiz Catalán, CEO and founder of HOLI Middle East
Iván Ortiz CatalánCEO & Founder · HOLI Middle East

Manifesto

First you study for years,

then you try to start a business.

Why not use those same years to build your own company?

Supported and guided by real mentorship and business infrastructure, designed to help you build. Theory matters, but no more than learning from the real market.

“You start as a university student and graduate as a business owner.”
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IORCA Business Degree

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Admission

There is no formula to get admitted

Our process uses a model called the “Whole Person Approach”: we evaluate each applicant holistically.

  • Background
  • Skills
  • Character
  • Initiative
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Dubai, UAE

#2startup ecosystem in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, will let you grow your company from one of the most dynamic business ecosystems in the world.

Source: Startup Genome, 2025

The partnership

Two experiences, one education

To build IORCA Business Degree, it was essential to have a partner that brought experience, track record and academic structure. We found that backing in Universidad Kuri.

Universidad Kuri

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Academic experience

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Mentorship and business development

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One shared purpose: to train business leaders with a global vision

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We created the first bachelor's degree in Mexico designed to study and start a business at the same time.

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FAQs

What everyone asks

Straight answers. Have another question? Visit our FAQ section.

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01Is it hard to build a profitable company in Dubai?

Definitely yes.

Dubai is home to business owners and entrepreneurs from more than 200 nationalities, many of whom have already proven successful in their home countries and now run businesses with international reach. Competition is tough, but that is precisely one of the reasons Dubai has become one of the most important business ecosystems in the world.

Here you will compete, learn and negotiate with people who think big and execute globally. Far from being a disadvantage, this environment accelerates your business growth and forces you to raise your standards from your very first term.

If it were easy, Dubai wouldn't be Dubai.

02What are the chances of succeeding and reaching the goal?

The reality is that only a minority of entrepreneurs manage to build successful companies. Most projects fail due to lack of experience, capital, business structure and access.

With IORCA BUSINESS DEGREE you don't start a business alone. Throughout the program you will develop your company in Dubai backed by real business infrastructure, designed to significantly increase your chances of success. HOLI has the resources and infrastructure that would normally take years and a large investment to build on your own.

Without a doubt, you will shorten the learning curve, minimize costly mistakes and accelerate the consolidation of your company.

03What if I don't know what business to start?

One of the main problems when starting a business isn't a lack of drive, but not knowing which business to start. At IORCA BUSINESS DEGREE we have identified industries, products and opportunities that fit our entire business and commercial infrastructure.

Imagine starting a business in Dubai without having to invest in setting up a company, without worrying about accounting, paperwork, offices, rent, utilities, administrative staff or most of the expenses that normally eat up the capital of any venture.

We already have that infrastructure, and above all the experience and mentors by your side who have already walked the path. That lets you focus on what truly matters: selling, validating your business model and growing your company.

Our goal is simple: for you to spend your time building a profitable company while we help you remove as many as possible of the barriers that usually keep an entrepreneur from succeeding.

Our people

Those who train entrepreneurs were entrepreneurs first

Non-negotiable requirement

One of the core requirements to join our faculty is having personally lived the process of starting a business. Every member has real business experience and specialization in their area of responsibility.

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Iván Ortiz Catalán

CEO & Founder

HOLI Middle East

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Roberto Hernández López

CEO & Founder

Universidad Kuri

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Andrés Garatachia

Emirates Venture & Operations

Dubai

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Isis Quintero

Entrepreneur Scout & Talent Person

IORCA Business Degree

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David Vázquez

Founder Development & Psychology

IORCA Business Degree

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Oscar Ramírez

Business Mentoring and Training

IORCA Business Degree

Curriculum

The subject is your company

Subjects are not studied in isolation. Each one is applied directly to the real company you are building in Dubai.

2nd termBusiness idea development and validationIn class ↻
In your companyYou validate your idea with real customers before investing.
3rd termMarket analysis and evaluationIn class ↻
In your companyYou study the market where you will sell in Dubai.
4th termAccounting and finance for businessIn class ↻
In your companyIt's not theory: it's your cash flow.
4th termLegal incorporation of the businessIn class ↻
In your companyIt's not an exam: it's the legal incorporation of your company.
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