The 23-year-old Hirata followed victory at the Fujisankei Classic on the Japan Golf Tour last weekend with a closing six-under-par 66 at the Ocean Course
Fadil Saeed Al Darkaki, chairman of the Emirates Institute For Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS) speaking at the institute's annual meeting this week, said: "The EIFS has achieved substantial expansion in its various activities including training programmes and its structure during the year.
"The Institute's new complex is evidence of expansion and the increase in the number of both students and staff during the year.
The institute's management introduced a number of programmes for banks to improve their operations and provide training to the standard required by the industry."
He said the institute was continuously working on upgrading and reviewing its programmes to suit new developments in banking in cooperation with the banks operating in the country.
He pointed out that the institute had introduced a specialised English language programme in addition to offering new research and study programmes.
The number of programmes increased by 6 per cent over the previous year, while the total number of participants in the programmes also rose by 6 per cent to 2522.
More than 51 per cent of students were UAE nationals with a total of 1825 studying during the year. The meeting accepted the resignation of Board Member of the Institute Omer Al Shamsi and accepted a nomination for Mohammed Musabah Al Nuaimi to fill the vacancy.
The 23-year-old Hirata followed victory at the Fujisankei Classic on the Japan Golf Tour last weekend with a closing six-under-par 66 at the Ocean Course
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