Cass Business School a one-year course, or through two years part-time Executive MBA, or two years through the modular Executive MBA. In September 2007 Cass Business School started EMBA in collaboration with DIFC (Dubai International Financial Centre). The school's Alumni Association has more than 38,000 members in 160 countries. Cass Business School Cass Business School (short for the Sir John Cass Business School) was established in 1966, and is City, University of London's business school, located in the St Luke's area. The name changed in August 2002 following a donation from the Sir John Cass Foundation, and was officially opened under its new
John Cass at the University of East London campus in Stratford. Funding has also been provided for the Sir John Cass Hall, a hall of residence for students, in Well Street, London Borough of Hackney. John Cass Sir John Cass (February 1661 – 5 July 1718) was an English merchant, politician and philanthropist. He was born in Rosemary Lane, in the City of London, son of Thomas Cass, carpenter to the Royal Ordnance. In 1665, the family moved to Grove Street, in South Hackney to escape the plague. Cass became a merchant, builder and politician who served as Alderman, for the ward