Zayed University (ZU) and the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education (AGFE), have virtually signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support young Emiratis and Arab youth along their education and early employment journeys. The agreement was signed by H.E Nourabint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, President of Zayed University, and H.E […]
Canadian University Dubai made history last night as it became the first university in the world to display images of its graduating class on the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. The ceremony was the leading Dubai based university’s10thgraduation event, and recognized its class of 2020 by illuminating one of the most iconic buildings in […]
Education Business Group, a network of private school operators, has sought immediate support from the government to overcome the operational challenges faced by private schools in the UAE and to direct the opening of schools for the new term in September. At a virtual press briefing hosted by Education Business Group, which represents over 100 […]
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, the global communications solutions provider, has signed a strategic partnership with the Rochester Institute of Technology in Dubai (RIT Dubai) to roll out its University Partnership Programme. As a member of this programme designed to grow academic-industry partnerships, promote Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise technologies, enhance student learning and fuel future innovation, RIT Dubai will benefit […]
Heriot-Watt University today announced that it has awarded the interior fit-out contract for its new state of the art campus to locally owned company, Khansaheb Civil Engineering LLC. The tender process which followed public procurement guidelines started in mid-2019 with the contract being finalized and awarded in April 2020. Heriot-Watt University Dubai were assisted and advised […]
Middlesex University Dubai is calling upon data enthusiasts to create innovative data insights for sustainability and food safety by taking part in a virtual hackathon. Some of the most innovative minds will come together for the Middlesex Insights Lab Analytics for Food Safety Hackathon which will see participants compete in extracting solutions from data; transforming […]
Over 70 students from Grade 5 at Nibras International School, Dubai, had the unique opportunity to virtually meet and speak to “astronaut candidate”, Mohammed Sallam. Sallam, the only remaining Arab participant from the Middle East, in the Mars One Mission, answered questions from students and shared some valuable information about space and the planet Mars. […]
The final stages of this year’s Global Innovation Challenge (GIC), which culminated in the annual GEMS Innovation Awards on 21 May, were held in suitably ground-breaking fashion, with close to 4,000 attendees from the UAE, UK and Egypt. The award ceremony marked the end of a journey of an intensive virtual start-up accelerator involving 40 […]
Canadian University Dubai is helping people plan for a brighter, post-COVID-19 future as the leading Dubai university is now offering a 30% reduction on course fees for Fall 2020. Available to both new and returning students across all Canadian University Dubai’s undergraduate and graduate programs, the 30% course fee reduction can be availed alongside the […]
Bright Learners Private School, a soon-to-launch American school in Al Rashidiya, Dubai set to open for the fall of 2020, has added Pre-Kindergarten to their grade levels, a new addition that will be supported with a learning environment that is relevant, engaging, rewarding, and positive for toddlers. Initially set to open with grade levels from […]
