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 […]
Cyber Gear has launched a Webinar Series starting 2 June 2020, with weekly webinars on innovative technologies that are a hallmark of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. According to Sharad Agarwal – CEO of Cyber Gear, “The Fourth Industrial Revolution is characterized by the fusion of the digital, biological, and physical worlds, as well as the […]
The UAE Ministry of Education announced on Tuesday that distance learning will recommence on Wednesday, 27th May 2020, across all public and private schools that implement the ministry’s curriculum. In a statement, the ministry explained that access to classes via the ‘Smart Learning’ portal for students in the second and third cycles (grades five to […]
The University of Birmingham Dubai has developed a new way to support students during these unprecedented times, particularly those individuals who are keen to go to university in September, as well as their teachers and families. The University has introduced a new online resource, which is free to access for students and teachers, and offers […]
Significant advancements in Reproductive Medicine have paved the way for a procedure that allows parents to select the sex of their baby. More and more married people are now opting for gender selection, mostly to achieve a balanced representation of both sexes in their families. “This process benefits couples to fulfill their dream of having […]
