GEMS Education, the world’s largest K-12 private education provider is supporting Anti-Bullying Week (15-20 November 2020) with a series of initiatives and programmes aimed at making young people aware of bullying behaviour, preventing it and empowering them to speak out. This year GEMS has partnered with Dubai Police to participate in a pilot scheme to […]
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today launched the Digital School, an initiative that aims to provide certified online education to students across the world, primarily those belonging to underserved communities. The first comprehensive digital school established in the Arab region will […]
Considering quality as one of the most essential aspects of shaping the future, the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) has prepared an array of leading initiatives to celebrate the ‘World Quality Day 2020’ with the theme, ‘Creating Customer Value’ this year. The university will host several virtual plenary sessions in Arabic and English on […]
The generation we are born in defines who we are. Be it Millennial, Generation X, or any other generation, they are likely to respond to advertising in a way that aligns with others from the same generation. With Generation Z which mainly comprises of individuals born between 1995 and 2015 now entering the workforce, they […]
University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD), the first international university in the UAE and the premier Australian university in the region, today announced the launch of its new Master of Business Analytics program. Designed in consultation with SAS, a global leader in analytics, the degree aims to help outgoing student graduates develop technical, analytical and decision-making skills […]
Zayed University (ZU) Students from the College of Arts and Creative Enterprises (CACE) have virtually shared their overseas visit to the Island of Oahu, which was part of an exchange meeting with students from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and presented their take on the new culture and craft workshops. The experience combined learning […]
The deadline for nominations for the prestigious annual School Librarian of the Year Award has been extended until 14 March 2021, with the awards to be presented in June 2021. The extension was announced by the Emirates Literature Foundation and The Executive Council of Dubai, who give the awards to reognise those librarians who have […]
Repton Al Barsha (formerly Foremarke School Dubai), part of the prestigious Repton Family of Schools in the UAE, has announced a reduction in tuition fees, starting from the 2021-2022 academic year. The initiative is part of the school’s ongoing efforts to continuously provide outstanding education at affordable prices and alleviate the financial burden faced by […]
Microsoft has announced that 2,013 educators from the UAE are now Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Experts, compared to 323 last year – a more than six-fold growth. This year’s UAE educators make up the lion’s share of the MIE Expert program, with one in ten out of 20,000 featured worldwide. This worldwide MIE Expert program aims […]
It has really been a good year for international universities that have expanded to include a campus in Dubai. The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) released its updated 2020 rankings which reveal that most international universities consistently claim four or five stars. The Higher Education Classification list is published annually and shows that the […]
