Staff from Zayed University, were named winners of the Blackboard Catalyst Award for Optimizing Student Experience which honors those institutions whose educational and administrative innovations have markedly improved the total learner experience. This includes their addressing of new and changing dynamics in fields such as student recruitment, financial aid, enrollment, retention and assessment, graduation, and […]
Skyline University College (SUC) entered a strategic partnership with Thumbay Hospital, which was made official through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at SUC campus on July 29, 2019. Dr. Mohammad In’airat, Dean of Skyline University College and Dr. Gurjeet Singh Monga, COO of Thumbay Hospital, signed the MOU on behalf of their […]
IDP Education recently announced a new partnership agreement with GEMS Education, which will see IDP provide free expert support to GEMS Education high school students seeking post-secondary education internationally. The new partnership will see high school students at GEMS Education have access to IDP Education services, such as: course and university selection based on students’ […]
The Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology (SAASST) participated in the Artificial Intelligence Astronomy Workshop (AIA) 2019 at the European Southern Observatory in Garching, Germany. Ms. Aisha Al Owais, a Research Assistant at the Meteorite Center (Machine Learning Group), represented the Academy alongside prestigious international universities such as the University of Cambridge, Oxford […]
H.E. Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Deputy Chief of Police and Public Security in Dubai and Chairman of Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University’s (HBMSU) Board of Governors (BOG), and Chairman of Juvenile Care and Awareness Association, graced recently the graduation ceremony for the ‘Summer Camp’ of HBMSU’s Entrepreneurship and Technology Science Program, which was launched in partnership […]
As part of its commitment to reduce single use plastics in the United Arab Emirates, marine conservation group, Azraq recently announced a campaign specifically targeting plastic cutlery in the region, which has been turned into art by students in Dubai. The campaign, entitled #uselessutensils enabled residents to provide their leftover plastic cutlery to Freedom Pizza delivery drivers or at collection […]
Arc Skills, the world’s first lifelong learning company, has developed a unique gamified programme to teach a comprehensive set of 21st century skills in UAE schools, and it is showing its first, extremely positive, results. Every one of the 1,200 children taught across nine UAE schools – including Our Own English High School, Al Ain; […]
India’s premier business school, the Indian Institute of Management, Indore, has launched its flagship executive programme for the working professionals in the UAE. Designed and delivered by IIM-Indore in association with Anisuma Training Institute, the 22 days comprehensive programme will be delivered over the next 8 months. Established last year, Anisuma Training Institute is Jacky’s […]
GEMS Education students studying International Baccalaureate (IB) have continued to perform above international averages, as confirmed by the latest IB examination results released on 5 July 2019. This year’s cohort achieved the best ever results for GEMS Education, in terms of both pass rate and average points. The students’ performance continues to surpass international benchmarks, […]
Rahul Binyani, a graduate of Bachelor of Architecture at Canadian University Dubai (CUD), is helping to realize the theme of ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’ as one of the masterminds behind the design and build of visitor facilities at the fast-approaching Expo 2020 Dubai. Securing the dream job directly following his graduation from CUD, Rahul, […]
