University students in the UAE are being given an opportunity to help shape the future through an Expo 2020 Dubai programme that entrusts youth to develop creative solutions to global challenges that affect the region. The second cycle of the University Innovation Programme (UIP), a key pillar of Expo 2020’s innovation and partnership programme Expo […]
More than 18,000 new students head back to school with GEMS Education for the new academic year of 2018-19. Sir Christopher Stone, Chief Education Officer, GEMS Education, said: “The new academic year brings an encouraging wave of fresh enthusiasm, as the first day is always an exciting time for students, teachers and parents. It’s fantastic […]
Pearson Middle East, today called on high school students in the UAE and across the region to take the PTE Academic test, ahead of September’s intake of applications to universities overseas. PTE Academic offers high school students looking to study abroad with a fast, convenient and effective way to demonstrate improvement in their English language […]
The new Riverston School Dubai, due to open in September, will tackle the issue of bullying head on, following on from recent announcements during the past two months by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) on this important topic. The Dubai Student Wellbeing Census highlighted the challenges that children face at school, with 11 per […]
Today (26 August) marks a new semester in the 2018/2019 academic year at Zayed University (ZU), which ends by mid-December of the current year. The university welcomed on board 2237 freshmen students to join the undergraduates’ program, total number reached 10596 students. The number of registered students is expected to increase as the number of […]
Pioneering students across the UAE received their first IGCSE results in English and Mathematics with the new 9-1 grading scale adopted by Pearson Edexcel. The 9-1 grading scale replaces the A*-G grading system for IGCSE marking, with 9 being the highest grade, and 1 being the lowest. The 9-1 grading methodology is widely known and […]
GEMS Education today officially welcomed more than 1,500 new teachers from around the world to its network of schools during GEMS Awareness Day, adding to the UAE’s education sector a vast array of expertise and experience across all subjects and curriculums. One of the largest education induction events of its kind in the country, the […]
After months of hard work and revision, the long summer of anticipation ended for students at Kings’ School Al Barsha today, as the school’s Year 11 cohort received their long-awaited GCSE results. In only its second year of GCSE examination results, Kings’ School Al Barsha delivered on its mission of achieving ‘The Best by Every […]
Students from 17 GEMS Education schools have recorded another successful year of GCSE results after a round of challenging examinations. In 2018, GEMS schools hosted a record of 2,210 students who sat their IGSCE/GCSE examinations. Of all grades achieved across the GEMS schools, 18 per cent were A* or 9-8, 39 per cent were A*/A […]
After months of hard work and revision, the long summer of anticipation ended for students at Kings’ School Al Barsha today, as the school’s Year 11 cohort received their long-awaited GCSE results. In only its second year of GCSE examination results, Kings’ School Al Barsha delivered on its mission of achieving ‘The Best by Every […]
