Under the patronage of the UAE’s Ministry of Education and the National Qualifications Authority, Coursera, one of the world’s largest online learning platforms, recently hosted the inaugural edition of its education forum, “Credentials that Matter: Microcredentials as Pathways to Career Success”, in Dubai. The event brought together leaders from government entities, academic institutions, and businesses, […]
The College of Islamic Studies (CIS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on May 18, establishing a framework for collaboration in the design of joint postgraduate degrees as well as executive diplomas. In a special ceremony, Dr. Recep Şentürk, Dean, […]
GEMS Education has partnered with GatewayME, a Dubai-based consultancy company, and Indian edtech firm, I Love Mondays, to offer its students discounted access to the highly popular online internship platform, TeenInterns.ae. The website offers senior students career guidance, allowing them to make informed career choices ahead of moving on to university and more than 100 live […]
New generative AI tools are disrupting the education sector and posing both challenges and opportunities for students and teachers. Capgemini Research Institute’s new report, ‘Future ready education: Empowering secondary school students with digital skills’, also found that students aged 16-18 feel much less confident about whether their digital skills make them workforce-ready than their teachers. […]
Six aspiring biomedical scientists acquired key research skills and experience by completing Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar’s (WCM-Q) Biomedical Research Training Program (BRTP) for Nationals. The interns who completed the BRTP this year were Layan Sukik, Dalal Zafer Alqahtani, Areej Khaled Baraka, Waad Amir Osman Ahmed, Wadha Ahmed Al-Attiya, and Maryam Muthanna Almansoob. Apart from Waad, who graduated […]
The event was held at AVA venue in Achrafieh in the presence of around 750 attendees that included ministers, members of parliament, syndicates, dignitaries, ambassadors, commercial attachés, university presidents’ deans and representatives, professionals from various sectors, as well as media and journalists. Kicking off the assembly, Rima Freiji, President of The Lebanese Private Sector Network, […]
Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ) has received the Integrated Management System (IMS) Certification within the first year of operations, marking an unprecedented achievement. The renowned certification combines the world’s three most prevalent ISO Standards (ISO 9001:2015 – Quality Management System, ISO 14001:2015 – Environmental Management System, and ISO 45001:2018 – Occupational Health and Safety […]
More than 120 Saudi university students joined the Saudi Arabia Innovation Summit 2023, organized by Schneider Electric, for exclusive career coaching, designed to create better job prospects and empower the country’s youth to be future trailblazers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Students from eight leading universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia received […]
As part of the efforts of the Ajman Business Women Council (AJBWC) of the Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) to enhance awareness and knowledge of the latest technologies, technology tools, and developments in the field of self-employment and freelancing work, and to support the values of leadership and innovation, AJBWC organized a workshop […]
PwC Middle East has issued its first-ever 2023 Emiratisation Survey, The Retention Riddle: How to keep Emirati talent in the private sector, that explores how the UAE is actualising the country’s national vision mandate of boosting Emirati representation in the private-sector workforce. The survey polled 500 nationals working across the UAE public and private sectors and […]
