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 […]
In an era driven by rapid technological advancements, Ooredoo Kuwait, the leading telecommunications provider, is launching its 2023 summer internship program on the 14th June, O Academy, that is designed to nurture local talents. As the demand for digital services continues to increase, the need for a skilled workforce has become paramount. To this end, […]
The CFA Institute’s 2023 Global Graduate Outlook Survey, which included 300 samples from the UAE, revealed that Emirati graduates exhibit significantly more positive outlooks compared to their global counterparts. The survey found that finance has become the top industry choice for career prospects among graduates globally, replacing education which had previously held the number one […]
ESK Holding, an innovative Digital Transformation company, & Tapping into the Untapped podcast initiative by Mercedes Vazquez a multi-stakeholder dialogue to empower communities to thrive while increasing representation in mission critical industries while building bridges between continents with an existing audience in 13 countries, created & hosted a one-of-a-kind forum in Kuwait on: Innovation, Technology, […]
