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Dubai’s GEMS to meet banks for $1.65bn refinancing

GEMS said last week that a consortium led by CVC Capital Partners had agreed to acquire a 30 per cent stake in the company

Saudi’s Ataa Educational to raise SAR348m in IPO

Riyadh has been encouraging more family-owned companies to list on the domestic stock market

CVC-led consortium to acquire 30% stake in Dubai’s GEMS Education

GEMS has also launched a refinancing plan that includes loans and bonds

Al Maktoum Centre for Middle Eastern Studies to open at Trinity College Dublin

The new centre is designed to help promote Middle Eastern studies within Ireland and globally

Dubai police say detergent left by woman causes panic in GEMS Wellington School

Dubai police were called to the school and the children were later sent home

UAE’s GEMS, Hassana acquire Saudi’s largest private school operator

GEMS Education and Saudi’s Hassana plan to build a portfolio of more than 50 schools in the kingdom

Finding investment opportunities in the education sector

At an exclusive event hosted by Gulf Business and Allied Investment Partners, leading experts discussed investment within the education sector

Dubai school rankings revealed, 45 now rated ‘outstanding’ or ‘very good’

Most of the schools will be eligible to hike their fees this year

Dubai private schools fee hike linked to its KHDA rating

Ninety per cent of private schools in Dubai will not have their fees raised by more than 2.07 per cent

Arada adds student accommodation to $6.5bn Aljada project

The Sharjah-based real estate developer has launched a 2,600-bed purpose-built student accommodation hub called Nest

Sheikh Hamdan reveals plan to create freezones in Dubai universities

The plan will allow students to carry out business and creative activities during their education

UAE allocates Dhs1.5bn to build ‘new generation’ of schools

The schools will have laboratories for robotics, AI, health and the environment as well as specialised sports facilities

Dubai school staff member dies on campus

All the children were sent home on Monday

Holiday announced for schools in the UAE this week

Public and private schools across the country will remain closed on Tuesday

Only one Indian school in Dubai rated ‘outstanding’ by regulator KHDA

In total, 21 Indian-curriculum schools were rated good or higher

Dubai schools allowed to raise fees by 6.4%

Dubai schools at ‘tipping point’ as new supply drives down fees

Knight Frank said pressure on the education sector was expected to increase next academic year

Saudi sets $107m annual budget to build schools with private sector

Under the plans, 120 schools are to be built with private sector partners in the main regions of the kingdom

GEMS education venture may invest $800m in Saudi Arabia

A network of schools to be created over next 10 years will accommodate up to 130,000 students and create jobs for 16,000 people

UAE VP launches e-learning portal for Arab students

Madrasa.org offers 5,000 videos and tutorials to Arab students

Investors weigh exit from UAE school operator GEMS

The company scrapped plans to list in London following a Dubai government decision to freeze school fees

UAE sees 17 new international schools welcome pupils

ISC Research said most expat families who relied on their employer covering education fees had now left the region

UAE school supplies among most affordable globally for parents – study

Picodi analysed the cost of providing first graders’ with 27 items

Up to 13 new international schools set to open in Dubai

The UAE has 624 international schools – the highest in the Middle East

Dubai orders freeze on rents of educational institutions for a year

The move comes after Dubai ordered a freeze on fee increases at private schools for 2018-2019

Dubai education firm Gems shelves plans for multibillion dollar London IPO

The London listing was reportedly delayed after authorities in Dubai unexpectedly decided to freeze tuition fees

Emirati students banned from enrolling in 47 private schools in the UAE

The 47 schools are located in Sharjah, Ajman, Fujairah, Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al Khaimah

Amanat to buy Middlesex University’s Dubai campus, partly owned by Abraaj

Amanat has agreed to acquire the university’s owner and operator, Middlesex Associates

Dubai’s Amanat acquires North London Collegiate School assets for $110m

The institution is located on a 38,000sqm plot in the Sobha Hartland development

Dubai private school earnings rise $190.5m in 2017-2018

The average school fee was Dhs26,865 ($7,314) excluding discounts

Dubai’s Gems Education to freeze teacher salaries

Dubai’s government has prevented schools from increasing fees in the next academic year