#Education

Abu Dhabi schools

Abu Dhabi links relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions in schools to student vaccination rates

The ‘blue schools initiative’ will be implemented from Term 2 of the current academic year

Virtual Reality

New realities in the virtual world

While AR and virtual reality continue to see strides and innovations in the gaming and entertainment industries, the technology is also rapidly expanding to automotive, healthcare, retail and more

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The growing opportunity for education technology in post-covid era

Building on the advances of the past two years, authorities can build a 21st-century education system that combines traditional teaching with the latest technology

Making the world your classroom

Universities today offer several pathway programmes for students seeking global mobility

The ocean and the great garbage patch: What can we do to alleviate it?

Ocean debris is continuously mixed by wind and wave action and widely dispersed both over huge surface areas

UAE consumers

Webinar: Future trends in digital transformation in the Middle East

To learn how organisations can embrace digital transformation, Gulf Business in association with Xerox hosted the webinar which was joined by esteemed panel of industry experts

Over 90% of students aged 12 and over in Saudi Arabia are vaccinated

Covid-19: Over 90% of students aged 12 and over in Saudi Arabia are vaccinated

Vaccination rates among teachers and education staff reached 96.92 per cent in the kingdom

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Abu Dhabi’s AI university launches executive programme for UAE govt and business leaders

The programme will consist of six courses taught by instructors from academic institutions, executives from global multinational corporations, and university staff

Abu Dhabi schools

Abu Dhabi: Covid tests mandatory for all private and charter school students

Students below 12 can avail free Covid-19 PCR tests at any private or public testing center across Abu Dhabi

Dubai private shcools

Dubai private schools to end all distance learning by October 3

Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management said the decision was reached after extensive consultation with parents and school operators

How can education sector defend cyberattacks on academic institutions?

Hackers are increasing attack frequency and are launching smaller, more complex attacks that are harder to detect

Saudi approves Moderna vaccine for 12-17 age group

Saudi’s education ministry has said that students over the age of 12 will require to be vaccinated to be admitted back to school

UAE: Weekly PCR tests for unvaccinated children aged above 12, distance learning to remain optional

The new protocol will be activated 30 days after schools reopen, thereby giving an opportunity to all unvaccinated students to receive the vaccine

Saudi says students who are not vaccinated will be considered absent

Students above the age of 12 will require to be vaccinated with both shots to return to schools

Education 2.0: How the GCC’s academic landscape is moving forward

With the education sector having gone through a metamorphosis in the past year and a half, what does the future hold?

digital

The Digital School, mEducation Alliance partner to foster e-learning in developing nations

The agreement enables both parties to exchange knowledge and expertise to enhance learning of students in refugee camps and remote areas

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Abu Dhabi: Covid-19 vaccine mandatory for students aged 16 and over to enter schools

The rule is also applicable to staff and visitors, who must be fully vaccinated with a UAE approved vaccine to access the school’s premises

Geoffrey Alphonso is CEO of Alef Education

How to educate students for jobs of the future

A fundamental shift in the tools of teaching are required to prepare students for the jobs of tomorrow

New UAE visa laws

UAE to grant golden residency visas to select high school students and their families

Applications for these golden visas must be submitted through the Emirates Schools Establishment

Why this rebranded Dubai school is now offering multiple academic options

Collegiate International School, previously CAS, follows a skills-based approach to both teaching and learning, explains the school’s superintendent, Bruce Major

university of wollongong dubai UOWD

This Dubai university now offers three-year bachelor degrees

The eligibility for the three-year bachelor degrees depends on the student’s high school curriculum, grades achieved and proficiency in English

UAE schools

UAE public schools to reopen school campuses in 2021-2022 academic year

However, distance learning to remain optional in these schools when they reopen on August 29

Abu Dhabi school students to return to campus in upcoming academic year

However, full-time remote learning will be allowed to parents who request it, if the option is offered by their child’s school

Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai

Dubai to get 10 new schools in upcoming academic year

The new schools will offer Australian, UK, US and IB curricula

Google startup accelerator

Google opens registrations to MENA tech startups for accelerator programme

The three-month long programme will commence in mid-July 2021 and is for ‘Seed to Series’ startups in the region

Video: Inside Heriot Watt University Dubai’s new campus

Located at Dubai Knowledge Park, the 218,000 square feet campus offers blended education to its roughly 4,000 students

Heriot-Watt University Dubai opens new campus at Knowledge Park

The campus will serve nearly 4,000 students from around the world

Primed for growth: Abu Dhabi’s Yas Holding CEO on expanding during the crisis and plans ahead

As Yas Holding rapidly grows its portfolio, group CEO Murshed Al Redaini reveals how the company has tackled the Covid crisis and its ambitious plans for the future

GEMS Founders School Dubai

GEMS Founders School in Dubai to increase student intake from next academic year

It will increase the capacity at its school by an initial 1,000 places from the start of the 2021-2022 academic year

Heriot-Watt University Dubai introduces new scholarship for Ramadan 2021

The scholarship will offer students a fee reduction of Dhs8,000 for the September 2021 intake