Education – Gulf Business https://gulfbusiness.com Fri, 11 Aug 2023 12:13:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.5 https://gulfbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-gb-new-fevicon-2020-1-32x32.png Education – Gulf Business https://gulfbusiness.com 32 32 COP28, Coursera to increase access to climate literacy education for global youth https://gulfbusiness.com/cop28-coursera-offer-global-youth-programme/ https://gulfbusiness.com/cop28-coursera-offer-global-youth-programme/#respond Sat, 12 Aug 2023 06:00:59 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=264419 The programme of more than 100 courses covers a range of topics essential for climate literacy across mitigation, adaptation, finance, and loss and damage

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/cop28-coursera-offer-global-youth-programme/feed/ 0 UAE school holidays 2023: When does the new academic term start? https://gulfbusiness.com/uae-school-holidays-new-academic-term-start-date/ https://gulfbusiness.com/uae-school-holidays-new-academic-term-start-date/#respond Tue, 08 Aug 2023 10:05:47 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=263923 The UAE's Ministry of Education mandates 182 academic days in a year for those schools following the international curriculum

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/uae-school-holidays-new-academic-term-start-date/feed/ 0 Saudi edtech YaSchools raises $600,000 in seed round, plans for expansion to Jordan https://gulfbusiness.com/saudi-edtech-startup-yaschools-raises-600000/ https://gulfbusiness.com/saudi-edtech-startup-yaschools-raises-600000/#respond Mon, 07 Aug 2023 11:30:52 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=263767 Since the launch of its microlending services in early 2023, YaSchools has received financing requests worth more than $40m

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/saudi-edtech-startup-yaschools-raises-600000/feed/ 0 Aldar boosts investment in education portfolio to $368m https://gulfbusiness.com/aldar-invests-95-3m-in-its-education-portfolio/ https://gulfbusiness.com/aldar-invests-95-3m-in-its-education-portfolio/#respond Mon, 31 Jul 2023 09:19:12 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=262835 The expansion plan includes the establishment of Cranleigh Bahrain and the acquisition of Kent College Dubai and Virginia International Private School in Abu Dhabi

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/aldar-invests-95-3m-in-its-education-portfolio/feed/ 0 Saudi’s Riyadh Air to build first simulator centre at Prince Sultan University https://gulfbusiness.com/riyadh-air-to-build-first-simulator-centre-psu/ https://gulfbusiness.com/riyadh-air-to-build-first-simulator-centre-psu/#respond Thu, 20 Jul 2023 04:17:22 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=261950 Riyadh Air will partner with PSU to build long-term academic programmes to support students who want to pursue a career in aviation

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/riyadh-air-to-build-first-simulator-centre-psu/feed/ 0 Dubai’s Taaleem posts $54.5m profit since IPO https://gulfbusiness.com/taaleems-9m-2023-profit-surges-by-34-to-54-5m/ https://gulfbusiness.com/taaleems-9m-2023-profit-surges-by-34-to-54-5m/#respond Tue, 11 Jul 2023 12:57:56 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=260957 The school operator added 28,563 students for the 2022/23 academic year, a 36.2 per cent YoY increase in enrolments

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/taaleems-9m-2023-profit-surges-by-34-to-54-5m/feed/ 0 Binance Academy, Coursera partner to advance blockchain education https://gulfbusiness.com/binance-coursera-to-advance-blockchain-education/ https://gulfbusiness.com/binance-coursera-to-advance-blockchain-education/#respond Thu, 06 Jul 2023 10:30:11 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=260448 The programmes will cater to individuals looking for a foundational understanding of blockchain, web3 and crypto technologies, and for those who wish to pursue a career in the blockchain industry

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/binance-coursera-to-advance-blockchain-education/feed/ 0 Eid Al Adha 2023: KHDA announces holidays for Dubai schools https://gulfbusiness.com/eid-al-adha-2023-khda-holidays-for-dubai-schools/ https://gulfbusiness.com/eid-al-adha-2023-khda-holidays-for-dubai-schools/#respond Wed, 21 Jun 2023 17:54:33 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=259192 The regulator issued an advisory, stating that schools will be closed for Eid starting from Tuesday, June 27

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/eid-al-adha-2023-khda-holidays-for-dubai-schools/feed/ 0 UAE simplifies recognition process for foreign university degrees https://gulfbusiness.com/uae-simplifies-recognition-of-foreign-degrees/ https://gulfbusiness.com/uae-simplifies-recognition-of-foreign-degrees/#respond Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:07:03 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=259162 The updated system highlights the need for attesting previous degrees, and complying with a minimum physical presence requirement of 30 days for master's graduates and 168 days for bachelor's graduates

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/uae-simplifies-recognition-of-foreign-degrees/feed/ 0 American University of Sharjah, Bybit establish new scholarship fund https://gulfbusiness.com/sharjahs-aus-bybit-establish-new-scholarship-fund/ https://gulfbusiness.com/sharjahs-aus-bybit-establish-new-scholarship-fund/#respond Wed, 07 Jun 2023 05:38:31 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=257196 The fund will support 20 students to drive their academic and research efforts towards fintech and blockchain at American University of Sharjah

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