September 22, 2021:  Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) ranked first in the U.S. for undergraduate programs in computer science and management information systems in the latest edition of U.S. News and World Report. The programs are both offered at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, a Qatar Foundation partner university. Michael Trick, dean of CMU-Q, said: “I am delighted to see our programs in computer science and information systems recognized for their quality and innovation. The Carnegie Mellon approach is to bring together theory and practical problem solving so students will become agile, creative and knowledgeable professionals.”  In the area of undergraduate computer science CMU tied for first place with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University and University of ......read more

The award highlights the significant role that librarians play in instilling reading and enhancing the educational process   Dubai, 20, September 2021:  The search is on for the UAE’s top school librarians with the return of the prestigious annual School Librarian of the Year Award. Now in its sixth year, the award is given by the The General Secretariat of Executive Council of Dubai and Emirates Literature Foundation to those individuals who have shown exceptional commitment in championing literacy in their schools and sharing their passion for books. It will be awarded in two categories, school librarians working in public (government) schools in the UAE and school librarians working in private schools in the UAE.    The year award is now open for nominations and will close on 10 November 2021. The ......read more

Abu Dhabi, 19 September 2021: Under the patronage and in the presence of His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, Abu Dhabi University (ADU) celebrated the graduation of its 15th cohort in a virtual ceremony.  Along with 2050 graduates – 44% from undergraduate programs and 56% from postgraduate programs - His Excellency Dr. Ali Saeed Bin Harmal Al Dhaheri, Chairman of ADU's Board of Directors, Professor Waqar Ahmad, Chancellor of ADU, Professor Thomas Hochstettler, the Provost, Salem Mubarak Al Dhaheri, Executive Director of Community Relations, the College Deans, Director of Al Ain, Dubai and Aldhafra Campuses, faculty, staff, and families of the graduates attended the virtual graduation ceremony.  His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan congratulated the ......read more

The Office of the Honorary Consul of India to Grenada honored two longtime St. George’s University faculty members—Drs. Vishnu Rao and Narasimhan Prabhakar—for their commitment to medicine and medical education in August..  Dubai, United Arab Emirates 19 September 2021:   Awardees received the accolades from the Honorary Consul of India to Grenada Shadel Nyack Compton, as well as the Honorable Minister Oliver Joseph. “An honor like this would have been unimaginable to me as a little boy growing up in India,” said Dr. Rao, who recently was appointed dean of university alumni affairs. “To end up in a beautiful country such as Grenada and have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of so many students and so many Grenadians is just wonderful. All the ......read more

The recent National Education Policy 2020 in India comes 34 years after the previous policy, announced in 1986 and revised in 1992. It took six years of work and consultations with thousands of educators, policymakers, and members of civil society. It was truly a democratic effort and is highly aspirational in that it looks ahead to having an education system by 2040, that is second to none, with equitable access to the highest quality education for all learners, regardless of social and economic background. The immediate impact on Springdales School, Dubai is the move to a  5+3+3+4 system: The 10+2 structure of school curricula is to be replaced by a 5+3+3+4 curricular structure corresponding to ages 3-8, 8-11, 11-14, and 14-18 years respectively. This will include 12 years of schooling and three years of Kindergarten and ......read more

Ajman, United Arab Emirates, Sept 16th , 2021:  Ajman University and its Professor & Director of Center for Excellence in Islamic Finance (AU-CEIF), Dr. Adnan Aziz have won the prestigious Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) given out by the UK-based leading awarding body for Islamic Banking awards globally. Ajman University is the First University in the UAE to win this prestigious award as the ‘Best Emerging Education Services Provider of the Year’ for 2021, for its contribution and commitment to the growth of Islamic Banking and Finance Industry. Additionally, Dr. Adnan Aziz was awarded GIFA’s Islamic Finance Advocacy Award for the year 2021 in recognition of his decades long services to the Islamic Banking and Finance industry. The awards recognize the contributions made by specialist ......read more

Springdales School is one of India’s most distinguished private schools. Established in 1955 by veteran British educationist Mrs. Rajni Kumar, the school quickly grew from a small nursery to a full-fledged educational institution and made a distinct mark with its vibrancy and fresh approach.

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The SAWA department organized a yoga session on 26th June 2019 in partnership with Tender Hearts Arena, Dubai. This initiative was conducted to celebrate yoga month. Tender Hearts Arena is an Institute that seeks to enhance the social, behavioral, and life skills of Determined Learners in a fun and creative manner. The yoga teacher from Tender Hearts Arena with 15 determined students lead the yoga session with our Springdalians. Students from KG to Secondary attended along with their teachers. The session went on for 1 hour, where different yoga postures were taught and followed by all the students and teachers. The primary purpose of this event was:- • To develop the habit of meditation among youngsters to enjoy more peace of mind and self-awareness. • To promote the good mental and physical health of people ......read more

Ajman, United Arab Emirates, Sept 14th , 2021:  Ajman University announced its participation in AWS Academy, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) program that provides higher education institutions with a ready-to-teach cloud computing curriculum. Beginning in Fall 2021, students can enroll in courses that will prepare them to pursue careers in the fast-growing cloud computing space and industry-recognized AWS certifications.    AWS Academy brings together higher education institutions, students, and industry leaders to address the cloud skills gap and meet the need for thousands of new cloud computing professionals.    IT professionals with cloud skills are in high demand. According to LinkedIn data, cloud computing is the number one hard skill companies need most. AAWS Academy provides a cloud curriculum and ......read more

"The first 5 years have so much to do with how the next 80 turn out.” – Bill Gates. September 14, 2021:  Children are born with an instinct provided by the nature that gives them a powerful urge to explore the surrounding world and learn from it- just as a bird doesn’t need to learn how to fly, nor does a fish to swim. Children have a unique ability to absorb qualities of their environment just by being exposed to it. Children are like little sponges and they can absorb more than we think they can; we as educators and as parents should make use of this time to equip our little ones with the skills they need in their lives. The younger the learner, the better the learning as the speed of learning and development is at the highest level in this period. Moreover, there is no fear of being wrong. Everything is ......read more

“Tuvimanyu Gautam of Grade 10A, has won the Best Journalist Award in International Press Corps at Universal MUN 1.0, held on the 10th and 11th of July, 2021. He had represented CNN in the United Nations Security Council.“

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United Arab Emraites, 13 September 2021: Abu Dhabi University (ADU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Scholarship Office of the Ministry of Presidential Affairs (SCO), aimed at developing and adopting specific mechanisms of cooperation between both entities. The MoU will contribute to improving the quality of academic outputs and scholarships for students in line with government directives.  Professor Waqar Ahmad, Chancellor of ADU, and Juma Al Rumaithi, Acting Director of the Scholarships Office, signed the MoU in the presence of representatives from both organizations. Under the MoU, the SCO will grant scholarships to students to study at ADU based on its outlined criteria. ADU will also provide the SCO access to all its facilities and share studies and reports related to market needs and on-demand ......read more

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emraites - 13, September 2021:  Abu Dhabi University (ADU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Scholarship Office of the Ministry of Presidential Affairs (SCO), aimed at developing and adopting specific mechanisms of cooperation between both entities. The MoU will contribute to improving the quality of academic outputs and scholarships for students in line with government directives.  Professor Waqar Ahmad, Chancellor of ADU, and Juma Al Rumaithi, Acting Director of the Scholarships Office, signed the MoU in the presence of representatives from both organizations. Under the MoU, the SCO will grant scholarships to students to study at ADU based on its outlined criteria. ADU will also provide the SCO access to all its facilities and share studies and reports related to market needs and ......read more

• Giveaway result of GEMS-Emirates NBD partnership designed to surprise and delight • Brand new BMW X2 unveiled during prize ceremony held at GEMS Corporate Office • Winner is British expat Foundation Stage teacher who only arrived in UAE in December     Dubai, United Arab Emirates - September 13, 2021:   Charlotte Hugill, a Foundation Stage teacher at GEMS Cambridge International School – Sharjah, got considerably more than she bargained for when she opened a bank account with Emirates NBD at her school.   The teacher from the UK, who had only moved to the UAE in December, was selected at random as the winner of a brand new BMW X2, thanks to a long-term partnership between GEMS Education and Emirates NBD.   Ms Hugill, who was out shopping when her principal ......read more

• Advocate Partner Award recognises the expert use of GL assessments at school  • Teachers identify areas of focus and potential barriers to uphold high performance • Effective use of GL data assists with the promotion of the UAE National Agenda   Dubai, United Arab Emirates: GEMS Winchester School Fujairah (WSF) has been awarded the Advocate Partner Award from GL Education, to become the first school in the UAE and one of only two schools in the world outside the UK to achieve the prestigious educational award.    GL Education provides an essential service to schools in the UAE to allow for the effective testing and tracking of student progress and attainment.    The Advocate Partner Award recognises GEMS WSF’s expert use of the GL assessments through embedding ......read more

Jody Roberson, psychologist at The Learning Center, explains how children might express anxiety, and what steps teachers and parents need to take to address these Kuwait, September 11, 2021: As students prepare to return from their summer break and settle into the blended learning format, where they might have to go school on a few days and socialize with friends and teachers, socialization can become a huge challenge not just for students, but for teachers and parents as well in this back to school period.  Being socially distanced for more than a year has affected all members of society, including children. It has affected their social skills, and consequently reinforced their anxiety about returning to a physical, interactive environment. According to Jody R. Roberson, Psychologist at The Learning Center, a ......read more

• Little Bird – A Book for Toddlers written by Year 7 GEMS Metropole School student • Book voiced by GEMS CEO to be added to charitable book-share platform Kupepo • Kupepo, inspired by a GEMS student, provides books for underprivileged children     Dubai, United Arab Emirates - September 08, 2021:   Dino Varkey, GEMS Education Group CEO, has joined 11-year-old student-author Diaco Taaeb to record a digital book for Kupepo, a free digital platform providing eBooks for children who have limited access to libraries.   Recorded on the eve of International Literacy Day on 8 September, the audiobook of Little Bird – A Book for Toddlers, which was written by Diaco, a student in Year 7 at GEMS Metropole School – Motor City, will be uploaded to Kupepo.com and made ......read more

Abu Dhabi, September 8, 2021: His Excellency Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh, the Cultural Advisor to His Highness the President of the UAE, and the Chancellor of the United Arab Emirates University, today formally opened the new UAEU Graduate Studies’ facilities in Abu Dhabi.  In his welcome, he said that innovation and entrepreneurship are fundamental to modern civilization and that it is important for universities incubate creativity, invention, and new applications of knowledge. Universities are research-driven educational environments and have the responsibility to contribute to global development of knowledge and practice. The inauguration was also attended by Professor Ghaleb Al Hadrami, Acting Vice-Chancellor of UAEU, Professor Mohammed Qasimi, Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost, Prof. Ali Hassan ......read more

The call is made a day before the world marks the UN Day for Protection of Education from Attack, in midst of growing violence against students, teachers and schools Doha – 08 September 2021:  Education Above All (EAA), the global education foundation, issued a call today for reparations and compensation of victims of attacks on education. The call was made ahead of a high-level virtual event to mark the UN International Day for the Protection of Education from Attack and comes as recently released figures show a dramatic increase in attacks on education in 2020, despite COVID-19-related school closures. According to the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) – of which EAA is a founding member – there were 2,400 documented attacks on education in 2020, a 33% increase since ......read more

GEMS schools win prestigious awards for Educational Excellence Dubai, UAE: GEMS Education schools have been awarded with two prestigious awards at the Sharjah Awards for Educational Excellence for the Academic Year 2020-2021. The ceremony recognized one of GEMS’ outstanding students, in the Distinguished Student category, as well as the Parent Forum of a GEMS school in the Outstanding Parents Council category. Trisha Nikhilkumar Sayani, Grade 8 student at GEMS Our Own English High School won the award for both her academic excellence and ambitious attitude. Trisha said “I feel honoured to be a recipient of the prestigious Sharjah Award for Educational Excellence because recognises my efforts and gives me even more motivation to continue to aim for excellence in all that I do.” Trisha’s Teacher, Miriam ......read more

Inaugural Code in Alice program connects students and volunteer teachers on five continents  September 06, 2021:  Students around the world learned to code this summer through Code in Alice, a new program for pre-college students offered through Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q). Code in Alice is the latest offering from the Hamad Bin Jassim Center for K-12 Computer Science Education, a collaboration between CMU-Q and the Jassim and Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation. CMU-Q is a Qatar Foundation partner university.  The online program brought together volunteer teachers and students from a total of 25 countries on five continents. During the month-long course, nearly 200 students aged 13 to 18 learned basic programming skills using CMU’s Alice educational software. More than three-quarters of ......read more

Dubai, UAE: GEMS Education schools have been awarded with two prestigious awards at the Sharjah Awards for Educational Excellence for the Academic Year 2020-2021. The ceremony recognized one of GEMS’ outstanding students, in the Distinguished Student category, as well as the Parent Forum of a GEMS school in the Outstanding Parents Council category. Trisha Nikhilkumar Sayani, Grade 8 student at GEMS Our Own English High School won the award for both her academic excellence and ambitious attitude. Trisha said “I feel honoured to be a recipient of the prestigious Sharjah Award for Educational Excellence because recognises my efforts and gives me even more motivation to continue to aim for excellence in all that I do.” Trisha’s Teacher, Miriam Johnson, commented: “Trisha is a go-getter who always ......read more

Dubai - The American University in the Emirates (AUE) September 5th, 2021:  In line with the UAE national strategy to provide future generations with the necessary technical and practical skills to drive the economy,  the American University in the Emirates (AUE) has launched a four-year Bachelor's degree in Special Education starting September 5th, 2021 with the start of its new academic year.  The offering of this program addresses the major pillars of UAE Centennial 2071 and focuses on equity and inclusion for all students.  The program seeks to contribute to developing highly qualified special educators, who will be able to address the varying exceptional abilities and needs of the students of determination and gifted students enrolled at different educational levels, particularly in kindergarten and ......read more

• Strategic PCR testing initiative by ADEK and DoH facilitates safe schooling and provides relief to parents • Routine PCR testing by age and vaccination status to be offered at all schools in the emirate • Nasal or saliva PCR test available for students within target age categories   Abu Dhabi, UAE – 2 September 2021: Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK), in collaboration with Department of Health- Abu Dhabi (DoH), has announced a strategic new initiative to provide COVID-19 PCR tests for students, educators and school staff administered by trained health professionals at the emirate’s schools. The initiative follows the recent announcement by the National Crisis and Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) for routine PCR tests.   Routine PCR testing administered ......read more

UNICEF to join WED Movement effort to develop new ECD policies and programs to strengthen the early childhood sector in Abu Dhabi and worldwide  31 AUGUST 2021: Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are partnering on a series of initiatives to advance their shared mission to drive innovation and excellence in early childhood development and to create opportunities for every child in Abu Dhabi and around the world to be raised in a healthy, safe and nurturing environment. As part of this partnership, UNICEF is joining the new World Early Childhood Development Movement, or WED Movement, established earlier this year by ECA. WED Movement is uniting a multidiscipline global network of experts in early childhood development and related fields to work together to create a ......read more

• Zayed University & Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education mark first year of successful partnership  • 409 students complete career assessment, 688 students enroll for at least one course of the YTP platform   Dubai – August 29, 2021:  Zayed University (ZU) and the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education (AGFE), have successfully marked the first year of their partnership, following a Memorandum of Understanding between the two entities to support Emirati youth along their education and early employment journeys.   Within a year, the partnership produced exceptional results with the flagship initiative. ZU student engagement in the Al Ghurair Young Thinkers Program (YTP), an online education and career readiness platform provided by AGFE, recorded a strong ......read more

Attendees: 1. Dr P A Ibrahim Haji, Chairman PACE Group 2. Mr Ahmed Ibrahim Mohammed Al Hammadi, UAE Writer, Chairman Unipex International, Dubai, UAE. 3. Mr Graham Howell, Principal, PACE Modern British School, Dubai   PACE Group- Overview   PACE Group is a network of 18 Educational institutions spread over India, UAE and Kuwait. Established under the leadership of renowned industrialist and educationist, Dr. P.A. Ibrahim, the group was founded as PA Educational Trust in the year 1999. To this day PACE remains true to its roots and is dedicated to offering an effective learning environment that encourages excellence and diversity.   PACE Group currently manages 18 Educational institutions catering to over 23,000 students from 25 nationalities, with over 2300 teaching staff and non-teaching ......read more

Over 200 compliance inspections were carried out across the emirate between 15 to 26 August by ADEK’s Health and Safety team, with 221 No Objection Certificates issued Abu Dhabi, UAE – 28 August, 2021: The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) has conducted more than 200 compliance inspection visits to Private and Charter Schools across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to ensure their readiness to safely welcome students back to in-class education for the Academic Year 2021/22. Over an intensive two weeks, ADEK’s Health and Safety team conducted inspection visits to 221 Abu Dhabi schools who successfully received a No Objection Certificate to reopen. Ahead of the Academic Year 2021/22, the emirate’s Private and Charter Schools were advised of mandatory adherence to a comprehensive health and ......read more

• GEMS Awareness Day is an annual induction event for GEMS teachers  • New hires join a cohort of more than 7,000 teachers from 82 countries • 120,000 students from 165 nationalities will start the new academic term     Dubai, UAE, 26 August 2021: GEMS Education welcomed 1,600 new teachers across its schools in the UAE on Thursday 26 August 2021, at its annual induction event, GEMS Awareness Day, ahead of the return to school for the new academic term on Sunday.    Following changes in the COVID-19 regulations, the event was held in-person at Atlantis, The Palm, Palm Jumeirah, and featured addresses by GEMS Education Founder and Chairman, Mr Sunny Varkey, and Group CEO, Mr Dino Varkey.    By far the region’s biggest private K-12 education provider and ......read more

The students were recognized as National Winners for their innovative solution against child sexual abuse Ajman, United Arab Emirates, Aug.26, 2021:  In recognition for their brilliant innovation to solve a pressing social issue, a team of Ajman University Engineering College students have been awarded the James Dyson National Award for Design Engineering. The James Dyson Award is an international design award that celebrates, encourages and inspires the next generation of design engineers. The winning students - Marwa Alshouli, Somaya Samra, Bashayer Alasfour and Shamma Hareb - were awarded for their solution entitled Shield, which uses technology in creative ways to identify and prevent child sexual abuse.  “Child sexual abuse has been reported up to 80,000 times a year and 1 out of 10 children will be ......read more

The course is the first step in a new series teaching project managers and teams the skills needed to support a company’s operational and strategic overhaul   United Arab Emirates, Dubai, 23, 2021: Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's leading association for project professionals and changemakers, announced the launch of a new online course dedicated to business transformation, the first in an upcoming series on the same topic. The new course, Organizational Transformation: Foundation, is powered by Brightline® , a PMI initiative, and provides project leaders with the building blocks and fundamental knowledge needed to understand how organizations transform efficiently and effectively. Through nine interactive modules that take under ten hours to complete, project professionals quickly learn what it ......read more

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – 21 August 2021: Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nayhan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and President of the University’s Board of Trustees, Abu Dhabi University (ADU) continues its humanitarian aid and social responsibility efforts which have established a culture of voluntarism among its students, faculty and staff members.  ADU has invested in building strong relationships with the community through the provision of high-quality education, workshops, seminars, scholarships and financial aid programs which ensure students’ access to an education regardless of their financial situation.  The university’s efforts include a selection of scientific research, cultural and voluntary initiatives that aim to promote a ......read more

Ajman, United Arab Emirates, August 21st, 2021:  In order to mitigate the potentially devastating consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and to help future students and their families, Ajman University will host the open week initiative for students from 22th to 26th August, 2021. The open week will be held in Sheikh Zayed Centre at Ajman University campus. The event will provide future students and their parents an opportunity to gain information about the programs offered at the university. During the open week, the students will be offered 100% admission fees waiver, up to 25% discount on selected Bachelor programs when applying to the Colleges of Architecture Art and design, Business Administration, Engineering and Information Technology, Humanities and, Law, Mass Communication and Pharmacy and Health Sciences. 50% discounts ......read more

 ADU’s Director of Information Management & Technology Department (IMT) has been selected as “Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Year” in the education category   Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates— 17 August 2021: Abu Dhabi University (ADU), an internationally-recognized academic institution, has received the “Workspace Transformation of the Year” award in the education category at the Future Workspace Summit & Awards, held in Dubai by Leap Media Solutions, publishers of CXO DX, the region’s leading content platform. During the event, ADU has been recognized as one of the two universities in the UAE to have created well-executed, high performing digital workspace environments.   The award aims to acknowledge resilience and excellence in not just enabling but ......read more

• GEMS welcomes 1,300 new teachers from around the world to join its staff • Health and safety continues to be top priority as students and staff return • GEMS Education invests significantly in brand new facilities at its schools   Dubai, United Arab Emirates - August 17, 2021: GEMS Education will welcome 15,000 new students and 1,300 new teachers across its schools in the UAE on Sunday August 29 as it opens its gates for the new academic term.   By far the region’s biggest private K-12 education provider, GEMS will be educating more than 120,000 students in total who will attend 43 schools in the UAE, staffed by some 7,000 high quality teachers boosted by the new intake.   Dino Varkey, Chief Executive Officer of GEMS Education, said: “At GEMS Education, the start of a ......read more

The initiative spreads awareness about the significant role Emirati seafarers play in the maritime sector that is one the key pillars of the UAE’s sustainable economy, supporting the efforts made for the Year of the Fiftieth United Ara Emirates, 17 August 2021: As part of its ongoing efforts to empower young Emiratis to join the maritime sector, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport Sharjah Branch (AASTS), has launched an Emirati cartoon character for the maritime sector. Through this innovative media awareness initiative, the first of its kind by a maritime academy in the Middle East, AASTS aims to raise awareness among the youth about the various educational and professional opportunities in the maritime sector. This supports the Academy’s effort to attract more students to enroll in marine ......read more

• AKNS renamed GEMS Al Khaleej International School to reflect updated proposition  • School will move to expansive, purpose-built site in Al Warqa 4 in February next year • School’s capacity set to rise to more than 4,000 students, to meet increasing demand      Dubai, United Arab Emirates - August 16, 2021: GEMS Al Khaleej National School is being renamed GEMS Al Khaleej International School ahead of its relocation from its current site in Al Garhoud to a brand new campus in the Al Warqa 4 neighbourhood of Dubai. The move is set to be completed in time for the beginning of the second semester of the 2021-22 academic year in February.    The new name is in line with the school’s international pedagogical practices that have made it so successful over the ......read more

Applications to the 4th edition of the Arab Innovation Academy close on 15 August 2021 Qatar, 15 August 2021: Aspiring student innovators have a final chance to apply to the latest edition of the Arab Innovation Academy (AIA), submissions for which close on August 14. This year, AIA has also partnered with Qatar Foundation’s Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) to jointly deliver a course titled ‘Innovation Entrepreneurship Leadership II’ (CSE 786) – a credited course at HBKU. The 2021 edition will be virtual and opens on August 31, with weekly sessions running until November 23.  The AIA program offers university students an accelerated mode of learning where they are taught to turn an idea into a start‐up in only 12 weeks. The program enables aspiring techpreneurs in Qatar, and the region, to ......read more

- GEMS secondary students can now earn ASU credits while studying at high school - Collaboration part of GEMS drive to expand access to education through technology - ASU named USA’s number one ‘Most Innovative School’ for six consecutive years   Dubai, United Arab Emirates - August 15, 2021:   GEMS Education today announces a unique collaboration with Arizona State University (ASU), one of the United States’ most digitally-driven universities focused on expanding global access to education and named the number one ‘Most Innovative School’ by US News & World Report for six years running.   Through this new collaboration, GEMS students will get the chance to take rigorous college-level courses taught directly by university faculty and earn college credit – ......read more

UAE -  14 August 2021: Abu Dhabi’s World Early Childhood Development Movement (WED Movement) has launched a new initiative bringing together global experts to develop innovative and actionable solutions advancing Abu Dhabi’s vision to be a leader in Early Childhood Development.   WED Movement was established earlier this year under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA). Under ECA, WED Movement is harnessing the expertise of a multidisciplinary group of 21 early child development experts representing a mix of academics, healthcare practitioners, policy influencers, children’s media and entertainment specialists, global business leaders and technical ......read more