Nine UAE universities join initiative to boost online education
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Programme is led by UAE Ministry of Education and the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education
December 30, 2020
Nine UAE universities have joined the University Consortium for Quality Online Learning (UCQOL), an initiative of the UAE Ministry of Education and the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education (AGFE).
UCQOL aims to support UAE universities to strengthen their online programs and make them accessible to a larger pool of students in the country and beyond.
UAE universities to develop online degrees to attract students from around the world
Nine universities across the Emirates have partnered with the Ministry of Education to bolster their online offerings
United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain has a strong standing in research and offers one of the country s main medicine degrees. Randi Sokoloff / The National
Khalifa University has rapidly climbed the global rankings in recent years but was knocked off the UAE top spot this year by UAEU. It boasts a nuclear engineering school staffed by top nuclear scientists, many of them from South Korea. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Meeting our promises to educate refugees during COVID-19
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By Kevin Watkins, Chief Executive, Save the Children and Dr. Sonia Ben Jaafar, Chief Executive, Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education
This time last year, education stole the show at the first ever Global Refugee Forum, where hundreds of policy and financial pledges were made to get refugee children in school and learning. Twelve months on, we face a global education emergency brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the international response has been dismal. Only 8.4% (USD $28.6 million) of the USD $342 million required for the education sector in the COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan has been funded.[1]
The winners received their accolades at a dinner ceremony on December 9
by Gulf Business December 14, 2020
The Gulf Business Awards dinner for the year 2020 was held on Wednesday, December 9, to felicitate business leaders and pioneering companies that won accolades for their special achievements during a tough year.
The dinner, held at La Cantine du Faubourg at Emirates Towers Hotel in Dubai, recognised achievers across multiple industrial verticals including energy, tourism and hospitality, transport and logistics, technology, finance, real estate, banking, healthcare and retail.
Gulf Business Company of the Year and Disruptor of the Year, Cafu
Gulf Business Business Leader of the Year and Healthcare Business Leader of the Year – David Hadley, CEO of Mediclinic Middle East