Board exam delays: University in Dubai to grant admission on predicted grades
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The college said it would neither downgrade nor retract the offer in case their school-assessed grades did not meet their final results.
A university in Dubai will be accepting students for the September 2021 intake on the basis of their school-assessed grades and not the final Grade XII board results, which could be published as late as September.
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Final board exams such as those for India’s CBSE Grade 12 have been postponed as a Covid safety measure. The exams are to be held, if at all, after the Covid situation is reviewed on June 1.
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Heriot-Watt University Dubai (HWUD) has opened doors to a brand new campus at Dubai Knowledge Park. The campus is going to serve nearly 4,000 students, who have joined HWUD seeking research-informed, industry-focused British education of the highest standard in the UAE. The new building occupies 218,000 square feet, which are distributed over seven floors, with eight different types of teaching spaces.
The new campus houses collaborative lecture theatres, booth-style seating to encourage small-group discussions; pod rooms, for the sharing of learning between teachers and peers via interconnected PCs and screens; and teaching and seminar rooms, flexible spaces for learning and teaching activities.