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Dubai’s GEMS Education secures $1.25bn loan

The loan will be used refinance existing borrowings and to support future growth, the company said

DP World launches internship programme for Emiratis abroad

Students in 40 countries around the world will have the opportunity to learn about global trade

Global Knowledge Index launched in Dubai

The index ranks countries based on 133 variables

Saudi university to dismiss academics suspected of having Brotherhood links

Those being dismissed include Saudis and foreigners

Dubai’s ruler launches free education project

The project aims to translate 11 million words of math and science material to Arabic

Abu Dhabi developer Aldar completes Repton school on Reem Island

Construction on the school began in May 2016 and was completed in August 2017

UAE prepares to standardise government schools

The plans aim to consolidate systems, policies and courses across the UAE’s public school sector

Saudi to allow full foreign ownership in health, education sectors

It is the latest move by the country to gradually ease ownership restrictions on foreign firms

Education in the UAE costs over Dhs528,000 per child – report

Pre, primary and secondary school costs in the country add up to an average of Dhs528,486 per child, says Zurich study

Saudi universities to only hire foreigners as last resort

The kingdom is pressing ahead with plans to limit recruitment in some sectors to Saudi nationals only

Saudi minister says kingdom will not cover cost of private education

The kingdom has cut scholarships for students attending private universities within Saudi Arabia

Bahrain’s Investcorp acquires UK classroom software provider for $36m

Investcorp said it would support Impero through organic growth and “add-on” acquisitions

Abu Dhabi to open six new schools catering to 7,700 students

New eco-friendly schools hoped to reduce water and electricity consumption

Saudi schoolgirls to take physical education classes from September

Sporting activity for girls was previously limited to some private schools

Up to 30% of private schools in Saudi expected to close down – report

A new system will prevent the registration of any school that operates in a building that is not originally constructed for a school

Dubai schools allowed to raise fees by 6.4%

Dubai to see 120 school openings over the next decade

Ten new openings are expected this year alone

UAE announces reduced school hours for Ramadan

Students will have reduced lesson times and activities during the holy month

Ten new schools set to open in Dubai

They include four British curriculum schools, two Indian, one IB, one American, one Canadian and one French school

Nearly two thirds of Dubai schools can increase fees by 3.6% or more

The schools regulator announced in February that outstanding schools would be able to increase fees by 4.8 per cent

Saudi students warned against tearing up textbooks after viral video

Minister of education Ahmed Al-Issa has ordered the formation of a committee to study the issue

Abu Dhabi court upholds closure of school over student’s death

Al Worood Academy Private School shut down after a three-year-old child suffocated to death on a school bus

Riyadh, Abu Dhabi among world’s cheapest cities for international schools

Dubai was found to be the most expensive in the region, according to a new report

UAE government committee to examine private school fee increases

Hussain Al Hammadi said the education ministry would particularly look into unauthorised charges

UAE’s Federal National Council to call for limits on school fee increases

Rising school fees have been a common complaint of parents in the country

Dubai ruler presents Canadian teacher with $1m prize

Maggie McDonnell was credited for her work at an Inuit school in the remote Canadian Arctic

Saudi education ministry scraps plans to close schools in rented buildings

An estimated 3,000 small and medium private schools in the kingdom were facing closure

Abraaj acquires Middlesex University’s Dubai campus

In June, Abraaj was chosen by shareholders of the university campus as a preferred bidder

More than half of Jeddah’s private schools face closure

Recent rule changes require private schools to switch to more education-friendly accomodation

Top Dubai schools can hike their fees by up to 4.8%

Schools will be permitted to increase their fees depending on their KHDA inspection rating

Revealed: Average private school fees in Abu Dhabi

School fees in the UAE capital range from Dhs2,200 to Dhs96,333 per annum