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UAE Ministry of Education clarifies spring break dates for teachers and students

The spring break for students will only extend from March 8-19, following which they will need to partake in learn-from-home programmes

Everything you need to know about the four-week break for schools, universities in Dubai

All nurseries, schools and universities across the country will be closed for four weeks starting March 8

UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed establishes Abu Dhabi Arabic language centre

The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed appointed Dr Ali bin Tameem as chairman of the new centre

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UAE schools begin rolling out learn-from-home programmes

Schools began to test remote learning systems even before the announcement of the revised spring break dates was made

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Coronavirus: Nurseries in UAE to also remain closed for four weeks

Early on Wednesday morning, the ministry said that all schools and universities across the country would remain closed for four weeks beginning from Sunday

Schools, colleges in the UAE to close for four weeks from March 8

A distance learning initiative was also announced

UAE grants flexible working hours to mothers of children attending nurseries

The benefit will be available to all public sector female employees across the country

UAE announces spring holidays for private, public schools

Spring holidays for government and private schools that follow the ministry’s curriculum across the UAE will begin on March 29 and end on April 11

No fee hike for private schools in Dubai next year – KHDA

A total of 295,148 students across 173 nationalities are receiving education in schools across Dubai

A Dubai university now offers a RICS-accredited degree in real estate

Matt Myers, assistant professor, real estate, at Heriot-Watt University Dubai explains the advantages of this RICS-accredited real estate degree, the only one of its kind in the GCC

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Why the MBA is far from dying

Dr Ron Bradfield, director of Strathclyde Business School UAE, explains the advantage that the degree lends when its graduates enter high-powered boardrooms

Everything you need to know about schools in Dubai

A total of 295,148 students across 173 nationalities are receiving education in schools across Dubai

Four Indian, Pakistani schools in Dubai saw ratings improve to ‘very good’ by regulator KHDA

A total of 11 schools were rated ‘good’ this year

Dubai Investments records Dhs459m net profit for first nine months

Total income at the end of Q3 2019 was recorded at Dhs2.12bn while total assets reached Dhs20.64bn

Saudi to allow foreign universities to open branch campuses

The decision aims to “increase competitiveness” in the kingdom’s university education system

Video: Abu Dhabi launches world’s first AI university

Located in Masdar City, the university will offer graduate level and PhD programmes

Women teaching boys in Saudi public schools for first time

Women will teach young boys across 1,460 government schools

Eight new schools to open in Dubai by 2020

The schools will make over 13,000 new seats available to students

Dubai’s GEMS says JV completes acquisition of Saudi’s largest education company

Ma’arif has more than 13 campuses and more than 20,000 students enrolled across the kingdom

Dubai-based GEMS hires banks for $800m dual-currency bond

It has hired a group of banks to arrange fixed income investor meetings in London, the UAE and the US

Dubai’s GEMS to meet banks for $1.65bn refinancing

GEMS said last week that a consortium led by CVC Capital Partners had agreed to acquire a 30 per cent stake in the company

Saudi’s Ataa Educational to raise SAR348m in IPO

Riyadh has been encouraging more family-owned companies to list on the domestic stock market

CVC-led consortium to acquire 30% stake in Dubai’s GEMS Education

GEMS has also launched a refinancing plan that includes loans and bonds

Al Maktoum Centre for Middle Eastern Studies to open at Trinity College Dublin

The new centre is designed to help promote Middle Eastern studies within Ireland and globally

Dubai police say detergent left by woman causes panic in GEMS Wellington School

Dubai police were called to the school and the children were later sent home

UAE’s GEMS, Hassana acquire Saudi’s largest private school operator

GEMS Education and Saudi’s Hassana plan to build a portfolio of more than 50 schools in the kingdom

Finding investment opportunities in the education sector

At an exclusive event hosted by Gulf Business and Allied Investment Partners, leading experts discussed investment within the education sector

Dubai school rankings revealed, 45 now rated ‘outstanding’ or ‘very good’

Most of the schools will be eligible to hike their fees this year

Dubai private schools fee hike linked to its KHDA rating

Ninety per cent of private schools in Dubai will not have their fees raised by more than 2.07 per cent

Arada adds student accommodation to $6.5bn Aljada project

The Sharjah-based real estate developer has launched a 2,600-bed purpose-built student accommodation hub called Nest