There are 289,019 students belonging to 185 nationalities enrolled in 215 private schools
Travellers from select categories, who were previously required to spend 14 days outside certain countries before entering the kingdom, can now enter directly
Schools and universities must now look to adapt their current spaces to new requirements
Vaccination rates among teachers and education staff reached 96.92 per cent in the kingdom
The four programmes will take place across the Expo’s three Thematic Districts — Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability
The ministry identified 63 testing centres for students across Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Qaiwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah
Students who do not wish to take the Covid-19 vaccine are not obliged to submit a negative PCR test
Saudi’s education ministry has said that students over the age of 12 will require to be vaccinated to be admitted back to school
Students above the age of 12 will require to be vaccinated with both shots to return to schools
The centres will be open from August 17 – October 31 at the Mina Zayed Vaccination Center and the Al Ain Convention Center
The rule is also applicable to staff and visitors, who must be fully vaccinated with a UAE approved vaccine to access the school’s premises
Students and staff are refrained from going to educational establishments if they are experiencing Covid-19 or any other respiratory symptoms
More than 42,000 GEMS students are eligible to be vaccinated, while 1,800 have already received the vaccine
Located at Dubai Knowledge Park, the 218,000 square feet campus offers blended education to its roughly 4,000 students
The scholarship will offer students a fee reduction of Dhs8,000 for the September 2021 intake
Alef Education is targeting more than six million non-Arabic speaking expatriates
Australia’s University of Wollongong in Dubai opens its state-of-the-art campus in Dubai Knowledge Park
Close to 50,000 students representing all academic stages from over 1,200 public and private schools will participate in 1,000 virtual interactive workshops
This offer excludes departures from India and China
The decision will not apply to students and nurses who already have licences
Student travellers can enjoy special discounts on economy and business class fares, additional baggage and a free date change of their booking
Dubai Taxi Corporation’s school transport service has 18,608 registered students
Five academic models are available to private schools in Abu Dhabi to balance between in-classroom and online learning
Schools are encouraged to implement innovative solutions to ensure high safety standards in the current environment
Last month, KHDA issued a list of 100-plus protocols for the re-opening of private schools across the emirate in September this year
The government suspended all public schools on March 12 due to the spread of Covid-19
Over 100 safety measures entail wearing masks, regular sanitisation, temperature checks and maintaining adequate distancing
The network of schools is undergoing regular deep cleaning and disinfection using hospital-grade anti-viral disinfectants
This move was to safeguard the future of Grade 12 students and guarantee their right to higher education
The university said it is will provide aid to students who are finding it difficulties to finance their tuition fees