GEMS Education, one of the oldest and largest private K-12 education providers in the Middle East, today announced a strategic partnership with Napster, the AI company democratizing access to expertise through embodied, multimodal agents. The partnership establishes a joint commitment to building responsible AI agents and digital personas to support education and personal development. Together, GEMS […]
Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has launched four compliance handbooks for private educational institutions across the emirate under the Flexible Regulation Framework as part of the Education 33 (E33) strategy. The compliance handbooks contribute to a dynamic regulatory ecosystem that responds to the evolving needs of the education sector and its stakeholders, strengthens […]
Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has launched the FutuReady Standards – Dubai’s comprehensive academic and career guidance framework designed to prepare students for future learning, work, and life in a rapidly changing world. The FutuReady Framework: The Dubai Standards for Academic Guidance and Career Readiness in Educational Institutions is an overarching framework that […]
GEMS School of Research & Innovation (SRI) has launched a specialist Golf Academy, in partnership with Tommy Fleetwood Academy (TFA), giving students aged 3–18 the opportunity to develop as golfers within the school environment, from discovering the sport and building core skills through to performance and competition. The year-round programme, available across Pre-Prep, Prep and Senior School, […]
Dubai’s private schools have ranked among the world’s top 10 education systems across all areas assessed by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025, strengthening the emirate’s position among the world’s leading education systems and achieving a key target set out in the Dubai Education 33 Strategy. Commenting on the occasion, His Highness Sheikh […]
Dubai’s private schools have ranked among the world’s top 10 education systems across all areas assessed by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025, strengthening the emirate’s position among the world’s leading education systems and achieving a key target set out in the Dubai Education 33 Strategy. Commenting on the occasion, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan […]
St. George’s University (SGU) School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Taaleem, one of the UAE’s leading K-12 education providers to create new opportunities for students interested in pursuing careers in medicine. Through this affiliation, eligible students aspiring to study medicine across Taaleem’s network of schools throughout […]
BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus (BPDC) celebrated its 2026 Convocation on 5 September, conferring degrees on 398 graduates across first-degree, higher-degree and doctoral programmes. As graduates step into a changing workplace, more than 50% of registered students have already secured career opportunities, including 55 AI engineering roles, alongside opportunities across engineering and management functions. The Batch […]
Heriot-Watt University has welcomed Professor Nola Hewitt-Dundas as Principal and Vice-Chancellor this week, marking an important transition in leadership at the University. Professor Hewitt-Dundas joins from Queen’s University Belfast, where she served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor, and is an internationally recognised academic in innovation and science policy. Her appointment comes as Heriot-Watt prepares to launch Strategy 2035 […]
BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus has welcomed its new students for the 2026–27 academic year, reflecting the increasingly international character of higher education in the UAE. More than 60% of students joining the campus this year are from outside the UAE, representing 13 nationalities, including India, Nigeria, Thailand, the United States and several Gulf countries including […]
