Month: March 2019

Brexit and its potential impact on youth and education was firmly on the agenda at the seventh annual Global Education & Skills Forum (GESF 2019), a Varkey Foundation initiative, taking place at The Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai. With less than a week to go before the UK is scheduled to leave the EU, a panel

The seventh annual Global Education & Skills Forum (GESF 2019), a Varkey Foundation initiative, opened at The Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, UAE, with an emotional plea by Rohingyas to support the education of refugee children, whose only hope for the future rests on it. Addressing the audience, Ahmed Ullah, organiser of peace rallies and co-writer

Etisalat announced the winners of its inaugural ‘SMB Awards 2018’ in Grand Gala event to recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of small and medium businesses (SMBs) and start-ups in the UAE. The prestigious inaugural awards function was attended by Ali Ibrahim, Deputy Director General, Department of Economic Development, Dubai and Abdul Baset Al Janahi,

On Friday 22nd of March, the UAE-China Higher Education Forum: Toward a New Model for Global Integration was successfully held at the Science Auditorium, Peking University. The event saw joint cooperation between the UAE Embassy to China; The Middle East Studies Center and the School of Foreign Languages at Peking University, China; and American University

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), represented by Health and Education Department, launched “Lose to Win” Programme which is targeting in this edition, the Ministry of Infrastructure Development employees. The aim of the programme is to instruct and encourage those suffering from overweight to learn how to induce positive changes in their lifestyles, by

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) honoured Emirati exchange students in the UK, appointing them as “Bil Arabi Ambassadors”, on the sidelines of its participation in the London Book Fair 2019. During the ceremony, the students were appointed as “Bil Arabi Ambassadors” to represent MBRF’s “Bil Arabi” initiative in the UK, organise

Bill Ernest, CEO, Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN) will be the keynote speaker at the 3rd edition of the ‘Leisure, Entertainment and Attractions’ (LEA) 2019 conference.  This conference in being organised by MENALAC – the Middle East and North Africa Leisure and Attractions Council in association with DEAL 2019. Bill Ernest leads and manages all facets