Three themes outlined in Knowledge Fund Establishment’s Strategic Plan 2023-2025. The Knowledge Fund Establishment in Dubai today launched its Strategic Plan 2023-2025 focused on further enhancing the emirate’s status as a leading hub for knowledge investments in the region. The Plan revolves around three main themes: investment portfolio sustainability, educational…
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India’s JV Ventures latest to confirm interest, plans $300m spend to buy existing schools. Schools in the UAE are back at being hot investment choices, with new entrants lining up massive funds to build or acquire existing assets. India’s JV Ventures is the latest to get into this space, with…
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UK curriculum schools in Dubai performed best, followed by IB curriculum and Indian schools. Dubai private schools have been ranked sixth in the world for reading and literacy skills. The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) assessment, which is done every five years to measure the reading and literacy skills…
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Education expert warns how dishonest use of AI could mean end of online tests. A leading Dubai university plans to reinstate handwritten, tech-free exams in order to combat widespread cheating by students using the ChatGPT app. Curtin University Dubai — a campus of Curtin University in Western Australia — is taking action…
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The Dubai Ruler attends graduation ceremony for new cohort of the ‘Impactful Leaders’ programme. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, attended the graduation ceremony for a new cohort of the ‘Impactful Leaders’ programme organised by the Mohammed…
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Mental health provisions offered to learners ranked for first time by inspectors. Almost three quarters of Dubai’s private schools provide “very high” or “high” well-being provisions for pupils, the emirate’s latest education performance league table reveals. The Knowledge and Human Development Authority, Dubai’s private education regulator, ranked schools on their focus on mental…
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SPEA survey finds improvements in academic performance, productivity, mental health. The Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA) recently completed a study to evaluate the impact of the government of Sharjah’s decision to implement a four-day working week and a three-day weekend. The study was conducted with the assistance of 31,198 families…
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Philanthropist makes total contribution of Dh180,000 for two years in a row. A donor has stepped up for the second consecutive year to cover the school fees for five children of female inmates in Dubai’s Punitive and Correctional Institutions. The individual has donated a total of Dh180,000 to cover the…
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Instructions guide students to understand that generated content may not be accurate and should be revised, not to plagiarise texts. Abu Dhabi University (ADU) announces ChatGPT guidelines to assist students and faculty while using the Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool developed by OpenAI. The announcement comes as part of the University’s…
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Heads of schools assess changes needed after inspections that push for continuous improvements in teaching. School principals in Dubai have said the latest private schools inspection report holds out hope for many that an overall “outstanding” rating is achievable. The recent school inspections by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) in…
View More Dubai school principals say inspections give clear path to achieving ‘outstanding’ rating