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Top level international education forum to be held in Dubai

  • United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, February 19 - 2008 at 12:45
  • PRESS RELEASE

Delegates from Ministries of Education from the Middle East, South Asia and the UK will meet to discuss the future of education in a forum to be held in Dubai on 27 February.

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The forum, 'Building Capacity, Raising Performance: Trends in Secondary Education', focuses on issues central to education policy making and the international drive for improved school performance.

Speakers at the forum will draw on the practical experience of influential programmes around the world, bringing together many world leaders in teaching, learning and assessment, to review best practice in curriculum design and educational technology.

Ministry officials from Qatar, Sudan, Pakistan, UAE, Jordan, Oman, Syria, Egypt, and Kuwait will be in attendance.

The forum will be hosted by University of Cambridge International Examinations in partnership with the Knowledge and Human Development Authority and RM Education.
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About CIE
University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) is the world's largest provider of international qualifications for 14-19 year olds. CIE offers the Cambridge International Curriculum for
5 - 19 year olds, professional qualifications for teachers and vocational qualifications for adult learners. CIE qualifications are taken in 150 countries and recognised by universities, educational providers and employers across the world.

CIE is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group, a not-for-profit organization and part of the University of Cambridge. CIE has a strong pedigree in development and research and offers unrivalled support to its network of registered centres.

About Knowledge and Human Development Authority
Under the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE, Ruler of Dubai, the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) was established by decree in 2006 to develop all knowledge and human resource sectors in the Emirate of Dubai. KHDA aims to transform Dubai into a knowledge economy of the 21st century through an innovative strategy that addresses knowledge acquisition in a holistic lifelong fashion to create a workforce and a population capable of fulfilling the ambitious goals of the Dubai Strategic Plan 2015.

About RM Education
RM Education plc is the UK's leading provider of technology to education. Since RM's foundation in 1973, the company has played a major part in delivering the UK's programme of technology adoption in schools and has become the UK's largest supplier of software and services to the wider education market. Today RM delivers critical services on a national scale with operations in the UK, India, the US and Australia.

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