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ETA Star School to open
ETA's Star International School with 21 classrooms for 520 children is scheduled to open in the first week of September in the Al Twar Area, Dubai. This is the first of the three forthcoming schools. ETA Star Schools, part of the ETA Ascon Group has joined forces with Nord Anglia, the largest private education providers in the UK to launch Star International Schools in the UAE. A second school is scheduled to open in 2006 and the third in 2007.
Sagia to focus on education
The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority is focusing on certain strategic investment sectors including education, Sagia Governor Amr Al Dabbagh told senior representatives of UK and US educational institutions in London last week, according to Arab News.
Dubai Education Council set-up
Dubai Crown Prince General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has issued a decree to create the Dubai Education Council under the chairmanship of Ahmed bin Bayyat, director-general of the Tecom free zone. The council is charged with development and improvement of the Dubai education sector.
StanChart, national programme
Standard Chartered has introduced a Local Graduate Programme as part of the bank's ongoing Emiratisation drive. Launched at the inaugural Standard Chartered Prize for Academic Excellence ceremony at Zayed University, the programme will run alongside the bank's global graduate scheme and takes one year to complete.
University of Wales, Dubai
The University of Wales' Newport Business School will be interviewing potential candidates for its business courses on July 17 and 18 in the Dubai Knowledge Village. For more course details visit, www.newport.ac.uk. There will also be interviews in Abu Dhabi on July 18.
Ottawa University online MBA
The Ottawa University is promoting its online MBA to Middle East students. This accredited 36-semester credit hour program of study is completed in 18 months, and consists of six, two-subject modules each lasting twelve weeks.
QFC fellowship for nationals
The QFC Regulatory Authority announces the establishment of a prestigious one-year Fellowship Programme for exceptional Qatari Nationals. The purpose of the Fellows programme is to provide gifted and highly motivated young Qatari men and women with first-hand experience in the process of operating and managing a world-class regulatory organisation and personal involvement in the development of the Qatar Financial Centre.
RAK, 200 start summer school
One hundred boys and 100 girls from the Ras Al Khaimah Educational Zone yeaterday started the Sheikh Saudi Summer Academy Project for outstanding students at the RAK campus of the George Mason University. The five-week programme offers computer, languages, mathematics and music.
UAS Dubai opens applications
The Universal American School in Dubai is now accepting 2005-6 school year enrollment applications for pre-kindergaten to Grade 11. The school follows the American high school system and is building a new campus at the Dubai Festival City on the Dubai Creek. Visit, www.dubaifestivalcity.com/schools.
Citigroup, AUB scholarships
The Citigroup Foundation is now supporting the American University of Beirut's scholarship programme to the tune of $125,000, after it added another $25,000 to the original pledge. Proceeds will be used to provide financial assistance to undergraduate students at the Suliman S Olayan School of Business.
Promoseven business training
Promoseven Group held a training session in Dubai for 60 of the network's business development professionals from across the Mena region. McCann executives from New York and London led the sessions, aimed at developing existing and new business.
Book fair promotes culture
More than 100 new books were released at the annual book fair organised by the Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation under the slogan: a book for a dirham, reported Gulf News. The foundation wants more people in the community to have access to local culture.
Tanmia under pressure
The UAE Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Dr Ali bin Abdullah Al Ka'abi, has questioned whether Tanmia, the country's human resource authority, is effectively recruiting nationals, reported WAM. He said up until the end of 2004 the authority had recruited just 3,100 UAE nationals, and called upon the government and private sectors to limit requests for expatriate workers.
Business English for nationals
Forty UAE nationals have graduated from a Business English course run by the British Council for Tanmia, the National Human Resource Development & Employment Authority, and sponsored by Belhasa International. The course gives national jobseekers language skills to help with job prospects, particularly in the private sector.
Ajman physio degree approved
The Gulf Medical College Ajman has received the go-ahead from the Ministry of Education for its Bachelor of Physiotherapy course. The college is offering 25 places for students of all nationalities. The course runs over four years comprising three and a half years of course work followed by six months of internship training.
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