1 Education and Training
Young Arab Leaders get $2m boost
- The Young Arab Leaders network has been working hard to encourage more interaction and discussion between university students from different cultures. Recently it received $2m from Dow Chemical Company for its Global Action program.
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, December 17 - 2007 at 17:54
Mission Excellence lands in Middle East
- Former RAF fighter pilot and deputy team leader of the Red Arrows, Justin Hughes, MD, Mission Excellence, explains how teamwork skills, used in the fast moving disciple of aerobatic flying, are applicable in the corporate world to improve organisational performance.
- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, November 28 - 2007 at 11:40
Getting women into the workforce
- Young women in the UAE now outnumber young men in education, but cultural pressures can still hold them back from the workforce. Dr Behjat Al Yousuf, associate director of Dubai Women's College, explains how the college is helping resolve this issue and enable women to participate fully in the economy.
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- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, March 13 - 2007 at 00:26
TQM in the Middle East
- Total quality management is the management strategy that transformed Japan into a technology superpower. Today it is used across the world, and is growing in popularity in the Middle East. Dr Mansoor Al Awar, VicePresident, eTQM College, looks at TQM in the region, and the progress of online learning.
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- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, January 16 - 2007 at 11:01
Education to innovation
- Universities in the Middle East are not leading into business and entrepreneurship sufficiently, according to Bassem Nasir, Higher Education Manager, Intel META. Nasir explains what needs to be done to bridge the gap.
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- United Arab Emirates: Thursday, July 27 - 2006 at 11:46
British education - Part Two
- Studying abroad can involve a huge culture shock for overseas students, with accommodation and finance the two main concerns. The British Council runs detailed briefing sessions to help foreign students prepare for higher education in the UK, including practical training in areas such as cooking and money management.
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- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, October 05 - 2005 at 09:48
British education - Part One
- Britain has made visa processing for foreign students much faster and easier over the past few years, to try and encourage talented school leavers to study in the UK. Stephanie Evans, Education Promotion Manager, British Council, lists the main benefits for Middle Eastern students of studying overseas.
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- United Arab Emirates: Monday, September 19 - 2005 at 09:52
Online education
- The online teaching market began in the late 1980s, but has only recently shown explosive growth. Sally Ann Moore, director of e-learning conference MELT, says the types of courses offered are shifting, from predominantly IT and computer usage a decade ago, to language learning and certifcation courses today.
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- United Arab Emirates: Sunday, April 10 - 2005 at 10:05
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