Education and Training

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

UAEU research excellence
UAEU aims to become a major international centre for research, with foreign students now able to pursue postgraduate studies at the university alongside UAE nationals. Hadif Al Dhahiri, Vice Chancellor, UAEU, says there is strong emphasis on making graduates ready for employment when they leave.
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United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, March 23 - 2005 at 09:02

Shedding Sunlight on security
Sun Microsystems has chosen the Middle East for its first ever network security Centre of Excellence, established at UAE University's College of Information Technology. Kim Jones, VP Global Education, Sun Microsystems, says that students will get hands-on experience leading to regionwide and worldwide jobs.
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United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, March 22 - 2005 at 10:06

Need for education quality
Quality controls are critical in education to achieve and maintain standards, according to Dubai Quality Group. DQG has invited leading international educators to speak at the Quality in Higher Education Conference 2005, from 5-6 April, during GETEX. Abdulqader Ali, Chairman, DQG says that the group hopes to build on progress made last year.
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United Arab Emirates: Sunday, March 20 - 2005 at 11:22

School for stock traders
Anyone with dreams of Wall Street can throw in their day job and start trading, thanks to Online Trading Academy's new centre at Dubai Knowledge Village. California-based OTA teaches investors how to become professional grade traders in currencies, options, future and equities. Chief Knowledge Officer John O'Donnell explains what skills make a first class trader.
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United Arab Emirates: Sunday, March 13 - 2005 at 09:42

Interview: Sheikh Nahayan
The UAE's further education sector continues to develop, attracting academics from all over the world as well as major corporations for partnerships and projects with universities here. HH Sheikh Nahayan bin Mabarak Al Nahayan, UAE Higher Education minister, outlines the critical need for the Emirates to develop graduates of high calibre that will be an asset to their nation rather than a liability.
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United Arab Emirates: Sunday, September 05 - 2004 at 10:38

Hunting the best heads
Finding the right senior executives can be critical to business success: so what is the best way to go about it? Companies worldwide are increasingly prepared to invest up front to find the perfect candidate, and the trend is catching on in the Middle East. Nadim El-Said, Managing Partner for Amrop Middle East, explains the advantages of a specialised executive search, compared to a contingency database search.
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United Arab Emirates: Monday, August 23 - 2004 at 09:51