Foreign students rank quality of education and job placement as top reasons for choosing to study in Dubai

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Borderless education will be a key topic of discussion at the forthcoming International and Private Schools Education Forum (IPSEF) Forum to be held in Dubai on 29 September – 1 October 2015 at the Dubai Knowledge Village Auditorium.

“Dubai in particular has been a growing education hub for many international campuses seeking to enhance their presence in the region by setting up their regional branches in the Emirate. There has also been an increase of intake from international students in many higher education institutions in Dubai. These developments have had a significant impact in the changing education landscape in the Middle East and Africa,” said Rhona Greenhill, co-founder, IPSEF.

According to a report prepared by The Parthenon Group, a leading strategy advisor to the global education industry, Dubai has been successful in attracting international universities to set up branch campuses here due to its favourable regulatory environment, and is increasingly preferred to other emerging international education hubs such as Malaysia and Singapore. The report cites ease of entry and foreign ownership as among the factors that make Dubai a destination for international universities.

The report further said that Dubai has also become a favourite destination for students seeking higher education degrees, owing to five key factors: it has a developing economy that will continue to need graduates in a variety of industries; it is ideally located to attract European, African, East, Southeast Asian, South Asian, GCC, and CIS students.

In addition, Dubai is perceived to have a safe environment for students, an important factor for both students and families. Here, students can use and improve their English, and the degree is well perceived internationally. Finally, Dubai is seen a culturally diverse and thriving city, and will attract further global attention as it hosts the World Expo in 2020.

In a survey of students presented as part of the report, satisfaction with the Dubai experience is high among both current students and recent graduates. Respondents ranked quality of institutions and job placement record highest among the factors that influenced their decision to study in Dubai.

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