‘Eid in Dubai’ readies to organize back-to-school exhibition and funfair at Airport Expo Dubai

Airport Expo Dubai is all set to host a back-to-school exhibition and a funfair as part of ‘Eid in Dubai’ festivities to mark Eid Al Fitr. Organised by the Dubai Events and Promotions Establishment (DEPE), ‘Eid in Dubai’ aims at bringing various resident nationalities together to celebrate Eid and the venue will be just one of many entertainment destinations planned as part of the occasion. In addition to the exhibition, DEPE is also putting up an extensive funfair featuring rides, games, and much more for children. Read more

GEMS International Schools outperform UK

Published results this summer show that GEMS International Schools in Dubai offering the English National Curriculum have broken their records for IGCSE, GCSE, AS and A Level exam outcomes. Every school has seen an improvement in the overall percentage achieved for 5A*-C, including Mathematics and English. Read more

Top business school introduces scholarship fund aimed at developing future business leaders

Cass Business School, a leading UK business school with a campus at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has launched a new Middle Eastern scholarship fund designed to nurture the region’s future business leaders.

The new scholarship aims to build the leadership, management, finance and entrepreneurial skills in the region by funding the studies of talented, locally-based students through the Cass Executive MBA (EMBA) offered at DIFC. Read more

Dubai Students showcase Acting Skills in London and gain Inspiration from Top West End Shows

Dubai Modern High School, a GEMS education school, recently organised a trip to London for 30 dramatically talented students of the senior school (grades 9-12) to hone their singing, acting and dancing skills in a series of theatre workshops and masterclasses in the UK capital. Read more

Eton Institute pledges over AED 75,000 in subsidies for learners every month

Eton Institute, UAE’s leading training and development provider based in Dubai Knowledge Village, announced that it will be conducting special subsidized courses for the community as a regular feature every month. The decision, to offer over AED 75,000 per month in subsidies, comes in response to the overwhelming number of requests received in the past month when similar initiatives were launched. Read more

UAE Education Guide launched

Under the Patronage of H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Supreme President of the Family Development Foundation, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, the UAE Education Guide has been launched.

The project was a joint effort by the Ministry of Higher Education ‘&’ Scientific Research in UAE, the Ministry of Education, Abu Dhabi Educational Council, the Ministry of Social Affairs, the National Center for Documentation ‘&’ Research. Read more

Highly Subsidized Three-week Intensive Training Course In Website Development, Graphic Design & Microsoft Office For Beginners Launched At Eton Institute

Eton Institute, a prominent training and development center based in Dubai Knowledge village, announced that it will be hosting a special discounted intensive computer training course in website design and development, image enhancement and graphic design, and Microsoft Office. The highly subsidized course will be priced at only AED 895 for 30 hours, after a subsidy discount of over 75%, translating to significant savings of AED 2780. Read more

Learn Arabic and Ramadan Etiquette for FREE at Eton Institute this Ramadan

Eton Institute, the UAE’s leading language training centre, announced that it will be hosting a free Arabic and Ramadan etiquette course throughout the holy month of Ramadan, as it is been doing for the last 4 years. The much-awaited free Arabic course, which covers an entire beginner’s level in Arabic, will include essential cultural awareness and Ramadan etiquette guidelines that will allow the expatriate community to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of local traditions and the Arab way of life. Read more

Learn Arabic for AED 600 Only

Eton Institute, the leading language training centre in the U.A.E, that recently earmarked over AED 18000/- in scholarships for 25 individuals to learn Arabic at a subsidised rate of AED 600/-, has set aside an additional AED 20000/- and is extending this unique offer to 25 additional learners in light of the overwhelming response received for the scholarships.

Dr. Eli Abi Rached, Director of Eton Institute commented: “It’s great to see the tremendous interest and enthusiasm there is in learning and embracing Arabic, the local language of the Arabs. As soon as we announced the scholarships last week, we were inundated with requests and the places were filled in no time. In view of this, we decided to extend the offer to 25 additional learners due to popular demand.” Read more

BULATS exams and training from International House Dubai can give local businesses the edge over competition

With the recession starting to bite, small businesses in the Middle East are being encouraged to gain the edge over their competition by retaining and selecting the best people for jobs using the Business Language Testing Service as a benchmark.

BULATS is a multilingual tool for organisations and students that need a rapid, reliable and cost effective way of assessing the language skills of employees, trainees and job applicants. BULATS tests communication skills that are needed in real business situations. It enables enterprises to test all four skills – listening, speaking, reading and writing – in four languages. BULATS is available in English, French, German and Spanish. Read more

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