Centre for female entrepreneurs gets down to business
Budding entrepreneurs could soon be in business with the launch of a centre aiming to give young people a much-needed lift up the jobs-market ladder.
30/06/2010
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Students praise centre for help over winning diabetes kit
Dalal al Dhabyani and her friends had the brilliant idea but not the business knowledge to take it to the next stage. In March, the students from Dubai Women’s College won first prize and Dh73,000 at the EPIC young entrepreneurs competition for their invention of a four-in-one diabetes kit.
30/06/2010
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The UAE's first female steel worker
Mariam al Hammadi strides along a platform high above the floor of the Emirates Steel plant in Musaffah. With a vat of molten metal bubbling just below her, she explains how steel is formed.
16/06/2010
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Capital to take lessons from Finns
In its latest attempt to improve state schools, the capital’s education authority is looking to Finland. The Finns have one of the world’s most successful school systems – pupils there posted the highest scores on the last round of the Programme for International Student Assessment examinations.
16/06/2010
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Emiratis listened to Bill Gates – can they emulate him?
The UAE has hosted a number of successful and high-profile entrepreneurs in the past few years who have shared their experience of starting businesses. The founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, visited in 2008 and 2009. Earlier this year the UAE capital played host to Eric Schmidt, the Chairman and CEO of Google, who spoke at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit along with Sunil Bharti Mittal, the Indian philanthropist and billionaire. The list goes on.
13/06/2010
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Dh4.9bn research boost for higher education
Dh4.9 billion will be pumped into research and development by 2018 under a new strategic plan for higher education unveiled yesterday. In eight years, public expenditure on research will exceed 0.75 per cent of the GDP. Federal and private universities will be invited to submit tenders for grants.
13/06/2010
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‘Dire need’ for trained scientists
A major push to train Emirati scientists and engineers was announced yesterday as part of a strategy for higher education unveiled by the Abu Dhabi Education Council.
13/06/2010
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Meeting employment challenge in GCC needs holistic strategy, says Booz and Company
Unemployment is one of the Gulf Cooperation Council's biggest challenges: It has the potential to depress per capita standards of GDP, jeopardise standards of living, and breed economic inequality.
07/06/2010
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Young urged to give back to community
Young Emiratis are being urged to give something back to their communities. Ghanim bin Ghanim, the manager of the Ministry of Social Affairs’ public utility association department, said young people should be encouraged to get involved with local non-government organisations (NGOs).
07/06/2010
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An education vision with an eye on all Emiratis
Not all university students’ projects can turn heads. And yet this is exactly what one study by an Emirati graduate student at Al Hosn University has done in the past few days. Thuraya Khalifa al Salmi’s study on adult education centres in Abu Dhabi has uncovered that a much larger percentage of secondary students are dropping out of high school in Abu Dhabi than originally estimated. As many as 51 per cent of students out, mostly due to social and economic challenges.
06/06/2010
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Emiratis 'must be steered into private sector'
The Emirati public sector employment market is reaching “saturation point” and the Government should focus on educational reform and the subsidisation of private sector wages rather than Emiratisation quotas, according to a new policy study.
06/06/2010
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Women will work hard for the challenge – not just the salary
A respectful and challenging work environment – rather than a high salary – is what employers need to attract local graduates, students from Abu Dhabi University told the second annual Emiratisation Forum yesterday.
01/06/2010
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Young artists’ work goes on show at mall
An art exhibition of sculptures and paintings by school pupils with special needs will allow the public to glimpse their artistic talent. The collection of 35 paintings and 15 sculptures represents the culmination of several months of hard work by blind, autistic and other special needs children, and their teachers. Six boys from four schools are displaying their work at the Al Jimi Mall exhibition.
01/06/2010
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Companies urged to be aware of Emiratis’ sensitivities
The first step was getting more Emiratis into the workforce. The second step is finding a way to keep them there. For the more than 200 business leaders attending Abu Dhabi University’s second annual two-day Emiratisation Forum, how to retain UAE nationals as employees was the main topic of conversation.
01/06/2010
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E-magazine takes aim at female stereotype
It was while listening to a lecture by a Kuwaiti comic book author that Iman ben Chaibah had a moment of clarity and decided that she had to do something. Dr Naif al Mutawa was addressing an audience at Dubai’s Capital Club when he said he created the characters in his comic book The 99 to reclaim Islam from the “militants who took it hostage” on September 11, 2001.
01/06/2010
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Emirati athletes provide an important example
I was delighted to read several weeks ago of the successful venture by Elham Al Qasimi, a courageous and determined 26-year old Emirati, to become the first UAE national and the first Arab woman to reach the North Pole. She will, I am confident, prove to be an inspiration to many other young Emiratis showing them that it is possible to have a goal and with determination and guts, to reach it. If the UAE had a system, as do some other countries, of awarding medals to individuals who have excelled in their chosen field or endeavour, then she would surely be a leading candidate for the next honours list.
01/06/2010
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School’s teenage fashionistas put on a show with great style
For the 11th-grade girls at the Sheikh Zayed Private Academy, the school’s annual fashion show is a chance to follow in the footsteps of sisters, cousins and friends who have strutted down the catwalk in stiletto heels before them.
01/06/2010
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Women urged to pursue research careers
Women should play a greater role in the UAE’s growing research and development community, Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi, the Minister of Foreign Trade, told a conference in the capital.
“Since research and development is the precursor for innovation and scientific discovery and is the true engine of future growth in any economy, the UAE Government has placed paramount importance on research and development,” said Sheikha Lubna at the Women in Science and Engineering conference.
05/05/2010
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Emirati high school pupils to train in nuclear industry in South Korea
Top high school pupils will take part in a new exchange programme in South Korea this summer to help train UAE nationals for careers in the nuclear industry.
Fifty Grade 11 students, aged 16 or 17, from the Institutes of Applied Technology (IAT), a network of high schools established by the Government in 2005 to train scientists, engineers and technicians, will spend most of July in Seoul.
05/05/2010
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Education body to fund peace scholarships
en full scholarships will be funded by the Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) to invest in future leaders who will promote peace, it was announced yesterday at a signing ceremony between Adec and United World Colleges (UWC).
Ten qualified students will receive scholarships to pursue a two-year International Baccalaureate diploma at one of the 13 UWC campuses around the world.
05/05/2010
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Parents seek prestige, but we still want our dream jobs
When I was in the fourth grade, I wanted to become a palaeontologist. That’s not a word a nine-year-old would typically have in her vocabulary (or even attempt to pronounce). But I was reading a book on dinosaurs at the time and thought how much fun it would be to dig and look for bones when I grew up. A quick survey around the office where I work resulted in more interesting dreams. When they were younger, my Emirati colleagues wanted to become directors, cartoonists, veterinarians, fashion models, professional football players and teachers. So how did we all end up working for the government?
28/04/2010
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Hamdan honours achievers in field of education
The Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Distinguished Academic Performance was distributed to students and teachers in a colourful ceremony at the Rashid Hall in the World Trade Centre
27/04/2010
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Schools urged to teach more politics
The Federal National Council (FNC) last week urged authorities to ensure children understand both the business of the House and the importance of political participation.
27/04/2010
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College to train paramedics to degree level
Swift action by paramedics can save lives, and a new programme has been established to give more people the specialised skills needed to do the job.
27/04/2010
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University joins forces with Asian institutions
Zayed University is embarking on a series of collaborations with Asian institutions to make its academic programme more “global” and reach out to an increasingly important market.
26/04/2010
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Obama's summit with the Muslim world
Entrepreneurs from more than 50 Muslim-majority countries will launch a two-day networking summit here today to focus on creating business opportunities.
26/04/2010
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Gulf women must negotiate many relationships
Women’s conferences usually address a predictable mix of subjects: empowerment, the glass ceiling, the juggling office and home. But when a group of smart and ambitious women living in the Gulf converge in one place, you can throw that agenda out of the window.
26/04/2010
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Students do their bit for people in war zone
Students and staff of the Abu Dhabi Women's College (ADWC) have been actively involved in a fund-raising drive as part of a campaign titled ‘Stand up and take action' to build a new mosque in war-torn Somalia.
26/04/2010
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Bedouin traditions a career path
A student in the remote region of Al Gharbia has found a way to put his academic studies to use while still keeping close to the way of life of his forefathers
26/04/2010
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News from the classroom
Grabbing hold of their futures, pupils from Deira International School have given voice to their thoughts with their own newspaper.
The DIS Compass is a monthly publication covering news, sports, games and human interest stories.
26/04/2010
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Three-day fair to boost employment
More than 60 companies and 20 educational organisations have joined hands to offer job opportunities in a fair early next month, in Oasis city. The event will enable Emirati youths to hunt for suitable jobs that promise a successful professional life in different economic fields, the fair organisers said at a press conference recently.
26/04/2010
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Surge in interior design projects
As more universities expand their programmes to include this field, students are already exhibiting their latest designs, with Ajman students showcasing their work at Dubai Mall
21/04/2010
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Call for extending help to unemployed Emiratis
The Federal National Council (FNC) has demanded financial assistance be paid to unemployed Emiratis to help them lead a decent life.
Khalifa Bin Howaiden, an FNC member from Sharjah, will ask Mariam Al Roumi, Minister of Social Affairs, today about the criteria for granting assistance to the unemployed.
21/04/2010
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University to train events organisers
A boom in events and festivals means there is a growing need for trained people to make them happen. Zayed University is planning to help meet that demand by offering the first professional festival and events management course for Emiratis in the tourism authorities, hotels and events industry.
21/04/2010
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Translations of Emirati books bring English language to life
Omar al Zaabi’s eyes light up as he talks about the short story he read for a recent class – One Day a Week by the Emirati author Mohammed al Murr.
21/04/2010
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UAE taking part in education survey
The assessment is a key measure of how far students approaching the end of compulsory education have acquired knowledge and skills essential for their full participation in society.
21/04/2010
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Student filmmakers lift lid on taboos of national life
Emiratis disrespecting their own culture. Emirati women accused of vanity. Emirati men obsessed with their cars. Not long ago, openly expressing such views was unthinkable.
20/04/2010
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Emirati job demands too high, say experts
Emiratis joining private companies need to adjust their expectations of salary and career progression, experts said yesterday. About 60 per cent of nationals in the private sector have quit corporate jobs because of limited progress and the absence of mentors. The figures, which were released on Saturday, were compiled by the Emirates Nationals Development Programme, a government-funded project aimed at integrating Emiratis into the private workforce.
19/04/2010
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Urgent need for male Emiratis in teaching
A dearth of male Emirati teachers means Arab expatriates with lesser qualifications are at the front of the classroom, according to government officials and academic experts.
18/04/2010
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Emiratis, private sector seek common ground
Sixty per cent of all Emiratis who have worked in the private sector have resigned “due to a lack of career progression”, according to a statement released by Abu Dhabi University yesterday.
The statistics were part of a study conducted last year by the government-sponsored Emirates National Development Programme.
18/04/2010
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Drive to educate Emirati women largely successful
he percentage of Emirati women without an education has dropped to 6.7 per cent in 2010, down from the 18.1 per cent registered in 1995.
The slump is the result of more Emirati women entering the job market and taking on prominent positions in industry.
06/04/2010
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RAK college gets into the media act
The RAK Higher Colleges of Technology plans to offer a media technology degree to help its students break into the growing sector.
Starting next year, the college’s male and female campuses will offer up to 40 students courses on TV production, journalism and photography as part of a BA in Applied Media Technology. Students currently in their first year will be eligible to apply for the programme.
06/04/2010
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‘UAE ideal for compassionate change’
In a region beset with conflict and violence, the UAE is an ideal place to bring about compassionate change in the Middle East, said Karen Armstrong, the prominent British author and religious historian.
06/04/2010
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Students who fail ‘should pay for college’
Failed students are clogging the federal university system for up to eight years, denying places to young women who are desperate to study, the head of a government agency said yesterday.
Now, the National Human Resource Development and Employment Authority (Tanmia), the body in charge of employing Emiratis, wants students who do not work hard enough to be made to pay for their education.
06/04/2010
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Sorbonne Abu Dhabi overhauls its bachelor’s degree programme
Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi is planning a major overhaul of its bachelor’s degree programme to better prepare students for higher education.
06/04/2010
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Aviation experts to help female graduates aspiring to be pilots
Emirati girls with an ambition to fly can obtain first-hand information from aviation experts at a high school today to answer their questions.
The event, career day, is being organised by Al Mureijib High School for Girls in Al Ain with the support of Horizon International Flight Academy (HIFA).
31/03/2010
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Get into politics, FNC tells students
Schools should encourage Emirati students to take an interest in politics because they lag behind many Arab young people in that respect, a top FNC official said yesterday.
29/03/2010
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Emiratis looking for more than a big salary, universities say
Federal universities are having to get creative to attract new Emirati staff, their representatives said yesterday at the Careers UAE fair
29/03/2010
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ADCB recognized at the 12th National Career Exhibition
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) announced its participation in the 12th National Career Exhibition 2010 at Expo Centre Sharjah from 24 to 26 February, 2010 where its CEO Mr. Ala’a Eraiqat received the award of Human Resources Development Committee in Banking and Financial Sector for the best achiever banks in Nationalization.
23/03/2010
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Emirati men say drive to teach ‘comes from inside’
Male Emiratis make up just 11.3 per cent of teachers in the emirate’s government schools. And that percentage may get smaller before it gets bigger.
23/03/2010
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Pupils to be taught in Arabic and English
All public schools will start teaching pupils in both Arabic and English from kindergarten through to Grade 12 within six years, the Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) has announced.
23/03/2010
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