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Some UAE Indian Schools to Close Up to Five Days for Diwali

Several Indian-curriculum schools in the UAE have arranged multi-day breaks for Diwali this year, with the festival falling on Sunday,...

Egypt's Mayar Othman wins Arab Reading Challenge, takes home Dh500,000

Egyptian student Mayar Mohammed Ragab Othman has been crowned champion of the 10th Arab Reading Challenge, taking home a Dh500,000 prize at...

Najah Dubai 2026 Opens With Over 100 Universities From 20 Countries

Dr Abdulrahman Abdulmannan Al Awar, UAE Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation and Acting Minister of Higher Education and Scientific...

UAE Universities Shine in QS Arab Region Rankings 2027

The QS Arab Region University Rankings 2027 have been released, assessing 322 universities across 20 Arab higher-education systems. UAE...

Some UAE schools to get four-day weekend for Diwali holiday

With Diwali falling on Sunday, November 8 this year, several Indian-curriculum schools across the UAE are planning to stretch the festival...

Half of UAE 2026 Unified Robotics League Teams Include Students With Intellectual Disabilities

The 2026 edition of the UAE's Unified Robotics League has kicked off with 279 teams and more than 1,000 students from 254 schools across the...

Abu Dhabi Sets Goal to Place 2,000 Emirati Teachers in Private Schools Within Five Years

Abu Dhabi's Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) has launched a five-year initiative aimed at integrating more than 2,000 Emirati...

Arab Reading Challenge hits record 40 million students in 10th edition

The 10th edition of the Arab Reading Challenge, one of the largest reading initiatives in the Arab world, has wrapped up with a record...

Abu Dhabi Private Schools to Hire 2,000 Emirati Teachers Over Five Years

Abu Dhabi's Department of Education and Knowledge (Adek) has unveiled a plan to bring 2,000 Emirati teachers into the emirate's private...

UAE Uses AI to Tighten Oversight of Universities and Training Centres

The UAE's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research says it has stepped up oversight of universities, technical institutes and...

Sharjah Schools Roll Out New AI Rules for Homework and Exams

The Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA) has issued a new framework governing how artificial intelligence tools can be used in private...

UAE University Enrolment Jumps 15% as Khalifa University Breaks Into Top 150

Student enrolment at universities across the UAE reached 218,000 in the 2025/26 academic year, a 15 per cent increase on the previous year,...

UAE schools reopen Monday after mid-term break, winter holiday next

Schools across the UAE are reopening on Monday, October 19, 2026, as the week-long mid-term break that ran from October 12 to 18 comes to an...

UAE Schools Reopen Monday After Week-Long Mid-Term Break

Students across the UAE head back to classrooms on Monday, October 19, as the week-long mid-term break that began on October 12 comes to an...

Dubai student builds AI learning platform for 5,000 children in India

Ishaan Palicha, a student at Jumeirah College in Dubai, has built an AI-powered learning platform called VIDYA.AI that is now used by...

Khalifa University Tops UAE Rankings for Ninth Straight Year

Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi has climbed to 147th place in the QS World University Rankings 2027, securing its position as the UAE's...

UAE University Enrolment Rises 13% as AI Reshapes Future Skills

More than 57,000 new students enrolled in UAE universities during the 2024-25 academic year, a 13 per cent rise on the previous year and the...

UAE universities urged to overhaul teaching for the AI era

The UAE's acting Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr Abdulrahman Al Awar, told university leaders and students that the...

UAE Leads GCC in Early Childhood Education with 82% Pre-Primary Enrolment

A new report by consultancy Arthur D. Little shows the UAE leading the Gulf region in early childhood education, with pre-primary enrolment...

AI Will Never Replace Teachers or Students' Own Thinking, Says UAE Education Official

A senior official at the UAE's Ministry of Education has pushed back against the idea that artificial intelligence could take over the core...

KHDA Outlines Four Key Focus Areas for Dubai Private School Inspections This Year

Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) announced on Friday, October 9, 2026, four priority areas that will guide...

Ruler of Sharjah grants scholarship to Emirati-Kuwaiti student after mother's live radio call

Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, ordered that the full cost of an Emirati-Kuwaiti...

Indian-Curriculum Schools in UAE Skip October Break This Year

While schools following the British and international curricula in the UAE begin their October half-term break on Monday, October 12,...

Dubai private schools to get just 24 hours' notice before KHDA inspections

Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has rolled out a revised quality assurance system for private schools, starting...

Dubai's Private School Enrolment Tops 406,000 as Affordability Takes Centre Stage

Enrolment in Dubai's private schools has crossed 406,000 students, underlining how fast the emirate's private education sector continues to...

Some Dubai Schools Open to Shifting Class Timings to Ease Traffic

Several private schools in Dubai say they are open to reviewing their start and finish times as a way to ease traffic congestion and shorten...

Dubai teacher remembered after 33 years with GEMS Education

The Westminster School in Dubai, part of GEMS Education, has announced the death of Anjana Sanalkumar, a teacher and examination officer who...

Dubai forms its first Parents and Educators Councils

Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has formed its first-ever Parents Council and Educators Council, alongside...

Experts Warn Minor Legal Issues Could Jeopardise US Student Visas for UAE Applicants

Education consultants in the UAE are warning that even minor legal or behavioural offences can now put US student visa applications at risk,...

UAE Lawyers Warn Photographing Children at School Without Consent Can Cost Up to Dh500,000

Legal experts in the UAE are warning parents and school staff that photographing or filming children on school grounds without consent, even...