Monthly Archives: October 2023

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Stunning Light Art Exhibition Set to Illuminate Abu Dhabi’s Archipelagos and Mangroves in November

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Stunning Light Art Exhibition Set to Illuminate Abu Dhabi’s Archipelagos and Mangroves in November

From 15 Nov 2023 to 30 Jan 2024, Manar Abu Dhabi, a Public Art Abu Dhabi initiative, will transform the city’s natural vistas with a series of mesmerising light art exhibitions

Under the theme ‘Grounding Light’, the exhibition will showcase over 35 new site-specific commissions and light sculptures, projections and immersive artworks by artists including Alaa Edris, Carsten Höller, Groupe F, Mohammed Kazem, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Samia Halaby, teamLab and more

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Business & Investments

Middle East Emerges as Major Force in Esports

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Middle East Emerges as Major Force in Esports To Help The Industry To Untap Potential, reveals BCG’s Latest Esports Report

With a large population of gamers, major esports events, recent investments, and ambitious initiatives in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, the region is solidifying its position as a force to be reckoned with in the esports industry.

Dubai, October 10, 2023 —The gaming industry is experiencing massive growth, with an estimated 3 billion gamers worldwide. However, there is still significant untapped potential, with only 500 million identified as esports fans. BCG’s latest gaming report titled ‘Let the Game Begin: How Esports is Shaping the Future of Live Entertainment’, explores the emerging power of esports and its potential in the Middle East.

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Education

Bangladesh Education Forum 2023

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Bangladesh Education Forum 2023 brings Bangladeshi universities closer to students in the GCC region

Bangladesh Education Forum aims to attract UAE-based 25,000 Non-Resident Bangladeshi (NRB) students and more than 1 million international students to 163 universities and 115 medical colleges in Bangladesh by showcase country’s cost-effective world-class education system

Date: Dubai, UAE; October 10, 2023

News Highlights:

  1. More than 14.2 million school-going students in the GCC will look for university and medical college enrolment and Bangladesh offers a great cost-effective and high-quality higher education facilities
  2. The UAE has 639 public schools and 580 private schools with a total enrolment of 287,725 students in public schools and 793,295 students in private schools, totalling 1,081,020 students.
  3. More than 25,000 Non-Resident Bangladeshi (NRB) students currently study in different private schools and universities in the UAE.
  4. GCC students could avail university education with as low as US500 per semester, or US$6,000 – US$8,000 for a four-year Bachelors (Honours) Programme and a five-year MBBS degree for as low as US$35,000 to US$40,000 – one of the cheapest accredited MBBS degrees currently available in the world.
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Sports & Recreations

DRO Tuskers retains their trophy in the DRO  premier league cricket tournament season 2

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DRO Tuskers retains their trophy in the DRO  premier league cricket tournament season 2

Defending champions, DRO Tuskers, led by Riyas Baree and proudly owned by Prominent Insurance, Quick Supermarket, Sreekanth, and Giridhar, emerged victorious yet again in the 2nd edition of DRO Premier League Cricket Tournament. The highly action-packed tournament enthralled cricket lovers with top quality bowling, power batting, acrobatic fielding and brilliant captaincy. In a closely contested battle, DRO Patriots, owned by Waqas Ali and under the leadership of Sadat, claimed the runners-up position, falling just short on Net Run Rate (NRR). Ashiq Obeid became the Player of the Tournament and was crowned the Best Batsman. Meanwhile, Tony Daison showcased his bowling brilliance to become the Best Bowler of the season.

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Technologies

GITEX GLOBAL, Expand North Star 2023 centre world’s attention on booming AI economy

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GITEX GLOBAL, Expand North Star 2023 centre world’s attention on booming AI economy

World’s largest tech and start-up show gathers best minds, advanced companies for the year’s most anticipated dialogue into a new tech paradigm

His Excellency Omar Al Olama: “We’ve seen a huge increase in the number of participants at GITEX GLOBAL”

UAE, 10 October 2023: Dubai will unleash a new era of global AI dominance next week, as the UAE hosts the world’s largest tech and start-up show, converging the best minds, future-focused governments, and most advanced companies to redraw the boundaries of the AI economy and shape the future of the globe’s next big technology shift.  

For the first time, GITEX GLOBAL – independently rated globally as the best tech show in the world – shall take place in two mega venues as its 43rd edition prepares to welcome 6,000 exhibitors and 180,000 tech executives from 180 countries from 16-20 October 2023 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

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