UAE President Honours Nursery With Parent-Friendly Label
Tappy Toes Nursery becomes the first nursery in the UAE to receive recognition from the UAE Government
UAE – February 6, 2024: The UAE encourages organisations to be more supportive towards working parents, making it the central focus of the government’s programmes and strategies. In line with this strategy – Tappy Toes Nursery, an early childhood education provider, has announced that it has been awarded the prestigious Parent-Friendly Plus Label for fostering an inclusive and supportive environment for working parents and exceeding global best practices.
Business graduates share different routes to becoming business founders
February 05,2024, Dubai, UAE: As entrepreneurship becomes an increasingly popular career choice among recent graduates, two alumni from the Canadian University Dubai (CUD) School of Management have shared their different pathways into the business start-up world. Born into an entrepreneurial family, e-business graduate, Mugheera Nadeem, set up his first business in his second year of university, while marketing major, Saad Ramadan, spent several years in the corporate world before his entrepreneurial spirit was ignited when he spotted a gap in the market.
A serial entrepreneur from an early age, Nadeem is now Managing Director of Madocsa Shipping, a logistics company that he established in 2022 to deliver supply chain solutions in some of the world’s most turbulent regions. Discussing his journey, Nadeem said, “I had always dreamed of following my father’s career path to become an entrepreneur and the opportunity arose during my first internship at CUD. I was placed with an organization handling defence logistics and became fascinated by the industry, quickly realizing that’s where my future would lie.”
Saad Ramadan, Co-founder & Group Account Director, URBN Media
Pearson opens bookings for new PTE Core English proficiency test for Canadian economic migration visa purposes
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 31st January 2024: Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, today announced that bookings are now open for PTE Core, its newest English language proficiency test. PTE Core received approval from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) last year and can now be taken to provide proof of English language proficiency for the purposes of permanent economic immigration to Canada or Canadian citizenship. The first PTE Core tests can be taken from February 12 onwards.
PTE Core is a new addition to the Pearson Test of English portfolio, sharing many of the unique characteristics of PTE Academic. It is a two-hour, computer-based exam taken in a test centre environment that tests four key English language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The key difference is that PTE Core is relevant for the vocational test taker, designed with a real-life, non-academic focus. It was created to meet Canada’s specific migration needs and the IRCC’s language proficiency requirements but could be used to assess the English proficiency of vocational test takers in any country.
200 students convene on campus for regional model congress
Release date, Dubai, UAE: The Canadian University Dubai (CUD) Department of Communication and Media has partnered with Harvard Model Congress Middle East (HMCME) to host a regional youth conference aimed at empowering the leaders of tomorrow. The gathering was convened at CUD for a second time, assembling over 200 high school students to debate and develop practical solutions to some of the biggest current global challenges.
Across the three-day event, delegates from 23 schools representing 10 countries took on the roles of US Representatives, US Senators, and UN delegates to negotiate complex worldwide issues such as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, sustainable food systems, global energy policy, and the international migration crisis. Working in collaboration with Harvard students, the high school pupils debated, negotiated and developed policy, to pass a range of resolutions around issues including the regulation of agriculture, the privacy of data, peaceful humanitarian aid, and the prioritization of gender equality in education. This year, Speakfluence were the winners of best small delegation, while Yongsan International School won best large delegation.
Celebrating success and legacy: AUS Alumni Reunion Dinner showcases the power of community
Sharjah, January 30, 2024
Her Excellency Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, President of American University of Sharjah, opened the Alumni Reunion Dinner by reflecting on how the university community had inspired her throughout her first year at the helm.
‘I see alumni, students, faculty, partners, and friends coming together, united in diversity and a shared commitment to build a better future for others, especially the underprivileged,’ she told the alumni gathered at the on-campus event.
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