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RIT Dubai student entrepreneur launches real estate summit in the metaverse

MBRSLP funded virtual ecosystem aims to educate on Dubai realty market

September 11,2023 : Dubai, UAE: A student from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computing at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Dubai is preparing to launch the first edition of a one-of-a-kind real estate summit in the metaverse. Senior Computing Security major, Volston Abreo, is convening Real Estate Worldscape 2023, to support education and knowledge sharing in the sector, and to help shape the future property market in Dubai. 

The RIT Dubai Innovation Centre 

The event will be staged via a hyper-realistic virtual ‘stage’ featuring communication through voice chat and proximity chat systems. The platform has been developed by Volston and his team with funding from RIT Dubai, in collaboration with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Smart Learning Program (MBRLP). 

Volston Abreo, Senior Computing Security major at RIT Dubai, is convening Real Estate Worldscape 2023

Aimed at those who are involved or interested in Dubai’s real estate market, Real Estate Worldscape 2023 will bring together globally renowned thinkers, policy makers, developers and decision makers to support the advancement of the sector in the city. Delegates will have the opportunity to hear from over 20 inspirational speakers through workshops, panel discussions, and Q&A sessions, exploring topics related to real estate, proptech, investing and entrepreneurship. 

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Heriot-Watt University launches Dubai Solar Test Site  for companies in UK and beyond

Heriot-Watt University launches Dubai Solar Test Site  for companies in UK and beyond

The research project is part of the host of activities and initiatives being undertaken by the University in the runup to COP28

7 September 2023, Dubai, UAE: Research Engineers at Heriot-Watt University in Dubai have launched a solar energy testing facility to help companies in the UK and other countries to develop and test new solar technologies.

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Unlock Entrepreneurial Potential with a One-Day Bootcamp on September 17th , 2023

Unlock Entrepreneurial Potential with a One-Day Bootcamp on September 17th 2023.

Dubai, UAE; September 4, 2023:  Strathclyde Business School (SBS) in the UAE offers an intensive one-day bootcamp on Sunday 17th September at its campus in Knowledge Park in Dubai to help unlock local talents’ entrepreneurial potential. Participants will gain knowledge, tools, and insights to create a new venture proposition with clear go-to-market next steps, whilst meeting potential co-founders, and developing skills in starting a new business.

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SWISS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL DUBAI NOW WELCOMES PUPILS FROM 100 COUNTRIES

SWISS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL DUBAI NOW WELCOMES PUPILS FROM 100 COUNTRIES

Multi-award winning IB boarding school offers one of the most diverse and global educations in the world, and now exceeds 100 nationalities of students

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Swiss International School Dubai, one of the city’s newest schools, and the emirate’s first bilingual International Baccalaureate school, is rapidly creating a strong international reputation – and now boasts pupils from more than 100 countries.

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RIT Dubai Innovation Center recognized among world’s most creative campus designs

Newsweek lists building among ten Quirkiest College Campuses

5 October 2022, Dubai, UAE: The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Dubai Innovation Center has been named among the ten Quirkiest College Campus designs in a recent listing by the American magazine, Newsweek. The building, which is the centrepiece of the University’s new campus in Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), has been recognized alongside structures across the globe for its creative, avant-garde design.

Built with an overarching theme of interactive learning, the DSO campus was conceptualized as a bitboard, with the Innovation Center representing the glass piece that makes the whole grid operational. It is intended to act as a magnet to attract and connect the different functions of the University in a central space.

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