13 new international schools set to open in Dubai in the 2018-2019 academic year, with 17 in total to set open across the UAE during the period.

A high-level delegation from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education and its public universities has visited the UK to forge relationships for R&D exchange and collaboration.

A visa waiver agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Brazil has come into force at the beginning of June, up to 90 days a year of visa-free travel.

EasyUni has seen website traffic for its Middle Eastern venture EasyUniME grow 1,123%, while applications and enquiries are up 409% since December 2017.

A memorandum of understanding has been signed between Ireland and Oman to enhance cooperation in the higher education sector.

Pathway provider, Cambridge Education Group, has opened two regional offices in the UAE and Thailand to bring its total number of offices worldwide to 23

Education is the light which guides us in times of trouble. It’s the light that shows us our way – not to live in vacuum. And it’s a right! It’s a human right.

Israeli organisation Givat Haviva, whose work in The Jewish-Arab Center for Peace earned it a UNESCO Prize for Peace Education, is set to open an international boarding school in September 2018.