We want to start looking at delivering English language plus soft skills. And we’re also looking at India, we’ll be the first organised company that will actually market Indian universities overseas, to send students from the MENA region to study in India.
With good rates of local enrolment and strong demand from Asian and African students in particular, Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) is evolving into the regional higher education hub it wants to be. DIAC is clear on how it will develop in the future – building and expanding its range of HE programming to complement its current offer from 26 resident institutions and directly feed into the skills needs of the Middle East. Amy Baker reports.
Going Global, the British Council's conference for leaders in international education, convened in Dubai this week. The conference actually spurred dynamic debate over the need for knowledge-based economies that are international in scope, digitalised in format, and economically-aware in terms of educational delivery.
Business was brisk at this year’s ICEF Dubai Workshop, with agents from the region and educators holding some 3,900 targeted meetings about placing students. As raised during the event's seminars, outbound mobility from UAE is predicted to rise, along with the numbers going to the region.
Compelling presentations delivered at last week's IPSEF event cemented the rampant opportunity presented by the growth in the international schools market, which is expected to double by 2020 and struggling to meet demand, delegates heard.
