Visa-free travel between Brazil and UAE in force
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.
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.
Students from the United Arab Emirates are able to travel to Ireland without a visa following the easing of travel restrictions to boost trade, tourism and business relationships between the two countries.
Private school enrolments in Dubai have almost doubled in the last decade, according to the latest figures from the Knowledge and Human Development Authority, which is bullish that growth will continue into the next.
The number of international branch campuses operating worldwide hit 249 in 2015 after more than a decade of steady growth. China has overtaken the UAE as the country hosting the largest number of IBCs, while the US and Europe are driving growth.
A report exploring foreign provider oversight in five key international school markets asserts that policies in Malaysia and the UAE are the most favourable for international school development.
Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority has established an awarding body to regulate technical and vocational education as the government aims to fill growing skills gaps.
Dubai’s first Chinese international school will open in around two years’ time, as new government statistics show the Emirate’s international schools sector continues to boom. Eleven new private schools have opened in Dubai this year and last year and annual fee revenue has reached 5.35bn AED (US$252m).
UAE-based alternative asset manager Gulf Capital has announced its first foray into the region's booming education sector with a US$30m investment in one of Dubai's international schools operators, Evolvence Knowledge Investments, to help finance two new schools in the Gulf.