Education
From The Report: Dubai 2015
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The government and private providers are investing to meet growing demand as the emirate estimates that the number of students attending private schools in Dubai will double from 183,000 in 2010 to 366,000 in 2020. Underpinning this sustained growth in school pupil numbers has been a shift in behaviour by the expatriate labour force in recent years from temporary stays to more permanent residence. As the number of tertiary institutions in the sector continues to rise, competition to attract students has intensified, with private universities are likely to come under increasing pressure to publish graduate employment data. The higher education industry is working to foster stronger links between industry and higher education providers and to look for ways university research may be tailored to benefit businesses in the emirate.

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Investment from Dubai’s government and private providers striving to accommodate growing demand for education
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As Dubai seeks to play an increasingly influential role on the world economic stage, high-quality private education is seen as one of the pillars on which the emirate’s future prosperity will be built. Dubai recognises that if it wishes to attract the best workers in the world, many of those skilled staff will expect to find world-class education for their children. The emirate estimates that the number of kids attending private schools in Dubai will double from 183,000 in 2010 to 366,000 in 2020. That…

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Dubai’s universities focused on adapting to local industry needs
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With a clear focus on achieving a top 10 ranking in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Competitiveness Index, the UAE, which is currently ranked 12th out of 144 economies, has set priorities for its higher education sector. In WEF’s analysis, the UAE is seen as a country in transition from an economy based on efficiency to one driven by innovation. The index compares a number of factors including the macroeconomic environment, market size, labour market efficiency, innovation, and higher…

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Practical skills: An ongoing push to encourage vocational training
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Among the 57 higher education institutions in Dubai, there are three colleges designed to deliver vocational qualifications, with their students accounting for 2% of all students studying in Dubai. HCT At the two higher colleges of technology (HCTs), called Dubai Men’s College (DMC) and Dubai Women’s College (DWC), greater emphasis is placed on vocational skills and the practical application of knowledge. The two Dubai colleges are part of a UAE-wide public network of 17 HCTs with 20,000 students…