September, 2017

• 18 September

  VP launches Arabic eLearning project, translation challenge

  

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, inaugurated the Mohammed bin Rashid Arabic eLearning Project, with the launch of the Translation Challenge in Dubai on Monday. The Translation Challenge calls on all Arabs to help translate 5,000 videos and 11 million words of world-class maths ...

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• 18 September

  Need to keep abreast of global developments

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A number of members of the Executive Council were sworn-in before His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi on Monday. The members designated were, HH Sheikh ...

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• 18 September

  MBRSG, UNDP to empower govt employees in Arab countries

  

  Dubai / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG), signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to promote the school’s executive training programmes for top government officials. MBRSG’s programmes focus on governance and public policy in the Arab world, seeking to empower government employees, hone their skills and upgrade government performance. In ...

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• 18 September

  Sharjah FDI Forum to discuss Fourth Industrial Revolution

  Sharjah / WAM The third Sharjah FDI Forum 2017, which will begin on Tuesday, will examine the direct impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), on investment, knowledge economy, industries, innovation and local and regional development. Panellists will also address the current dominant economic trends, sustainable economies, and the impact of technology on education, small enterprises, and the UAE’s future ...

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• 18 September

  Empower CEO wins ‘CEO of the Year – Energy’ award

  Dubai / WAM Ahmad bin Shafar, CEO of Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation, Empower, has received the prestigious title of ‘CEO of the Year – Energy’ at the CEO Middle East Awards. Ahmad bin Shafar was bestowed with the honour in recognition of the role he has played in strengthening the district cooling sector in the Middle East, as well ...

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• 18 September

  Halal Expo Dubai opens doors to boost UAE’s $20bn imports

  Dubai / WAM Amina Ahmed Mohammed, Chief Executive Officer of the Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC), officially opened the 9th Halal Expo Dubai 2017, at a ceremony at Roda Al Bustan Hotel on Monday. This comes two days after Malaysia formally recognised the UAE’s ‘Halal Products Control System’ national certificates and the national halal mark issued by the Emirates Authority ...

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• 18 September

  Key hospitality trade shows open in Dubai

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dr Rashid bin Ahmed bin Fahad, Minister of State and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology – owned and organized by the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) officially opened the region’s leading hospitality trade shows on Monday. These included the inaugural edition of GulfHost 2017, the Middle East’s ...

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• 18 September

  Seven Tides breaks ground on AED500mn project

  DUBAI / Emirates Business UAE-headquartered upscale residential, hospitality and commercial property developer Seven Tides has broken ground on SE7EN Residences The Palm, a new residential development on the trunk of Palm Jumeirah. The 1.24million feet 2, 14-storey two tower complex, which is being developed by design and build, construction firm Airolink, is worth over half a billion dirhams and is ...

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• 18 September

  UAE higher education sector revenue hits $1bn

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The prospect for the higher education sector in the UAE is bright, experts speaking at the forthcoming IPSEF Higher Education Forum say. UAE based universities have grown consistently in enrolments and revenues at a robust compound annual growth rate of 8-10 percent. The overall student base across local and international university campuses in UAE is estimated ...

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• 18 September

  EBTIC launches platform to accelerate entrepreneurship in UAE

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Emirates ICT Innovation Center (EBTIC), which is based at the Khalifa University of Science and Technology, has announced the launch of the EBTIC Innovation Club (EBTIC-IC) – a dynamic networking platform dedicated to thought leadership and knowledge development in innovation and entrepreneurship in Abu Dhabi and the UAE. The EBTIC-IC aims to stimulate homegrown ...

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