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A number of challenges and opportunities have emerged for university students and graduates as a result of the Covid pandemic — a subject that was top of the agenda in the virtual event “Building the Ideal Skill Set for the 21st Century: How Students Can Prepare for the Modern Workplaceâ€, which kicked off the Expo 2020 Dubai’s Education Programme Webinar Series.
Held in collaboration with University Alliances (SAP), Expo’s Official Innovative Enterprise Software Partner, it highlighted how the pandemic has led to job-search challenges for university students and graduates, but has catalysed innovation and technological advancement.
Indeed, the UAE is a rare global bright spot: many UAE employers are expecting the market to rally, with up to 14 percent growth in the university graduate labour market in 2021, according to a recent report by the Institute of Student Employers. Many recruitment tools have already been moved online.