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DUBAI
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EDUCATION GUIDE Knowledge is
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WHYDUBAI?
TRADE EVENTS
OVERVIEW FUTURE GROWTH
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
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Due to a local population that grows at 3-5% per annum and a dynamic expat community that expands by 5% annually, Dubai continues to attract international investment in all seg-ments of its education system making the sector a valuable part of its diversified econo-my. The city is already home to 194 private schools, up from 124 in 2007 as well as 62 lo-cal and international universities, and boasts the highest number of international universi-ty campuses in the world.
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With a vibrant and growing private school system generating annual revenues of US$1.9bn and a cosmopolitan collection of international universities, Dubai’s education sector continues to flourish and to attract investment. Internationally renowned school operators like GEMS register annual revenue growth of 6.6%, whereas demand for tertiary education is growing stronger by the year as globally recognised institutions such as the University of Wollongong, Middlesex University Dubai, Manipal University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology, Heriot-Watt, British University in Dubai and Murdoch University of Dubai set up Dubai campuses.
And more will follow as Dubai continues to establish a reputation as a knowledge-based economy and a vibrant innovation, finance and trade hub luring an increasing number of highly educated professionals to the city.
OVERVIEW
$1.9Bannual revenue of
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A total of 280,000 students enrolled in private schools in Dubai for 2017-2018 academic year from just under 150,000 in 2006 as the regulator, the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) predicts that 110 news schools would open over the next decade with total enrolment to rise to 470,000 by 2027.
At the same time demand for tertiary education is also growing exponen-tially due to the plethora of internationally acclaimed university campus-es. Over 61,000 students enrolled in tertiary education in Dubai in 2015/16 growing at an annual compound growth rate of 7.35%.
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EDUCATION ON THE RISE
470,000 enrolled by
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280,000 students enrolled
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Dubai’s meteoric commercial development and robust job market has enabled many families to settle and ed-ucate their children in the city. The emirate is commit-ted to further improving its schools, universities and training institutes to meet the UAE’s agenda 2021 goals of creating a globally competitive education system.
As a result, private school and higher education sectors have witnessed a surge in student enrolments and the trend looks set to continue.
In Dubai 90% of pupils attend fee-paying schools, which, in 2017 were operating at 88.6% occupancy with 35,200 available spac-es. Future growth demand requires an aver-age of ten new private schools opening each year, especially in the mid-tier segment where investors can target annual returns of up to 8%.
88.6%fee-paying school occupancy in 2017
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This robust pattern of growth has paved the way for a myriad of investment opportunities in the education sector.
The KHDA forecasts a need for an additional 120 schools in the next decade, with student enrolments likely to reach 470,000 over the same period.
On the other hand, the total higher education enrolment in Dubai has grown by nearly 65 per cent since 2008 and India’s Amity University Dubai campus predicted that its 2016 intake of 1,412 would breach the 2,000 mark by the cur-rent Academic year. The University is currently expanding its overall capacity to 5,000 to accommodate future growing demand by addressing specialist labs for forensic science, nanotechnology and aeronautics.
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The education sector is one of the cornerstones of Dubai’s progress. As a result, the government allocated US$2.77 billion or 20.5 per cent of the 2017 budget, to its development.
Dubai government’s Knowledge Fund allocates land to investors through long term lease agree-ments when new schools are built.
100% foreign ownership is allowed to campuses at designated Dubai free zones. 24 higher educa-tion providers operate within free zones repre-senting institutions from 12 countries including UK, India, Australia USA and Russia.
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$2.77B funds alocated to
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20.5% of 2017 budget
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As a part of the new teaching approach, ‘TeachAs-sist’ robots have been introduced in select Dubai schools to motivate young students to learn sci-ence, math and technology. The next generation of personalised learning and responsive teaching also includes the application of artificial intelli-gence (AI) education. This method involves the use of e-learning and virtual classrooms integrated with 3D demonstrations.
The city also prepares for an era of ‘virtual univer-sities’ which impart technologically enhanced ed-ucation. Dubai’s Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) has introduced Gamification and Personal Virtual Assistant programmes to transform the learning process from pedagogic to interactive. On the other hand, the Personal Virtual Assistant establishes ‘smart’ technical di-alogue by giving students the opportunity to con-nect with a virtual assistant.
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
Smart learning holds special relevance for Dubai as it contin-ues its evolution as a smart city. Steps have been taken by gov-ernment to fast-track Dubai into an internationally-competi-tive leader in smart and contemporary learning. As part of UAE Vision 2021, more and more school children are using elec-tronic tablets, high-speed internet, and other 21st - century learning tools.
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KHDA will soon pilot ‘The Rahhal Project’. Part of the Dubai 10X initi-ative – a strategy aiming to position Dubai government bodies and de-partments at least ten years ahead of the rest of the world - it envis-ages an alternative approach to education through a framework that can be customised to the needs of each learner.
Across multiple sectors, Dubai continues to drive initiatives to support its growing role as an Innova-tion Cradle aiding R&D programmes to tap into cut-ting-edge knowledge and expertise to launch and test next generation business, products and servic-es. The Mohammed Bin Rashid Medical University of Medicine and Health Sciences supports health-care education, research and clinical practice with the aim of becoming a leading medical and health sciences university. This builds on globally recog-nised facilities based in the emirate, including the Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research, as well as Al Jalila Foundation, a global philanthropic organisation dedicated to transforming lives through medical education and research. Also, the prestig-ious Canadian University of Dubai has networked with top engineering research centres in Canada, allowing students to work on active research pro-jects with Canadian academic institutions.
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FACILITIES BASED IN DUBAI
• Mohammed Bin Rashid Medical University of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research
• Al Jalila Foundation
• Canadian University of Dubai
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LOCATION & CONNECTIVITY• Dubai is a key connecting hub between the markets
of the East and West Ideally located to bridge the cru-cial time zone gap between the markets of the East and West to enable 24/7 services and connectivity.
• Easily accessible through two international airports – Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC) – within a 4 hour flight of one-third of the world’s population, and within 8 hours of two-thirds.
•90 airlines operate 6,500 flights a week from DXB, to 240 destinations.
•15 passenger carriers operate an average of 153 flights weekly to more than 30 international destina-tions across 10 countries from DWC.
•DXB passenger numbers are projected to reach 103.5 million by 2020 while passenger traffic across Du-bai’s two primary airports is forecasted to rise to 200 million by 2030.
• Home to the world largest manmade port – Jebel Ali – a premier gateway for over 90 weekly services connecting more than 140 ports worldwide. Expan-sions currently underway at the Port will bring total handling capacity to 22.1 million TEU by 2018.
• With its diverse and mature consumer base, Dubai has a proven track record of being the launch-pad to test and expand operations across the wider Middle East, Africa and South Asia.
• Non-oil trade between Dubai and Africa is valued at US$34billion having amounted to US$192 billion over the 2012-2017 period.
• Non-oil trade between Dubai and India reached US$27 billion in 2017, representing 7.6 per cent of Dubai’s total non-oil foreign trade for the same year, and is projected to increase by 5% to US$30 billion by 2020.
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DUBAI A KEY HUB
$34B non-oil trade value
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WHY DUBAI?
TALENT POOL
•Dubai is an incubator for exceptional home-grown talent and a magnet for the world’s most ambitious, sophis-ticated and forward-thinking scien-tists, engineers, technologists and innovators who yearn for a rewarding, career-enhancing ecosystem to thrive, prosper and change the world.
•Dubai ranks 6th globally in a list with the most attractive cities for a global workforce according to Boston Con-sulting Group.
•The Dubai government is implement-ing talent attraction strategies de-signed to increase its intake of knowl-edge workers by 40% by 2021.
•Dubai is home to over 200 nationali-ties, bringing together one of the world’s richest and most diverse pool of languages and skills to suit any business.
•The UAE ranks 4th globally in availa-bility of skills and competencies in the talent pool and 5th worldwide in the Appeal index, which measures the extent to which a country taps into the overseas talent pool, according to the IMD World Talent Ranking.
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WHY DUBAI?
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
• Dubai ranks among the top 10 international cities in attracting foreign investment esti-mated at US$7.4 billion in 2017, an increase of 7.1 per cent compared to 2016.
• Liberal and pro-investment policy decisions had gone a long way in setting Dubai on a path towards achieving comprehensive and sustainable development based on innova-tion and high productivity.
• Foreign direct investment has played an in-strumental role in realising these achieve-ments through its contribution to job crea-tion and technology diffusion.
• Dubai is ranked #1 in the world in terms of FDI technology transfer and #3 as loca-tion for AI & Robotics.
Top 10 international
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Foreigninvestment
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The most comprehensive education and training event in the Middle East is the Gulf Education and Training Exhibition (GETEX). It’s a chance for schools, colleges and educational institutes to reach out to Dubai’s aspiring students and for students to assess the level of educational opportunities available to them. Each year, the exhibition attracts more than 35,000 students and GETEX focuses on all aspects of education, from residential schools to student counselling. The three-day event also features a Counsellors Forum, for counsellors to meet and learn from fellow professionals. Seminars led by representatives from local and international schools also cover everything from children’s healthcare to Master’s Degree programmes. GETEX provides a face to face meet-up with universities, enabling stu-dents and parents to explore over 2,000 course op-tions, discuss admission policies and explore cam-pus features, leading to on-the-spot decisions and submissions of student applications.
The event is held annually at theDubai World Trade Centre
GETEX
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35,000 student visitors
The Gulf Education and Training
Exhibition is the most comprehensive education and
training event in the Middle East
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EDUCATION EXCHANGE MENA
The meeting point for the entire MENA private ed-ucation community hosts targeted conferences, more than 30 free seminars and a vibrant exhibi-tion area, bringing together decision makers in-volved in regulating, financing, leading, equipping and improving education delivery.
The event is held annually at theDubai World Trade Centre
30 free seminars
Connecting investors, education
business owners, and regulators from emerging markets
