Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has ordered that tomorrow, Thursday, 28th November 2013, be declared a holiday for all educational institutions across the UAE.

The announcement comes in celebration of UAE’s grand achievement of winning the world Expo 2020 hosting bid.

Exams postponed

Grade 12 students scheduled to take their exams on Thursday, November 28, will instead be taking them on Tuesday, December 3, according to the Ministry of Education.