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Global EdTech Prize winners named at Abu Dhabi summit

Innovators range from solar learning tablets to AI teacher tools and game-based maths

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Representatives from Imagine Worldwide, Brisk Teaching, and Matific at the World Schools Summit in Abu Dhabi.

Why learning is key to building social cohesion

Shared learning builds empathy, confidence and stronger communities across the UAE

Education – in its broadest sense – is one of the most powerful ways to bring people together.

UAE: Don’t let AI make students lazy, warns Summit head

Teachers placed at the centre of AI tool decisions, says Vikas Pota

Vikas Pota, Founder of T4 Education and the World Schools Summit, at Yasmina British Academy in Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi.

Australia: Asbestos alert forces closure of 69 schools

Coloured play sand recalled over contamination fears, with air testing underway

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) described the likelihood of the asbestos becoming airborne or fine enough to inhale as “low”, but authorities are taking precautionary action. Illustrative image.

AI won’t replace magic of teachers: Google’s Ben Gomes

Chief Technologist on AI in classrooms, preparing students for tomorrow’s jobs

Ben Gomes, Google’s Chief Technologist for Learning and Sustainability, at the World Schools Summit in Abu Dhabi.

UK to let students switch to Innovator Founder Visa

Move designed to retain talent, boost innovation and ease the student-to-startup shift

Foreign nationals who might previously have used the Start-up route are now expected to look instead at the Innovator Founder Visa if they want to set up a business in the UK.

UAE schools roll out unified exam rules for 2025–26

Stricter rules, device bans and clear procedures aim to protect exam integrity

New exam rules set strict bans on devices, cheating and hall disruptions.

Abu Dhabi summit: Google, CIFF, Microsoft pledge Dh230m

Major investments to boost youth skills, AI literacy in UAE, region

Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) unveiled a $45.5 million investment aimed at keeping children in school and improving their learning outcomes across the region. (For representation purposes only: Students in a classroom at a school in Abu Dhabi)

Why UAE universities record high enrolment this year

13% surge marks strongest growth in ten years; female admissions exceed 30,000

Students at Ajman University. UAE records record number of students enrolment this year.

How the UAE is redesigning education for workforce

Training and digital fluency are reshaping how students learn — and how employers hire

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Saudi schools may switch to remote amid outbreaks

The move supports continuity of learning and Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 goals

School principals, education departments can suspend in-person classes, switch to online learning in cases of infectious disease outbreaks, epidemics, severe weather

New projects in Morocco focus on youth and education

Rehabilitation of Marrakech school benefits over 500 students

UAE-Morocco partnership drives education and youth empowerment

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