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Ziad J Azzam, CEO of Taaleem Talking to BBC about Private Education in the UAE ( video)
The annual scramble to secure places for children at the UAE’s private schools is over and children are returning to the classroom.
About 80% of the country’s population is expatriate so most youngsters are not entitled to state school tuition.
Some schools charge £20,000 a year but offer five star facilities. Others come without the frills and have fees of just a few hundred pounds.
With such a wide variation in prices and facilities, how does the country’s need for a functioning education system stack up against the desire of these businesses to turn a profit?
Simon Atkinson reports.
The Delta English School Sharjah at the Indian Pavilion – Global Village (video)
Dubai, UAE, February 4th, 2011 – The Delta English School Indian Pavilion event took place at the Indian Pavilion- Global Village (Dubailand). The event was a four-month planning process and drew in one the largest groups of spectators ever witnessed at the Indian Pavilion.
Event planning and execution was supervised by SSP (Student Success Program) a segment of DES (Delta Education System) which strives to create and promote student-centered initiatives that cover a wide range specialized areas geared on enhancing student life at school.
Delta English School (Sharjah, United Arab Emirates), founded in 1992, is one of the pioneering C.B.S.E. schools in the nation guided with a vision to provide differentiation to its educational endeavor. As one of the earliest schools, Delta English School possesses a rich tradition of excellence and a history of producing students who truly make a difference to the society. Delta English School honor the past for the foundation it provides to help create the future and with one of the strongest and most competitive academic programs in the country, this school prepares each student to meet the challenges of tomorrow.
Education in the UAE
Modern educational system of the UAE,which was introduced in the beginning of the 1970s, comprises a number of private and governmental educational establishments available both for male and female students. It has 4 academic levels, including primary, preparatory, secondary and higher education. The first three levels are compulsory. Governmental schools, colleges and universities are opened for the students to study for free. Currently, about 40% of educational establishments in the UAE are private (The US Department of State, 2007).