The Ministry of Education’s Ambassadors 2018 initiative has reported that over 300 students recently visited six elite universities as “Innovation Ambassadors.”
UAE arms over 600 students with AI skills
“AI is a gateway to building and shaping the future,” said Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, AI, and Deputy Managing Director of the Dubai Future Foundation.
Female data scientists to help shape Saudi Arabia’s future
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University has partnered with the national and international organisations to provide distinguished degrees and certificates for Saudi female students and graduates.
NYU Arabic digital library receives $1.34 million grant
New York University Libraries has received a grant of $1.34 million to support Arabic Collections Online, ACO, a major project to create an open access, digital library of public-domain Arabic language content.
Dubai Future Academy spotlights importance of future tech and innovation
The Dubai Future Academy organised a session entitled ‘Future design: knowledge, technology and prosperity’.
UAE summer programme promotes space science in Australia
The UAE Space Agency has launched a Mars Summer Camp, running from 4th-12th August in Adelaide, Australia, to generate enthusiasm amongst students for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Oman promotes tech education with robotics summer camp
The Oman Information Technology Authority (ITA) has reportedly launched the third edition of its summer IT training programme.
DarkMatter, GEMS mould future AI talents
Ajyal Talent Management, part of the DarkMatter Group, has announced the launch of its second artificial intelligence (AI) summer course for students.
UAE’s EGA offers STEM internships to Emirati students
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has announced that it will provide internships for 30 Emirati university and high school students this summer, giving them valuable work experience to enhance their career prospects.
Emirati students gear up to shape UAE’s healthcare sector
The students were congratulated for their inclusion in ‘Future Medical Stars’, and their upcoming trip to the esteemed Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Dubai university launches first Bachelors degree in AI
The British University in Dubai has announced the launch of its first Bachelors degree in Artificial Intelligence.
SAP-backed initiative trains over 16,000 EMEA youth to code
SAP’s coding initiative has reportedly trained more than 16,000 youth across the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe.
Saudi Arabia’s Sipchem promotes education and technical innovation
Sipchem has launched its innovation club ‘Sipchem Tech’ in Saudi Arabia with the aim of building the capabilities of the youth in various fields, including artificial intelligence (AI), programming, 3D printing and robotics.
Abu Dhabi to launch student-made satellite this year
Khalifa University of Science and Technology and Yahsat have jointly announced that the Yahsat Space Lab has successfully completed the Assembly, Integration and Verification (AIV) of the engineering model of MYSAT-1.