Schools across UAE resume in-person learning

Schools in the UAE resumed in-person learning on Monday, after two weeks of using an online learning system as a precautionary measure, coinciding with the International Day of Education, which falls on Jan.24.

The country is implementing the gradual return to in-person schooling over two groups, with the first returning to schools today while the second will return on Jan.31.

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The first group includes nursery students, Grade 1 students, Grade 12 or 13 students in the British system, students scheduled to take international and major exams and higher education students.

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UAE has proven it has one of the best and most flexible education systems in the world. It is capable of overcoming emergencies, due to its adopted medical protocols, the successes of its medical sector during the pandemic and its use of digital technologies to ensure the continuity of education.

The UAE is keen to prioritise education.

In terms of foreign aid, the UAE is keen to prioritise education, stressing during the United Nations (UN) Security Council’s open discussion, titled, “Children and Armed Conflict,” held in September 2020, that its total donations to support education projects globally amounted to $1.55 billion, including $284.4 million for areas affected by crises.  Since 2017, the UAE has co-operated with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and other partners to support the education of 20 million children in 59 countries.

The UAE is among the first countries to employ advanced technologies to overcome conditions hindering education and the spread of knowledge regionally and internationally. Under this framework, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, inaugurated the Digital School as one of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI) and the first accredited Arab digital e-school. He also inaugurated the Alliance for the Future of Digital Learning.

The UAE is helping to promote education globally by establishing schools and universities, and providing grants and funds that will help provide education to different communities. MBRGI have, therefore, reached out to 45.5 million people worldwide while the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development is continuing to finance dozens of international development projects in the educational sector.

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