Opinion
April 21, 2021
The writer is an independent education researcher and consultant. She has a PhD in Education from Michigan State University.
Public debates on technical issues which ought to be argued with facts quickly tend to become politicized and circle around personalities instead, be it infrastructure development, transportation systems, education. The ongoing debate about the Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) policy decisions in recent years is much the same. A lot of the criticism lobbed at the former chairperson of the HEC centers on two significant initiatives.
First, is the reclassification of legacy two-year bachelor’s programmes as ‘Associate Bachelors’ degrees. Only four-year programmes will now qualify for the title of BA/ BSc bachelor’s degrees. This step was much needed because until recently a variety of two- three- and four-year programs all qualified as BA/ BSc degrees. Figuring out how much training and education their degree holder receiv
Accenture appoints new Country MD for UAE
ABU DHABI, 16 days ago Accenture, a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security, has appointed Nadya Abdulla Kamali as Country Managing Director for the UAE. Based in Dubai, she is responsible for leading operations across the country and driving Accenture’s Health and Public Service industries, two strategic sectors in the region. In addition to her role as Country Managing Director for the UAE, Kamali joins the Accenture Middle East Executive Committee. She brings to her role 27 years of experience spanning diverse industries. She has held leadership positions with Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), DP World, and Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA), and an early experience in Dubai Municipality and Dubai Petroleum. Most recently, Kamali was Chairperson and Managing Director of Dutech and CEO of Customs World.
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By the late 21st century, the global land area and number of people facing extreme droughts could more than double, going from 3% during 1976-2005 to 7%-8%, researchers report.
“More and more people will suffer from extreme droughts if a medium-to-high level of global warming continues and water management is maintained at its present state,” says lead author Yadu Pokhrel, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering at Michigan State University
“Areas of the Southern Hemisphere, where water scarcity is already a problem, will be disproportionately affected,” he says. “We predict this increase in water scarcity will affect food security and escalate human migration and conflict.”