Universities cut fees to reduce strain, attract top students
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The discounts come as higher education institutions try to hang on to the best talent and attract high achievers in a time of financial uncertainty.
Last year, many universities in Dubai cut fees to ease financial pressures on students and their families. Now that trend is being seen widely across the country. Middlesex University Dubai recently announced that all high-school leavers in the UAE are eligible for a 15% discount. But high-achieving applicants in the UAE who score two A in their A-levels, more than 38 points in their International Baccalaureate diploma, or 95% in the Indian equivalent CBSE exams, will get discounts of 50% on their entire course of study.
Some universities in the UAE have reduced fees by up to 50 per cent to help families cope with the financial strain caused
by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The discounts come as higher education institutions try to hang on to the best talent and attract high achievers in a time of
financial uncertainty.
Last year, many universities in Dubai cut fees to ease financial pressures on students and their families.
Now that trend is being seen widely across the country.
We have to be aware of the financial burden parents are facing and help them as much as possible Dr Karim Seghir, Ajman University
Dubai: University students in Dubai were taken on a virtual tour of Pakistan’s natural and multicultural attractions by senior Pakistani officials on Wednesday.
The webinar with Middlesex University Dubai on tourism in Pakistan was addressed by Syed Zulfiqar Bukhari, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development and Chairman, National Tourism Coordination Board, Pakistan.
“Pakistan is an exotic tourist destination. It offers mountains, deserts, beaches, ancient Hindu civilisation, largest sleeping Buddha, oldest churches, Sufi sites and much more. Combined with these, the hospitality of the people of Pakistan is unmatchable. We invite the world to come and explore Pakistan,” said Bukhari.
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Dubai-listed investment company Amanat Holdings acquired Cambridge Medical and Rehabilitation Centre for $232 million in one of the region s biggest healthcare deals.
Amanat bought CMRC from TVM Capital Healthcare, a private equity firm focused on emerging markets, and the transaction was funded through cash and a Dh405m ($110.2m) bank loan, it said in a statement to the Dubai Financial Market, where its shares trade.
“With this transaction, Amanat has fully [used] its paid-up capital of Dh2.5 billion and now manages close to Dh3bn in assets,” chairman Hamad Al Shamsi said.
“We continue to deliver on our strategic objectives to invest in high-yielding assets that are leading the transformation in the healthcare and education sectors delivering further value to our shareholders.”
Amanat Holdings posts solid recovery in fourth quarter
Hamad Al Shamsi, Chairman, Amanat. Supplied photo
Amanat reported a total income of Dh70.6 million for 2020.
Amanat Holdings, a leading regional investor in healthcare and education, said on Sunday its portfolio witnessed a solid recovery in the fourth quarter of 2020, signalling a rebound in performance since the first wave of Covid-19 outbreak.
Income from Amanat’s education investments increased 67 per cent year-on-year in the quarter while losses from healthcare investments narrowed by 24.6 per cent during the same period. This resulted in income from investments of Dh 39.2 million for the quarter, up 95.4 per cent versus the previous period, the company said in a statement.