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DUBAI: Technological advancements are transforming the way young people in the Middle East are taught as traditional educational systems adapt to new tools, techniques and teaching arrangements. Remote and hybrid forms of learning became commonplace during the COVID-19 pandemic to help maintain uninterrupted schooling. Now, such arrangements are considered the future of
Former electrical design engineer now designs online courses for students in the UAE
Cartier announced the eight winners of its 2021 Women's Initiative Awards, with Basima Abdulrahman from Iraq scooping the top prize for the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), for her company Kesk. Speaking with The National, Abdulrahman explained what this recognition means. "Winning Cartier Women's Initiative award and being selected as a laureate in the MENA region makes me feel more hopeful and stronger. It sends a powerful message that our work is needed now more than ever." "Women-led start-ups received only 2.3 per cent of venture capital funding in 2020 and even fewer became unic...
SHARE Cartier has announced its annual list of fellows for the Women's Initiative, a programme that works to empower female entrepreneurs. In the 2021 list, there are three fellows from the Middle East and North Africa. The international entrepreneurship programme was launched in 2006, and is "open to women-run and women-owned businesses from any country and sector that aim to have a strong and sustainable social and/or environmental impact," says the luxury jewellery brand. In 2021, Rana El Sakhawy, Manal Hakim and Basima Abdulrahman are all included on the list of fellows. El Sakhawy is th...