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UAE's Nargish Khambatta Named Finalist For Inaugural Asia Education Medal

UAE's Nargish Khamba a Named Finalist For Inaugural

Asia Educa on Medal

Date
8/7/2024 3:16:53 AM

(MENAFN- Dubai PR Network) Founded by HP and T4 Educa on, the new award will be given to an
outstanding individual who has demonstrated impact, leadership, and advocacy in the field of
educa on

Dubai, 7 August 2024 – The UAE's Nargish Khamba a, Principal and CEO of GEMS Modern Academy,

has been named among the ten Finalists for the inaugural Asia Educa on Medal. Founded this year by
HP and T4 Educa on, the new award will be given to an outstanding individual who has demonstrated

impact, leadership, and advocacy in the field of educa on.

The Asia Educa on Medal recognises the reless work of those who are transforming educa on across
the con nent – celebra ng the stories of those who have lit the spark of change so that others will be
inspired to carry the torch. The medal is awarded to an outstanding individual who has demonstrated

impact, leadership, and advocacy in the field of educa on.

The winner of the Asia Educa on Medal will be invited to a end the World Schools Summit in Dubai on
23-24 November and, in recogni on of the urgent need to solve the teacher recruitment and reten on
crisis to tackle learning gaps, the winner will be en tled to nominate a school of their choice to receive

membership of T4 Educa on's Best School to Work programme – an independent, evidence-based
mechanism to cer fy schools for their culture and help them transform their working environment to

a ract and retain the best teachers.

Nargish Khamba a is the Principal and CEO of GEMS Modern Academy, an independent interna onal

school in Dubai, UAE, which was named in the Top 10 shortlist for the World's Best School Prize for
Innova on 2023.

Having integrated technology and entrepreneurship into its curriculum, the school has seen a 37% year-

on-year rise in student par cipa on and na onal and interna onal collabora ons with the likes of DFC,
SAP, and Microso .

Recognising the need to prepare students for an uncertain future, GEMS Modern Academy introduced
several technological innova ons into its curriculum and prac ces to include the region's first online

report card system, developed en rely by students and teachers. The school even has a Bring Your Own

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