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Professor Kaka also points REACHING OUT
to the UAE’s recent residen- TO STUDENTS
cy law amendments, which World-class uni-
now offer outstanding high versities in the
Dubai school and university stu- DISTINGUISHED UAE have offered unprece-
dents – and their families
dented flexibility – without
PARTICIPANTS
Pictures courtesy of BITS Pilani Dubai and Curtin for expat students who have see active participation for admissions, while also
– a ten-year Golden residen-
comprising high quality stan-
The debut onsite edition
cy visa. This initiative could
dards – in their paperwork,
of the landmark event will
requirements and deadlines
be a game changer, not only
from leading higher
making fees more affordable
grown up in the UAE but
education providers
also those considering com-
so that students can contin-
in the UAE: Middlesex
ing here from abroad, as it
ue with their academic and
University Dubai;
aspirations
extracurricular
will incentivise the world’s
Heriot-Watt University
seamlessly.
brightest young talents to set
Dubai; RIT Dubai;
up shop in the country.
Amity Dubai; Westford
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With a number of univer- In the uncertain times of cially in the unpredictable
sities having spent the past the pandemic, many students ed precautionary measures, times of the Covid-19 pan-
few years cultivating strong are opting to study within with campuses fully ready to demic — and why a burgeon-
relationships with industry, the UAE rather than going welcome back students in the ing number of ambitious
this strategy has borne fruit abroad. new normal of university life students prefer to pursue
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