GESS and GEF strengthen UAE's aspirations as region's education hub

Organised under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and supported by His Excellency Humaid Moh'd Al Qutami, Minister of Education for the United Arab Emirates, GESS and GEF have for the last six years been instrumental in highlighting education issues and opportunities, and have provided an excellent platform for connecting key decision makers with world-class providers of educational supplies and solutions.

 

This year, more than 300 local and international companies are showcasing the very latest educational products and solutions that could help improve the quality of teaching and learning experience in classrooms throughout the Gulf region.

 

Addressing delegates at the conference are some of the world's leading education experts, who will be sharing their invaluable expertise and insights on how schools and other education institutions throughout the Gulf could address some of the most pressing challenges confronting educators and decision-makers including early childhood and special needs education, enhancing classroom learning environments, improving teaching effectiveness, language learning, as well as helping the exploding Arab youth population acquire employable skills.

 

H.E. Humaid Mohammed Obeid Al Qutami, Minister of Education, said: "GEF and its accompanying exhibition, GESS, represent an important opportunity to review the country's successful experiences in education and the advancements that have been achieved in smart learning, using technology in teaching and paving the way for digital schools. This forms part of concerted initiatives aimed at achieving global competitiveness, the framework of the strategic target of the UAE's Vision 2021, by becoming the leader in teaching, education and providing high quality of educational services for our children."

 

The Ministry of Education has endeavored to attract and implement best educational practices from within the country and from aboard--throwing the spotlight on the world's latest educational and learning technologies, inventions and developed teaching solutions. We offer all of these to the thousand of educators, specialists and also for those interested in starting a career in the teaching sector, in one platform that contains the summary of successful education experiences and creative ideas that can be useful to the 7,500 participants of this forum, which are composed of teachers, principals and parents," Al Qutami added.

The Middle East's leading education exhibition and conference have also successfully put the spotlight on the region's growing education market, attracting a bigger number of exhibitors from

 

Germany, China, Korea and the United Kingdom; as well as new ones from the US and Finland who will both have country pavilions for the first time at the exhibition.

 

Sharief Fahmy, CEO, F&E Group, also announced several new milestones for this year's show that will appeal to and benefit educators. "GESS and GEF have obtained CPD accreditation, which means teachers who will be attending will gain CPD credits which they can use for professional advancement. We are also offering for the first time Research for Learning sessions, where educators stand to benefit from learning how to transform evidence-based research into realistic classroom practice." Fahmy explained.

 

The course aims to identify classroom interventions that have the biggest effect, give practical examples of how each one can be delivered, offer tried and tested strategies that really work, and showcase how to actually implement the best interventions.

 

The Minister also lauded the efforts of F&E for their efforts to host and organize the forum and the exhibition. He also cited the important role and support extended by the sponsors like Emirates Transportation (Platinum sponsor) and the Islamic Bank of Sharjah (Silver sponsor).

 

To this, Mr Mohammed Abdallah, CEO of Sharjah Islamic Bank, added, "We are extremely pleased to sponsor this international conference, which brings together prominent experts and specialists in education from all around the world. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome them to the UAE; their second home, wishing them success in discussing issues on the event's agenda. The sponsorship of this conference comes in line with the Bank's corporate social responsibility and commitment towards our beloved country, in keeping with the aspirations of our leader President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

 

The bank's sponsorship of this major event also stems out of our belief in the visions of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, who is the mastermind behind several educational initiatives that serve as an example for other countries in the region, the most recent of which is the brainstorming session to come up with ideas to develop education."

 

Additionally, expressing Emirates Transport's appreciation to the Ministry of Education for organising GEF and GESS, and the corporation's pride for being a sponsor of the forum Mohammed Abdullah Al Jarman, General Manager, Emirates Transport said, "Our support of the event comes in line with the projects and initiatives included in the national agenda as part of the UAE Vision 2021, which has made the education sector a top priority. Our initiatives and projects at Emirates Transport, and since the launch of the corporation more than 32 years ago, reflects our committed to supporting the educational process in the state, in partnership with the Ministry of Education. We are committed to providing a safe, comprehensive and sustainable school transport system, because it is a key element of the educational process, under the support of our wise leadership and supervision of the federal government."

 

Emirates Transport transports about 210 thousand students daily, to 700 public and private schools throughout the state. Our 4,000 school buses, comprising 300 thousand seats, are operated via a total of 3,880 drivers. The corporation organises a variety awareness programmes and community initiatives in order to promote the dissemination of a culture of transport safety among students and their parents.

 

GESS and GEF organisers are expecting a record attendance at this year's show and with anticipation high among education stakeholders, those interested in attending the show are encouraged to register in advance at www.gesseducation.com.

 

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