Access the Top Panel sessions from EAFOL
Access the Top Panel sessions from EAFOL
Dubai, April 7 The 2020 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature seems a long time ago. But we are now be able to relive some of the top sessions from the Festival, starting today! For the first time, the Emirates Airline Festival will be publishing an incredible selection of Festival sessions on their YouTube channel, with […]
UAE Education Heads in the Path of Sustainability
Mohammad Abdullah, Managing Director of DIAC, discusses the growing commitment to sustainability in educational programs both from students and higher education entities. Over the past few decades, the UAE’s educational sector has witnessed a significant transformation. On a governmental level, education has become a national priority and several regulations have been implemented in order […]
Interview: Founder of Holly Holistic
My name is Holly Aldhebaiei and I am the founder of Holly Holistic. We are the UAE’s First Homegrown Holistic Brand and we specialize in bringing you positive vibes and providing our customers a holistic way of healing your mind, body and soul. How did your journey as a holistic therapist begin? Holly Holistic […]
Voices of Future Generations – Tell us your Story!
Isobel Abulhoul is the CEO of the Emirates Literature Foundation and the founder of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, the Arab World’s largest celebration of the written and spoken word. Isobel has received a great number of awards and accolades over the years for her work She also co-founded the beloved Magrudy’s bookshop back […]
Plastic Fantastic
Every January students at NYUAD embark on local and global academic travels for a distinctive learning experience known as the January Term or J-Term. This year, NYUAD students are learning about the use of plastic and its alternatives for maintaining sustainability through a course titled Plastic Fantastic, which taught by Assistant Professor of Practice Design […]
Organisations shouldn’t fold on government’s sustainable paper initiatives
‘Going green’ will protect the bottom line for companies as eco-conscious consumers set the criteria for products of the future By Alexandria Robinson, Show Director, Paperworld Middle East Dubai, UAE: In the wake of the eco-conscious consumer, there has been a noticeable shift in the way products are designed, and it has been led […]
Tariq Al Ghussein, Taqeef Chairman and CEO discusses the iMatter Initiative with The Sustainabilist
Why was iMatter established? Today’s youth is growing up in a generation full of innovation and possibilities – where technology is revolutionising the job market. Research[1] shows us that 65% of children will work in a job that doesn’t currently exist. And, that careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) are where the newest […]
Youth Hub Hosts Roadshow for Corporate Finance Woman of the Year Award
EY and its corresponding Youth Council, developed with the support of the UAE Youth Council, kicked off its second annual Corporate Finance Woman of the Year (CFWY) competition in the United Arab Emirates in December 2018. The initiative encourages Emirati women to pursue careers in the private sector, particularly within transaction services and corporate […]
Recognising Schools’ Role in Sustainability Education
In 2018, Expo 2020, in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and the Ministry of Education, launched the “Sustainability Champions” programme for all schools across the UAE, as part of celebrating the Year of Zayed, and the UAE’s founder vision for a sustainable future. In the press release announcing the initiative in […]
GFS EXPO ABIA
May 8th, 2018 was definitely not another school day on the campus of GEMS Founders School (GFS) Al Barsha: the gym had been transformed into an exhibition space where students as young as eight years old were showcasing their ideas for transforming the world into a better place. The GFS EXPO Adam Burfield Innovation Awards […]
