Author: Suhail Hasan
Suhail Hasan
Suhail Hasan is a British businessman and entrepreneur who is the COO of Fame and guest author of Dubai News.
The American University of Sharjah (AUS) has extended the ABET accreditation for seven undergraduate programmes offered by the College of Engineering (CEN) up to the date 30 th September 2030 marking the CEN programs as among the best internationally in terms of quality and excellence. These are chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, Industrial engineering, Mechanical engineering and computer science all of which are accredited. ABET bench-marked as a non-profit organization for accreditation of college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology is emerging as a symbol of quality education in engineering across the world.…
Currently, freelance work in the UAE has become even more popular due to the changes in legislation, development of new technologies and changes in the culture of work after Covid. The health care industry rates the need for professionals in areas such as software development, cyber security, artificial intelligence and data analysis. However, financial issues remain an issue for freelancers in this line of work cutting across the different fields. Ever since the UAE started to offer flexible and affordable license solutions, co-founder of Outsized, a talent on-demand platform and Azeem Zainulbhai has stated that the freelancer registration has risen…
GEMS Education has appointed Amanda Spielman the former Chief Inspector of Ofsted as the Chair of the newly formed Academic council. New to the council, Spielman will supervise the formats’ adherence that the GEMS schools employ in curriculum, assessment, technology, inclusion and student welfare. Spielman, who has been in charge of Ofsted since 2017 and will serve until 2023, said she was looking forward to the opportunity to work at GEMS, which is expanding in a country that is experiencing rapid growth, which has a highly developed private education system. She stressed that being part of GEMS, this company has…
Today the UAE Airlines industry remains vibrant as more of the country’s airlines reach to new destinations taking the total number of destinations covered to 606. This growth is due to the increase in the desire of people to travel again and that UAE has positioned itself to be a world’s best destination for both leisure and business travel. The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) expects the passenger traffic in the UAE will touch 140 million and hence the growth and competitiveness of the airline in the country continues unabated. Public information indicates that now UAE national carriers connect to…
Malaysia is working hard to secure an FTA with the GCC as it searches for new opportunities to boost its economic connection with the area. Yesterday, in an interview with Bernama, Malaysia’s Minister of Investment, Trade, and Industry, Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said that the country is currently negotiating to wrap up an FTA with the six GCC member states of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman. In an interview with the Malaysian news agency BERNAMA Abdul Aziz disclosed that a bi-lateral Free Trade Agreement with the UAE is almost ready and both countries are expected to sign…
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has received an official invitation from His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to attend the Future Investment Initiative Forum 2024 being organized in Riyadh for the eighth time. The invitation was transferred officially to Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan Minister of State of the UAE by Saud bin Saad Al Otaibi, the Deputy Head of the Saudi Mission to the United Arab Emirates when the two met at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The…
It has emerged that schools across the UAE are now registering their best GCSE results ever and thousands of students set a record new standards. On Thursday institutions across the country released phenomenal results with many of them recording a higher number of students scoring 9 or the equivalent of A*. In 2017, the grading system was changed to provide a wider margin between the high achievers by coming up with Grade 9 which is above the A* grade. Some of the students have lauded GCSE as a pass to A-levels or vocational courses which are requisite for admittance to…
As per the report available on ResearchAndMarkets. com, Qatar shall mark a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) among the highest in the GCC events and exhibition market. The country’s market is expected to grow strongly over the coming years as a result of improving domestic and international business and leisure travellers, large infrastructural developments plans and sound government backing for the country’s market. The report stresses on growth performance of Qatar, the country has shown a remarkable growth path and it will continue till 2029. This has been boosted by new infrastructural development; for instance, QNCC and DECC has boosted…
Kuwait’s Al-Zour Refinery, has reached its favorable position enjoying the status of eighth oil refinery out of the ten best oil refineries in the world. This ranking unveiled on the 18th of August, 2024, puts into relief the refinery’s production capacity of 615,000 bpd while the country’s share is 8. 54 percent to the total output of the world’s leading refineries, which in toto handle 7. Some 197 million barrels of crude oil per day. The refinery which started in 2022 ranks it among the youngest refineries globally, but it is the only refinery to make it from the Gulf…
Chinese companies maintaining that Dubai presents them with the most suitable opportunity for enhancing the globalization of operations, because of the competitive edge this place has and the right conditions for investment. CEOs of three major Chinese firms back Dubai for expansion across MEA and beyond as Dubai International Chamber continues its support. To enhance the economic cooperation and collaboration between Dubai and China, Dubai Chambers is planning to organise Dubai Business Forum- China on 21-22 August for the promotion of DIC’s diverse investment prospects. It will target multinationals, unicorns as well as the fast-growing startups from China and at…