GESS Dubai 2022 Opens with GCC Ministerial Panel on Shaping the Future of Education

Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 14 November 2022 – Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai, and in partnership with the Ministry of Education, GESS Dubai, the leading education conference and exhibition in the Middle East region organised by Tarsus. The event is set to take place from November 15 to 17, 2022 at Sheikh Saeed Halls, Dubai World Trade Centre.

GESS Dubai is poised to attract more than 6,000 educational professionals from over 70 countries, and more than 300 leading educational brands showcasing the latest and most innovative products and solutions in the market. The event also features conferences headlined by thought leaders sparking new ideas and challenging the way stakeholders look at the future of education; and an awards ceremony to celebrate the contributions of the brightest in the field.

The programme will begin with a message from UAE Minister of Education H.E. Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi to shed light on the UAE’s innovative and comprehensive vision for the education sector, in line with the directives of its wise leadership that aim to contribute in the formation of a knowledge pioneering and global society.

“The United Arab Emirates, under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, consolidates its vision to establish a competitive educational system, build constructive partnerships with other countries and international organisations and bodies to achieve the sustainability of education, and upgrade the advanced educational systems in accordance with the best international practices,” H.E. Al Falasi said.

His Excellency said that GESS Dubai 2022, under the slogan "Shaping the Future of Education", derives its importance from the generous patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and stresses His Highness's keenness to support efforts to develop education and stay abreast of international standards and compete at the global level in all fields.