GESS Dubai Officially Opens 15th Edition at Dubai World Trade Centre

Dubai, UAE, November 15 2022: GESS Dubai, the leading education conference and exhibition in the Middle East region, successfully launched its 15th edition this year with a programme opened by UAE Minister of Education H.E. Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi. Taking place at Sheikh Saeed Halls, Dubai World Trade Centre until November 17, the free-to-attend event allows guests to meet key decision-makers in the industry and learn the most valuable insights on the latest trends and opportunities in education. Register for free via www.gessdubai.com.

H.E. Al Falasi expressed in his opening remarks, “within the development paths, we are also keen to implement an innovative educational system that strengthens future skills, enshrines the concepts of global citizenship through school curricula, enhances the comprehensive concept of quality of life, empowers individual learning, nurtures the gifted and talented, and anticipates the future of higher learning, scientific research and focus on quality and governance in higher education institutions, ensuring the efficiency of leading and academic institutions and bodies, and aligning higher education outputs with the needs of the future labor market.”

“Funding, developing distinguished research cadres, and providing supportive and stimulating legislation for scientific research are vital matters that are subject to great attention within our educational agenda. In addition to this, focusing on an advanced and flexible national qualifications system that copes with the requirements of future economic development, and the establishment of funding programs are crucial. Competitiveness in higher education institutions and the application of standards and systems for quality assurance of technical and vocational education and training, as well as support for the scientific research file at the national level, and the development of a comprehensive interconnected digital educational environment to follow up on the student’s educational achievement will also be a key focus,” H.E. Al Falasi added.H.E. Dr Majed bin Ali Al-Naimi, Bahrain Minister of Education

Following H.E. Al Falasi's opening remarks was The Foundations and Accelerators of Education in GCC Countries featuring H.E. Dr Majed bin Ali Al-Naimi, Bahrain Minister of Education. This was proceeded by a talk by Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence H.E. Omar Al Olama on Digital School Initiative. Finally, the topic Shaping the Future of Education in the World was examined by industry experts including Dr Arif Alhammadi, Executive Vice President of Khalifa University and Dr Salem Al-Salem, performance expert for the Cabinet Leaders Program.

In the coming days, guests can expect to network with more than 300 leading educational brands showcasing the latest and most innovative products and solutions in the market; learn from thought-leaders sparking new ideas and challenging the way stakeholders look at the future of education with a packed programme in its different conference zones; and witness the best of the best in the field be recognised at a glittering awards ceremony on November 16.