Ahead of the return to school on Sunday, GEMS says it will be educating more than 120,000 students in the UAE
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Future learning: Democratising schooling through ed tech
Dino Varkey, the CEO of GEMS Education, sits down with Arabian Business to discuss how the use of technology and innovation has accelerated in his business.
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AB Talks: Dino Varkey, Gems Education CEO, focuses on the future of learning
From dealing with Covid and keeping staff and pupils safe to the future of education, both online and in the classroom, Dino Varkey, CEO of Gems Education, sits down with Arabian Business to look at how learning will evolve in the years to come.
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Video: UAE’s education continues remotely, says GEMS Education CEO
As schools have been suspended in the UAE amid the coronavirus outbreak, Dino Varkey, CEO at GEMS Education says UAE’s education continues remotely and students are receiving online sessions.
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Gallery: 4th annual Mariamma Varkey Award 2019
A red-carpet ceremony was held at GEMS World Academy in Dubai on 3 October 2019 and was attended by the senior leadership team of GEMS Education.
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GEMS Education hires more than 1,800 teachers for new academic year
New recruits attended the GEMS Awareness day where they were welcomed by GEMS Education founder and chairman Sunny Varkey
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Consortium completes exit from GEMS Education investments
Sale completed of around 30% stake in Dubai education giant to consortium led by CVC Capital Partners
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Consortium agrees to buy 30% stake in Dubai’s GEMS Education
Funds advised by CVC Capital Partners have led a consortium to acquire minority stake in Dubai education provider
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Dubai’s GEMS exercises option to buy stake in Egyptian schools
Under agreement with EFG Hermes, GEMS plans to acquire more than 30 schools in Egypt over next five years
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GEMS completes repayment of inaugural sukuk
The November 2013 sukuk represented the company’s first access to international capital markets
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GEMS Education to freeze salary increases for teachers
The education provider has is also reportedly planning to delay an IPO after Dubai moved to cap school fees
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Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund acquires stake in GEMS
Khazanah becomes the second sovereign wealth fund to invest in GEMS Education, following Bahrain’s in 2014
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GEMS Education revenues, enrolment rise in 2017
Dubai-based education firm invested over $343m in 2017, bringing investments since 2014 to over $1 billion
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GEMS students form world’s largest human waving flag
Largest human image of a national waving flag by 4,130 students enters Guinness world record books