Owned by The Investment Corporation of Dubai, National Bonds is now the largest shareholder of Taaleem
Education provider
Affordable schools
Dubai’s Leams Education reveals roadmap for expansion
Affordable schools provider outlines vision to increase presence in UAE and grow into emerging markets
digital learning
Why the GCC education sector could still be a smart investment despite Covid impact
EdTech and blended learning models still offer ‘interesting opportunities’, says Alpen Capital
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coronavirus safety
Video: Returning to school during Covid-19 – are schools in the UAE ready?
As schools reopen after the summer break, one question in every parents’ mind is whether the schools are ready to fight the pandemic and keep their children safe as the number of cases in the UAE have started shooting up.
coronavirus
Video: How the pandemic fast-tracked this multibillion-dollar industry
The coronavirus pandemic has been a real learning curve, not least for educators. But with many schools now reopening, questions are being asked about what the future of education might look like.
Affordable schools
AB Crossfire: Are the UAE’s school fees too high?
According to a study released by HSBC, sending a child to school in UAE, from primary to university, will cost about $99,378 (AED365,025), the second highest in the world.
Ataa Educational
Saudi private school operator Ataa Educational jumps 10% in Riyadh trading debut
Ataa Educational is the fourth to list in Riyadh this year, with all deals involving share sales of less than $700 million
CVC Capital Partners
GEMS granted ‘B’ rating by S&P, with a stable outlook
S&P rating comes as it is said to meet banks to discuss refinancing plan worth $1.65bn
Affordable schools
Dubai caps fee increase for private schools after freeze last year
KHDA proposes fee regulation for non-educational services such as school transportation, uniforms
Abu Dhabi
Video: Are UAE’s school fees unreasonably high?
Fee freezes, reductions, discounts, scholarships, flexible payment plans – schools in the UAE have been pulling out all the stops to attract parents and retain students, in what analysts are calling an oversupplied and fiercely competitive market for education providers.
Blackstone Group
Dubai’s GEMS Education said to bid for top Saudi school chain
The GEMS Education deal for the largest owner and operator of private schools in the kingdom could be worth about $400m
Ahmed Saud Ghouth
Saudi Arabia’s Alkhabeer acquires stakes in UAE, Saudi schools
Alkhabeer Capital launched two education funds in Q4 2018
Abu Dhabi
Is the UAE learning a valuable lesson on school fees?
High school fees is something many expats accept as one of the downsides of living in the UAE, but the days of yearly increases and long waiting lists appear to be over, as education operators begin to adjust to the new economic landscape
Affordable schools
Opinion: how do we solve the UAE’s school fees conundrum?
Amid a slowdown in school fees, the high cost of education continues to pose a problem to which no solution has been found
Dino Varkey
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
Dubai education
Dubai education providers at ‘tipping point’ with increase in schools
The increase in schools comes even after Dubai imposed a freeze on school-fee hikes
Bahrain
Bahrain’s Investcorp sells US private education provider
Bahrain investment firm announces sale of Nobel Learning Communities, a provider of private education in the United States