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UAE: Sharjah
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal, CEO, Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq): Interview from The Report: Sharjah 2017
Articles & Analysis | Sharjah widens its offer by developing niche tourism segments from The Report: Sharjah 2017
Sharjah is a key regional destination for family and cultural tourism, attracting visitors from the Gulf, Europe and Asia in particular, and the industry is also a substantial contributor to the emirate’s economy, accounting for around 8.5% of GDP in 2014, according to the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA). The Sharjah...
Articles & Analysis | Sharjah's tertiary education segment makes a name for itself from The Report: Sharjah 2017
With the founding of the University of Sharjah (UoS) and the American University of Sharjah (AUS) in 1997, the emirate took an important step towards the development of its higher education segment. Sharjah is now widely considered to have some of the top universities in the region, enabling the emirate to provide quality education to students...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Björn Kjerfve, Chancellor, American University of Sharjah: Interview from The Report: Sharjah 2017
Has the proliferation of for-profit institutions in recent years affected the overall quality of the UAE’s tertiary education?
Articles & Analysis | Sharjah improves education and attracts more foreign students to its schools and universities from The Report: Sharjah 2017
In recent years the UAE has become an emerging higher education centre, especially within the GCC region, with strong government initiatives, impressive infrastructure, a growing number of international collaborations and a truly multicultural student body. Within the UAE itself, Sharjah is increasingly regarded as a key centre of higher...
Articles & Analysis | Sharjah takes a range of measures to address deficit from The Report: Sharjah 2017
The government of Sharjah has consistently run small fiscal deficits in recent years. Against a backdrop of falling oil prices, the deficit has outstripped economic growth, generating rising levels of public debt. However, these remain modest as a proportion of economic output. Furthermore, the government has also recently taken a range of...