The UAE’s robust current account balance cushioned the economy against the twin global challenges of Covid-19 and the oil price drop in 2020. Lockdowns were implemented to protect public health, and Emiratis migrated online.
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Economic update | Covid-19 and Gulf higher education: are e-learning solutions here to stay?
28 Apr 2021
After rising to the challenge of the pandemic early last year, educational institutions in the Gulf have continued to develop their digital strategies as part of broader plans for the future.
Economic update | Can higher education institutions shape the Gulf’s post-Covid-19 economy?
17 Mar 2021
As Gulf countries look to rebound from the disruption of 2020, higher education institutions are playing a key role in meeting the needs of the region’s post-coronavirus economy.
To what extent was HBKU prepared to mitigate the risks and capitalise on the opportunities arising from the pandemic?
The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on higher education in the GCC, with many institutions making radical and potentially permanent changes to both teaching methods and business models.
Economic update | Covid-19 and higher education: how universities in emerging economies are responding to the crisis
28 Jul 2020
Universities in emerging economies are playing a key role in the response to the coronavirus crisis through cutting-edge research and development (R&D) and pioneering approaches to learning.