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    World-class education for a digital-first future

    12–14 SEPTEMBER 2022
    ABU DHABI, UAE


     

    Super early bird discount ends 30 June, register now to secure your discount

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    How can education prepare students for a world that doesn’t exist yet?

    Higher education is at a pivotal moment across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and governments are spearheading new incentives to drive digital transformation to deliver world-class education at scale.

    THE Digital Universities MENA will bring together education leaders, policymakers and industry partners to discuss how institutions across the region can embrace digital transformation and internationalisation to meet the needs of students and society and rise to the forefront of the digital economy.

    The event will also feature cutting-edge start-ups and the latest technologies set to accelerate education into the next decade of transformation.

    AGENDA THEMES

    Accelerate campus transformations

    Leaders from universities and industry will discover how to tackle the latest challenges to their institution’s higher education model:

    • Strategies to deliver agile continuous education on- and offline
    • Future trends in cybersecurity to protect staff, students and institutions
    • Overcome challenges in edtech adoption and upskill faculty to deliver education online
    • Technology to support a STEM higher education


    World-class teaching and learning innovation

    Leading educators and technologists will collaborate to discuss the latest technologies and innovations shaking up the curriculum for a digital-first workplace:

    • How to faithfully apply the science of learning to edtech
    • Explore blended learning models that will disrupt education as we know it
    • Design a curriculum fit for the class of 2030
    • Reassess your digital assessment strategy


    Revolutionise the student experience online

    We will reveal strategies to transform the student journey for the digital age and future-proof the experience of future generations across the region:

    • Transform college admissions through technology
    • Maximise student skills and future employability to support the growing digital economy
    • Support internationalisation objectives with online learning
    • Build engaged digital communities on and off campus

     

    Speakers

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    Arif Al Hammadi
    Executive vice-president
    Khalifa University of Science and Technology
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    Hoda Al Khazaimi
    Director of the Center of Cyber Security and president of Emirates Digital Association for Women
    New York University Abu Dhabi
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    Torunn Gjelsvik
    Secretary-general
    International Council for Open and Distance Education
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    Taghreed Justinia
    Regional director of IT services, technology and health informatics
    King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
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    James Ketterer
    Dean of the School of Continuing Education
    The American University in Cairo
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    Vijay Kumar
    Executive director of the Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

     

    Who should attend?

    THE Digital Universities MENA will bring together technology, academic, industry and campus leaders advancing higher education across MENA through the use of IT.

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