The Knowledge and Human Development Authority has announced plans to license 60 new affordable private schools across the emirate. Will these new schools offer real relief for parents facing rising fees? Katie Chambers speaks to Mohamed Abdulhalim, Acting Director of Supply Development at KHDA.

Microsoft is pledging to invest $15 billion into the UAE by 2030, not just to boost AI and cloud infrastructure, but crucially, to help train the next generation of talent. Georgia Tolley speaks to Microsoft vice chairman and president Brad Smith to know how the money would be spent.

For the first time this year, private schools across the UAE are following a unified academic calendar, and it means an early and extended winter holiday. So how are schools managing the pressure of exams, events, and end-of-year expectations — all within this compressed timeline? And how will travel patterns shift among UAE residents?

As the UAE accelerates its ambitions in science, technology, and space exploration, new efforts are being made to build the talent pipeline from the ground up. A flagship programme in this space is the Space & Rocketry Academy UAE or SARA, an education initiative preparing students for careers in STEM, space science, and AI. Lissy Donald, Managing Director of Compass International & NASA Astronaut Dr. Donald Thomas share more details

And this weekend, hundreds of students from across the UAE will take to the stage... not to perform, but to spell. The Spelling Bee Championship UAE is back, bringing together young learners from 145 schools and over 40 nationalities, all competing for a chance to represent the country on the global stage.

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