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240 U N I T E D A R A B E M I R AT E S Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 8support of Dh5.4 million to ZIC. In return, ZU will offer educationalservices, academic support and consultation, together withtraining and developmental programmes and scholarships forKHDA stakeholders.The ‘Women as Global Leaders’ conference organised by ZU atEmirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi is but one of a number ofprogrammes run by the University to ensure that their studentsare well-prepared to actively participate in society. The secondconference in 2006 attracted more than 1200 delegates from 87countries. The third such forum will be held in Dubai in 2008.HIGHER COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGYA system of UAE colleges offering a more technically orientededucation was devised in 1988. The four founding Higher Collegesof Technology (HCTs) commenced the new experiment with anenrolment of 239 students. Today, 12 men's and women's collegesin Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, Ra’s al-Khaimah, Sharjah andFujairah provide a diversity of programmes to over 15,000students in modern, technologically equipped campuses. Newcolleges and facilities are being added to the list on a regularbasis, one of the most recent being the impressive, digitallyaware Dubai Men's College at Academic City in Al Ruwayyah. Inaddition, the third phase of the Dubai Women's College (DWC)campus was opened in March 2007.In line with government strategy of forging links with respectedinternational institutions, HCT signed a MoU in September 2007with the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) establishing along-term NYAS–HCT partnership that would facilitate transfer oftechnology and create a UAE academy of sciences within theHCT campus.CERTThe HCTs commercial arm, The Centre of Excellence for AppliedResearch and Training (Cert), which was founded in 1997 and isnow the largest private education provider in the region, pridesitself on responding quickly and effectively to current needs in theregional and international work place, providing professional
S O C I A L D E V E L O P M E N T241development and lifelong learning opportunities for the UAE, theGulf, and – through online training courses – to many other partsof the business world. Cert Technology Ventures (CTV), thetechnology arm of Cert, collaborates with leading technologypartners such as Intel, Microsoft and IBM to foster technologytransfer. Its clients are large public and private sector organisationsin the region, including the UAE Military and the Presidential Court.Having been converted into a joint stock company in 2005,Cert is now primed for the next stage in its development: it ishoping to raise Dh1 billion (US$272 million) and offer 55 percent of its share capital to the public through the first educationand technology IPO in the Middle East. In addition to the lure ofgood financial returns, investors will be able to participate in theunique Cert Education and Research City project, a vision thatwill have significant socioeconomic benefits for the country andits people. Cert City, a fully integrated community encompassingresearch, innovation and entrepreneurship, is being establishedin Abu Dhabi on a site of over 1 million square metres, to befollowed by similar ventures in Dubai and Sharjah, some of theother emirates, and eventually throughout the region.Cert Education and ResearchCity is being established inAbu Dhabi as a fullyintegrated communityencompassing research,innovation andentrepreneurship.The Centre forExcellence for AppliedResearch and Training(Cert) is now thelargest privateeducation providerin the region.@www.uaeinteract.com/uaeeducation
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