The United Arab Emirates ( Uae )

The Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries were among the countries that gave remarkable importance and attention to reforming their education systems. Some GCC countries ventured taking highly ambitious and radical measures to reform its education system. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a good example and is the context that this paper focuses on. Christine Thorne (2011) reports that “it is clear that the leadership of the country is exerting great pressure for reform in schools and there is a sense of urgency about the need for large-scale change”. Some of the measures taken by the educational leadership were really successful and obviously led to other successes on smaller scales i.e. seeking professional development on the part of teachers; while some other measures were seen as disastrous i.e. sacking a considerable number of really qualified math and science teachers due to their failure

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Since then, the country has progressed with efforts of ensuring high literacy rates, modern programs and women’s share in education. The UAE currently devotes approximately 25 percent of total federal government spending to education.

Economic: The UAE GDP forecast for 2013 is around 4%, not dissimilar to the global market as a whole. There has been increased confidence and signs of recovery for the housing market in the region,

Dubai with all it's wealth is not wealthy because of their technological knowledge and inventions causing their advancements wealth wise, but only because other races of people from outside their country came in discovered their oil, established oil drilling and oil refineries that later the leaders of Dubai nationalized and took over the oil operation from the outsiders keeping the preponderance of the profits from the sale of oil for themselves and their people. If it wasn't for the oil they would be just another group of poor none white people.

Of that number, only 15 percent of the population are nationals. They have a migration rate of 21 percent, which is higher than any other country. The religion in the UAE is 80 percent Muslim with a high concentration of Sunni and Shi’a fanatics, 100 percent of the native born Emirates are Muslim. “The UAE is an Arab country, a state member of the League of Arab States and a member of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC). This council includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Arabic is the official language used.” (“5 Cultural Facts,” 2014)

United Arab Emirates occupies a total area of about 83,600 square kilometers (32,400 square miles), along the south-eastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula between 22°50 and 26°N and between 51° and 56°25 E. The UAE has 1 318 km of continental coastline along the Persian Gulf. The inflation rate, exchange rate and currency stability are important factors to consider in International trade, economically, the UAE has a 4% of GDP growth in 2012 with a lower inflation rate of 1.1%, In terms of days and cost of import procedure (United Arab Emirate). The Urbanization rate of the region is 84% (UAE) which would contribute to the product awareness in necessary part of the region since the urbanization rate is high. The common languages in

I have to admit that we are very blessed with so many beautiful and breathe taking cities in the world. Dubai is just one of the many countries which has advanced from their humble beginnings and today are multi million tourist. Dubai is another city which has moved from having not as much as other countries once did such as money and a stable economy, to one of the richest cities in the world. In 1966 oil was discovered in Dubai and was a catalyst for Dubai’s economic growth. From a country that had come from not having a stable economy and not a lot of money, it has become like I said earlier, one of the richest cities in the

The city of Dubai is situated in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula. Part of the United Arab Emirates UAE, this city-state is aspiring to be major metropolis and the most populated in UAE with a population of 2.1 million approx. Dubai is also one of the richest economies of the world with ‘an estimated per capita income of $37000/-’10

Most countries affected by the civil wars have been cut off from any regional connections therefore they weren’t able to attract many of their regular customers. The UAE has taken that to their advantage by reeling in the customers who would normally shop in Egypt, Syria, Tunisia, Libya and Yemen and give them the opportunity to shop in places in the UAE instead of in a dangerous country. This has led to a 10% rise in spending by shoppers affected by the Arab Spring. The United Arab Emirates is known as a modern country with a stable government system that the public seems to respect. Governments from different countries such as Syria have shut down Internet and power connections to avoid the world to see the troublesome county. Because of these barricades, countries such as the United States and England have been keeping a close eye, especially since they cannot export and import products between countries. Perhaps the Middle East would’ve been better off without the Arab Spring.

The United Arab Emirates is one of the most important tourist destinations in the region. The Arab spring had a very minor effect on the country’s tourism as it did not have a revolution but tourists in countries such as the Americas and Eastern Asia and some European countries were still slightly worried to visit any Arab country as it could be hit by the domino effect of the Arab Spring. UAE is not a neighboring country of any of the countries that had revolutions but it is in the same region.

The economy in the United Arab Emirates has experienced substantial increases in the last 40 years. The UAE’s capabilities with the pearling and oil industries have given the region its necessary budgets to expand so rapidly. The economic policies in the UAE have gone through stages, since the birth of the region in 1971. Changes in economic welfare of the markets, and privatization policies are also key aspects in understanding the UAE’s economic liberalization and growth. In order to understand the UAE’s economic standard, economic liberalization must be analyzed. The argument of this paper will discuss how economic liberalization has occurred in the United Arab Emirates and is continuing to grow.

The UAE is one of the riches nations in the world as measure by per capita GNP. The economy is primarily based on the oil

The UAE 's economy is the most diversified in the Gulf and the wider region. There’s no income tax. The gross domestic product is 67,616 dollars US per capita. The country oil and gas reserves are among the richest in the world. Successful efforts at economic diversification have reduced the portion of GDP based on oil and gas output to twenty five percent with a plan to push it to zero within next fifty years (Renewable Energy Prospects: United Arab Emirates p. 30). Low prices of oil have prompted the UAE to take steps to reduce its spending on country wide social programs, including eliminating fuel subsidies in August 2015. The IMF recently praised the vision and fiscal policies adopted by the country that

THE economy of the Gulf emirate of Qatar is making even China’s look sluggish. This year it is set, by one estimate, to swell by more than 23%. Last year it grew by 10%, the year before by 13%. The IMF reckons the country’s GDP per head rose last year to nearly $84,000 at purchasing-power parity, the world’s highest figure, far above the United States’ $46,000 and Britain’s $35,000 and easily topping the rich-list of the 22-country Arab League, with Kuwait trailing on $38,000 and Saudi Arabia well behind on $23,000. Congo and