Yearly Archives

2018

Why is work experience important for your future?

The skills gap between education and employment is very real and can sometimes cause unnecessary stress. Often, peoples’ expectations of what a career in a certain industry entails and the actual experience of the job can be miles apart. It…

Draw Your Goals into Reality

We all have dreams and career goals set in our lives, but most of us struggle to achieve them. The destiny you desire is right in front of you. To achieve it you will need to DRAW IT to SEE, BELIEVE and ACT on it. A dream is seen when it’s…

Scoring high marks – To be or not to be?

Throughout my academic career, I have been surrounded by students and their numerous queries, be it at the University where I teach or at my home where both my sons ask for help to complete their schoolwork. One question that frequently…

Quick take: what is 5G?

The only thing better than fast internet is faster internet. The only thing better than fast internet is faster internet. So what’s next for the information super highway? That’s where 5G, the next generation of wireless signal, comes in.…

UAE’s high child obesity rates blamed on technology

Survey shows almost 90% of children in the UAE and Saudi Arabia have access to mobile devices. The rapid rise of mobile entertainment is a major contributor to increasing childhood obesity in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, a survey suggests. An…

New swimming pool area guidelines for Sharjah Schools

Four-year-old boy’s drowning renews spotlight on pool safety. Sharjah: All students’ activities in the swimming pool area will be suspended until all the safety and security requirements in new guidelines issued by the Sharjah Education…