Education Gems Education announces $100m Dubai school Gems Education has revealed plans to open the most expensive school in the Gulf, which is set for completion later this year. It is spending $100 million to develop Gems School of Research and Innovation in Dubai Sports City. Annual fees will start from AED116,000 ($31,582) for early-years education and rise to AED206,000 by the […] January 14, 2025
Education Taaleem plans new schools in Dubai and Abu Dhabi Taaleem has revealed plans to add two “super premium” schools to its portfolio in 2026 as it takes advantage of the increasing number of high-net-worth individuals moving to the UAE. The Dubai-based company has secured a plot of land in the emirate for one of the schools and is “in the process of acquiring another […] January 10, 2025
Education Mergers and acquisitions to fuel Saudi education growth Mergers and acquisitions will play a vital role in the future of Saudi Arabia’s lucrative education sector, which could offer returns in the region of high double-digits, according to an industry expert. There has been a flurry of M&A activity in education in recent weeks. Maarif, one of the largest education companies in the country, […] December 9, 2024
Education Amanat hires SNB Capital for education business IPO Amanat Holdings, a Dubai-listed investment company, has appointed SNB Capital to manage the proposed sale of a 30 percent stake in its education business through an initial public offering (IPO) in Saudi Arabia next year. The listing is anticipated in the first half of 2025, which will raise $300 million, Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources. […] November 28, 2024
Real Estate Bahrain’s GFH buys $300m US student housing assets GFH Partners, the DIFC-based asset management arm of Bahrain-based GFH Financial Group, has acquired student housing in the United States valued at $300 million. The assets have been added to GFH Partners’ US student housing platform, which now has more than 5,500 beds and assets under management worth $900 million. The assets are 99 percent […] November 25, 2024
People & Lifestyle Dubai private schools face major shortfall of places Dubai’s private school sector is staring at a shortfall of more than 100,000 places by the start of the 2031 academic year, as the industry struggles to keep pace with the emirate’s increasing population. Under the Dubai 2040 Master Plan, the emirate’s population is forecast to reach 7.8 million by the end of the next […] October 29, 2024