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India’s Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has postponed the Class 10 and 12 board examinations scheduled for March 2,…

Dubai’s awe-inspiring Museum of the Future is approaching a milestone of attracting five million visitors since it opened to the public four years ago. Having evolved into a knowledge-based ecosystem, the museum has seen visitors from diverse cultures include heads of state, diplomatic delegations, entrepreneurs, scholars and students.

Dubai Holding and Nord Anglia Education, the leading international schools organisation, have announced plans to develop and operate state-of-the-art premium K-12 schools across Dubai. Under the partnership, Dubai Holding Asset Management will develop bespoke school facilities for Nord Anglia Education to operate, further enhancing the education offering within Dubai Holding master-planned communities and strengthening Dubai’s position as a global hub for knowledge, innovation and talent.

A new national programme that embeds university entrepreneurship into real economic and institutional needs has been launched by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Dubai SME) in partnership with INJAZ UAE.

Called ‘Founders of Tomorrow’, the programme aims at establishing a direct pipeline from academia to enterprise and accelerating the creation of scalable Emirati-owned businesses.

The Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy has signed an agreement with the global visual communication platform Canva to establish the company’s regional headquarters in Dubai and support 250,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the digital sector and individuals over the next five years.

Indian teacher Rouble Nagi was awarded the $1 million GEMS Education Global Teacher Prize 2026 during the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Now in its 10th year, the Global Teacher Prize is an initiative of the Varkey Foundation organised in collaboration with UNESCO. It is considered the largest award of its kind in the world.

A multi-year initiative to strengthen AI literacy education across Dubai’s private schools was launched at the World Governments Summit 2026. The initiative is a collaboration between DP World Foundation, the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education (RAISE).

Once considered niche sectors, cultural and creative industries are now recognised as essential engines for sustainable growth, talent development and soft power, according to a new industry report launched at the ongoing World Governments Summit 2026 (WGS).

The launch of an AI Readiness Tool was announced by Bain & Company in collaboration with the World Governments Summit (WGS) 2026. The tool is a new platform designed to help government entities assess their preparedness for artificial intelligence and identify practical actions to accelerate adoption and impact.

The sixth edition of the Voices of Future Generations anthology, which features stories written entirely by children on themes of sustainability and environment responsibility, was launched during the just concluded Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. Importantly, the 2026 edition also recognised several UAE school teachers playing a pivotal role in nurturing the young writers behind these stories by honouring them with the Teacher Champion Award.