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DUBAI — As several new schools are set to open during the new academic year, the head of Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has welcomed community schools and new, unconventional players like property developers into the education sector.
In an interview with Khaleej Times, chairman of the board of directors and director-general of KHDA, Dr Abdulla Al Karam, hailed the foray of schools like the Greenfield Community School and Emaar Education, simultaneously adding that other developers should take the cue to follow suit.
“Some of the property developers are stepping up their operations to another level. Community development is not only about building homes. It involves providing other services for the community like education. For instance, Emaar has taken the first step to develop three schools and has partnered with an education system in Singapore. We feel this is a model other property developers should seriously start looking at,” Dr Karam said.
He said this move ensured education would not just be a business as it involves the entire community. Specifically talking about schools like the Greenfield Community School, he stressed that this was a practice the authority would encourage. “Larger the participation of the community in school decisions, the better would be the education system provided,” he added.
This new trend is also a clear indication in the shift in ownership of schools, he observed. “Large corporations and certain communities coming together to start schools is a result of our new educational systems based on international benchmarks. It is no more confined to an UAE education system or about individuals owning schools. It is a community owned school,” he noted.
KHDA also stressed that all new schools in Dubai would have to apply for international accreditation.
The education official had earlier met officials from two major US and UK accrediting bodies including the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and Council of International Schools (CIS) to discuss the processes of accreditation.
He emphasised that there would be very clear governing systems and steps to license them.
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