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Zawya
3 days ago
- Business
- Zawya
Huawei expands free AI learning opportunities across Egypt
Cairo, Egypt: In a significant step to make digital education more accessible to all, Huawei has signed three strategic Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Al-Azhar University, the Egyptian-Russian University and 6th of October University, during the Huawei Instructors Forum 2025- an event that also showcased Huawei's latest technologies and digital education solutions, which aims to strength the engagement and co-operation with Egyptian universities and maximize the benefits to all students. The agreements mark the official launch of the 'Huawei AI Program'— a bold initiative that brings the world of Artificial Intelligence closer to students across Egypt. This move reflects Huawei's belief that opportunity should be open to all — and that everyone deserves a chance to thrive in an AI-driven world. The MOU was signed by Eng. Asmaa Serag – Director of Huawei Academies Egypt, Professor Dr. Mohamed Farag, University President's Consultant for Digital Transformation at Al-Azhar University; Professor Dr. Hossam ElBahary, Head of Information Systems and Network Technology Department, Faculty of Information Systems and Computer Science at October 6 University; Professor Dr. Tamer Saleh, Associate professor for the faculty of engineering at the Egyptian Russian University. Through this collaboration, Huawei is embedding its AI courses into Egypt's academic curriculum, giving over 25,000 students access to world-class learning now available on the Huawei Talent platform. Designed to be accessible, inclusive, and engaging, the program will be activated for more than 10,000 students at Al-Azhar University, 10,000 at the Egyptian-Russian University, and 5,000 at 6th of October University — empowering a new generation to explore the world of Artificial Intelligence and thrive in a rapidly evolving digital future. Offered as part of Huawei's latest suite of cutting-edge technologies and solutions, the AI course consists of seven dynamic sessions, presented in a clear, animated format, the course breaks down the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence in an engaging, easy-to-follow way — with no prior technical knowledge required. Fully online, completely free, and available in both English and Arabic, it is open to everyone — regardless of age, background, or profession — and can be accessed anytime, anywhere with a simple, free account. Mr. Robert Parua, Education Programme Specialist at the UNESCO Regional Office in Cairo stated: 'At UNESCO, we believe that digital transformation in education is not just about technology—it's about people. Our long-standing partnership with Huawei reflects a shared vision to empower educators, upskill youth, and foster inclusive, innovative learning ecosystems. In this era, we must ensure that no one is left behind by leveraging technology to build a more equitable, resilient, and sustainable future for all.' Mr. Dou Yong, Vice President of Huawei Technologies Egypt, said: 'At Huawei, we envision a world where technology transforms education into a powerful force for progress, inclusion, and opportunity. We believe that education is the cornerstone of a sustainable and thriving future — and in a rapidly evolving digital age, the need to connect academic knowledge with real-world skills has never been more critical. Through initiatives like the Huawei ICT Academy, we proudly stand alongside passionate instructors to empower students, nurture future innovators, and build a generation ready to lead in the digital era. Together, we are not just advancing education — we are shaping a smarter, more connected, and more inclusive tomorrow for all'. Eng. Asmaa Serag, Director of Huawei Academies Egypt, stated: 'Through the Huawei ICT Academies, we've built a strong foundation for digital capacity building across Egypt — and this new AI initiative is an exciting next step. By partnering with leading universities, we are expanding the reach of future-focused skills and helping students unlock new learning opportunities in AI. Our mission is to create accessible, high-impact programs that equip youth with the knowledge and confidence to lead in a digital-first world.'
Zawya
3 days ago
- Business
- Zawya
Zayed University embraces artificial intelligence to transform learning and innovation
New undergraduate and master's programs in technology launching in the Fall A university-wide training initiative will begin to equip faculty with practical strategies to integrate AI into their teaching and course design Abu Dhabi/Dubai, UAE: Zayed University (ZU) has joined more than 90 leading institutions worldwide as a member of the Digital Education Council (DEC) - a global community dedicated to advancing AI literacy, responsible digital transformation, and innovation in education. ـ ZU is the first university from the UAE to join the DEC, marking a significant milestone in the universities strategic vision to equip students, faculty, and leadership with the tools, mindset, and capabilities needed to thrive in an increasingly digital world. The membership builds on ZU's broader efforts to integrate AI cross the university - including ongoing faculty development, digital pedagogy, and curriculum innovation aligned with the future of work. Through its participation in the DEC, ZU will engage in working groups, global advisory sessions, and executive briefings, contributing regional perspectives while drawing from global best practices. These insights will directly inform on-campus initiatives, from curriculum design to the student experience. Starting this summer, ZU will also roll out two key DEC initiatives: the Certificate in AI for Higher Education, designed for faculty and leadership, and the AI Literacy for Students program. Alongside the new DEC membership, ZU's College of Technological Innovation (CTI) will launch a new Bachelor of Science in Intelligent Systems Engineering this Fall. The program will prepare a new generation of engineers to design, build, and manage intelligent systems powered by AI and emerging technologies. CTI is also introducing two new Master's programs in Cybersecurity and Digital Transformation and Innovation, responding to growing national and global demand for advanced digital skills and specialized expertise. To ensure that all students, across every college and program, develop foundational knowledge in AI and emerging digital tools, ZU is undertaking a university-wide faculty training initiative. This will equip faculty with practical strategies to embed AI into course design and teaching practices - ensuring every graduate benefits from exposure to AI. 'Integrating artificial intelligence across our work is vital to building digital fluency at Zayed University,' said Professor Michael Allen, Acting Vice President of Zayed University. 'Joining the DEC allows us to both contribute to and benefit from a global network of education leaders. But ultimately, the real impact lies in how we bring those insights to life - in our classrooms, in our programs, and in how we prepare students for the world ahead.' About Zayed University Zayed University, the UAE's flagship higher education institution, was established in 1998 and proudly bears the name of the Founder of the Nation – the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. In the spirit of Sheikh Zayed, the University is a pioneer and innovator in the field of education and research. The University currently caters to many Emirati and international students across its full range of undergraduate and postgraduate offerings. Led by Her Excellency Shamma Bint Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Community Empowerment and Chairperson of the Zayed University Board of Trustees, the University proudly serves the needs of the Nation and contributes to the UAE's economic, social and cultural progress from its state-of-the-art campuses in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Through research, scholarship, creative activities and outreach, Zayed University provides educational leadership, expands opportunity, and enriches the knowledge of local, regional, and global communities.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
3 Best Weekend Businesses for Making $100, $10K and $100K, According to Codie Sanchez
Most investors know that getting rich on a hot stock tip or a hunch is something that happens often in the movies, but rarely in real life. Building wealth is often the result of consistent, long-term investing in financially stable, well-managed businesses. Read Next: Find Out: However, in this age of profitable side hustles and do-it-yourself social media marketing, there's plenty of extra money to be made if you're willing to work at selling yourself, your product and your business/brand strategically. Enter Codie Sanchez. The 'From Wall Street to Main Street' influencer, best-selling author and business backer is determined to 'create 100,000 business owners and help 1 million of us build profitable businesses,' through the tools and programs offered through her popular digital education company, Contrarian Thinking. Sanchez recently posted a video on her YouTube channel detailing businesses that are making $100, $10,000 and $100,000 in revenue in one weekend. Here are the businesses you can get started in to earn extra income with little to no start-up costs. Starting at the lower weekend revenue end, Sanchez visited the owner of Flaca's Aguas, a simple popsicle cart that offers Mexican flavor-influenced popsicles and more. Although Sanchez's presence (plus a very generous tip from one of its customers) made the weekend a particularly profitable one, this weekend business is one where anyone can easily make $100. The best businesses have low start-up costs, great revenue margins and scalability potential. Operating costs may differ depending on where you live — for example, renting vs. owning a cart and city permits, licensing and health certifications — but a high-traffic location and in-demand products can overcome any financial obstacles you encounter very quickly. Event planning is a natural career choice for sociable and detail-oriented people, but it's also a viable and rewarding weekend money-maker. Starting small, Posh Picnics made its initial start-up costs back after its first pop-up weekend event and hasn't looked back, expanding its services with packages catering to any occasion. Pop-up picnic companies are hot, so much so that you'd better research the competition in your city before jumping into this niche event planning enterprise. Again, word-of-mouth recommendations are crucial to the success of a business like Posh Picnics, so having someone to handle marketing, social media and sales will eventually be a necessity. Registering a domain and having a helpful site, in addition to hitting all social platforms, is a must, too. Discover Now: The key to starting, or buying, then scaling up, a business is finding one with strong recurring revenue, low competition and the capacity to upsell the customer. Even when competition is strong, being approachable and giving your clients impeccable service will beat the competition every time. When Sanchez visited Storage Scholars, she found a business built on optimal performance and effectiveness. The company offers a full-service moving experience for students (supplies, moving, storage and shipping) and makes a killing every year at the end and beginning of school terms. Although there were initial costs for boxes, a truck and a storage unit, the owners were able to pay for these with a pre-paid $50 deposit from customers. Storage Scholars has increased its campus presence every year and now partners with colleges themselves for their students' moving needs. Instead of conveying how difficult entrepreneurship is, Sanchez preaches that you don't need to be a clever businessperson, and you don't need to follow emerging industries to make money. Most importantly, it's not difficult for a creative go-getter like you. More From GOBankingRates Mark Cuban Warns of 'Red Rural Recession' -- 4 States That Could Get Hit Hard The New Retirement Problem Boomers Are Facing Are You Rich or Middle Class? 8 Ways To Tell That Go Beyond Your Paycheck This article originally appeared on 3 Best Weekend Businesses for Making $100, $10K and $100K, According to Codie Sanchez
Daily Mail
21-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Ex-education secretary Michael Gove warns schoolchildren need more traditional classroom teaching to fend off dangers of AI 'cheating'
Former education secretary Michael Gove has said children don't need to be taught digital skills but need a proper academic education to help them combat the rise of AI. And he has argued that with 'an epidemic of cheating' triggered by AI, a handwritten essay is the surest test of ability. The Tory grandee, now Lord Gove, said he is more convinced than he ever was about the importance of a traditional education as AI tools like Chat GPT become commonplace. 'AI has created a huge potential for corruption and a huge opportunity for people to present themselves as knowledgeable when they don't actually have those skills. The way to demonstrate you have those skills is through that traditional knowledge. 'It is precisely because AI is going to change our lives so much that I believe we need to be armed with the knowledge that traditional education provides.' In his battle against what he saw as schools dumbing down, Lord Gove's tenure as Education Secretary in the coalition Cabinet from 2010 to 2014 was marked by his run-ins with education unions. Speaking to education leaders and pupils at an education conference at the Princess of Wales' former school Downe House in Newbury last week, he said children had got 'all the digital skills they could ever need'. And he told them it was 'better to live in the world of Pythagoras than Pokémon'. 'One of the in vogue buzz phrases of our era is "we want schools to teach digital skills". Nonsense! Young people today are digital natives – it's what they get outside school - arguably to excess.' Instead he said 'access to an academic education' would give children 'skills such as critical thinking, social confidence and the ability to understand what is true and false'. 'The future of education is going back to tradition. AI is already changing what is happening in education and we are already seeing its impact in higher education. 'An increasing amount of the work submitted is work that is not the product of scholarship or time spent in dusty libraries or at the thoughtful analysis of lecture notes but it's taken direct from chat GPT or other AI tools. 'There is an epidemic of cheating in higher education and the same thing could spread throughout the whole education ecosystem.' He said coursework could easily 'be downloaded or synthesised by AI' and delivering exam work through a digital platform was 'a retrograde step because those tools make it easier to cheat'. The former cabinet minister, now the editor of The Spectator magazine said the 'surest test in higher education and also in schools of what you can do and the ability to pass on to the next stage of life is actually a handwritten pencil and paper essay or an oral exam conversation'. He argued that young people needed 'the patient practice of skills and the cumulative acquisition of knowledge' to acquire the 'mastery' in a subject which would help them to use AI to their advantage. 'Who would have thought that this whole technological revolution would have reminded us that the traditional ways to teach are actually the best,' he said. Hitting out at 'the progressive educational argument' that 'because all that information is online or available online that you don't need to know as much as previous generations'. He said: 'The opposite is true – because there is so much information out there – you need to know more. You need more in order to be able to discern the bogus from the honest. 'A well-stocked mind is the best guide and the most effective guide for making your way through this forest of knowledge which is there for you.'
Zawya
03-06-2025
- Business
- Zawya
HBMSU expands global presence by exploring academic cooperation opportunities in Uzbekistan
As part of its ongoing efforts to expand its network of academic partnerships and foster cross-border knowledge exchange, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU), led by its Chancellor, His Excellency Dr. Mansoor Al Awar, conducted an official visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan. During the visit, H.E. Dr. Al Awar met with H.E. Shuhrukh Hajji Akbarovich Daliyev, First Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, along with senior officials and academic leaders from across the country. The discussions focused on establishing a strategic cooperation framework in the fields of smart learning, the development of joint academic programs at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, launching collaborative research initiatives, and promoting the use of digital education technologies to support the educational transformation in Uzbekistan. Dr. Al Awar also presented an overview of HBMSU's 23-year journey in pioneering smart education and its strategic approach to integrating advanced technologies and artificial intelligence into interactive learning environments aligned with the needs of the future. The visit included a series of productive meetings with senior representatives of leading Uzbek universities, including the National University of Uzbekistan, Tashkent State Pedagogical University, and Tashkent State University of Economics, in addition to high-level discussions with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, and the Agency for Innovative Development. In his official meeting with H.E. Daliyev—one of Uzbekistan's most prominent academic figures and policy-makers—both parties emphasized the importance of exchanging expertise and drawing on successful educational models. The Uzbek side expressed appreciation for HBMSU's leadership in digital transformation and smart learning and voiced their interest in adopting best practices from the UAE to enhance the quality of higher education in Uzbekistan. H.E. Dr. Mansoor Al Awar reaffirmed that building sustainable knowledge partnerships is a core pillar of HBMSU's strategic vision, highlighting that collaboration with Uzbekistan's academic sector represents a significant milestone in the University's efforts to amplify its international impact and reinforce the UAE's status as a global hub for educational innovation. This visit reflects the University's steadfast commitment to its strategy as a globally oriented institution, placing smart learning at the heart of its mission while building knowledge cooperation frameworks that prepare academic communities for the challenges of the future. For further information, please contact: Orient Planet Group (OPG) Email: media@ Website:
