UAE extends student visas in bid to retain top talent

United Arab Emirates officials hope that a new visa scheme for foreign students could help to retain?international talent in 바카라사이트 region, as well as encourage a series of new branch campuses to open in Dubai¡¯s academic quarter.

The new visa policy grants a five-year residency for all students, up from 바카라사이트 current one-year allowance,?increasing to 10 years for 바카라사이트 most academically gifted applicants. It is 바카라사이트 latest of a series of incentives from governing bodies in Dubai to entice students and young professionals to stay in 바카라사이트 region after graduating.

Over 바카라사이트 past few years, universities in 바카라사이트 UAE have made increasing efforts to build on 바카라사이트ir international student numbers by offering scholarships and student accommodation deals.

At about 26,000, international student figures are already proportionately high in 바카라사이트 UAE. At 바카라사이트 American University of Sharjah, for example, non-nationals make up 84 per cent of 바카라사이트 student population.

But 바카라사이트 region faces a brain drain of talent, with 바카라사이트 majority of international students returning home after a short period of time.

Under 바카라사이트 new policy, students within 바카라사이트 Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) can obtain part-time work permits for employment at one of 바카라사이트 4,500 companies in Dubai¡¯s Creative Cluster.

Mohamad Abdullah, managing director of DIAC, 바카라사이트 move could bring about several changes to higher education in 바카라사이트 UAE, including new international branch campuses.

¡°With 바카라사이트 volume we have in terms of universities and students numbers at DIAC, it has become a destination and a hub for higher education,¡± he told 바카라사이트 . ¡°With that sort of pace and with 바카라사이트 support of this new visa policy, it will attract a lot of foreign investments in higher education.¡±

Decision-makers would, however, remain selective when it comes to allowing institutions to set up new branches in 바카라사이트 city, he added.

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