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ADEK Registration for WRO UAE National Robot Olympiad runs until 27 August
ADEK OPENS REGISTRATION FOR NATIONAL ROBOT OLYMPIAD QUALIFIER The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK), the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) national organiser, has opened registration for the UAE national qualifying stage of the global contest, which promotes robotics in STEM education worldwide. Registration for the national qualifiers runs until 27 August with teams of up to three students and a coach, aged between 8-19 years, from public, private and charter schools, as well as universities across the UAE eligible for three categories – Regular, Open and Future engineers. Each category has specific age restrictions; Elementary for 8-12 years old; Junior for 12-15 years old, and
Senior for 15-19 years old. The qualifiers will be held virtually in September, with seven teams due to be selected to represent the Emirates in November’s online international finals. Successful competitors will develop innovative robotic solutions utilising renewable sources to address power challenges and further the use of clean and renewable energy.
SEVEN TEAMS TO REPRESENT THE UAE IN NOVEMBER’S WRO 2021 INTERNATIONAL FINALS
TEAMS AND INDIVIDUALS CAN REGISTER THROUGH THE ADEK WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.ADEK.GOV.AE/PROGRAMMES-AND-INITIATIVES
KHDA
10 NEW SCHOOLS SET TO OPEN IN DUBAI IN 2021-22 ACADEMIC YEAR Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has announced that ten new schools will open in Dubai in the 2021-22 academic year. New data released by KHDA states that an additional 14,671 new seats will be added to Dubai’s education landscape with the opening of the new schools. This year’s new schools are located in Tilal Al Ghaf, Al Warqa, Al Karama, Al Barsha, City Walk, Mirdif, Nad Al Sheba, Al Khawaneej and Rashidiya. Building on strong demand from parents for innovative education offerings, the new schools offer a choice of Australian, UK, US and IB curricula.
New data released by KHDA states that an additional 14,671 new seats will be added to Dubai’s education landscape
