Affected will be local higher education institutions, like Khalifa University of Science Technology in Abu Dhabi, which was recently ranked amongst the best 250 centres globally, in the respected QS World University Rankings 2021.

Technology college tactics

Dr. Abdullatif Al Shamsi speaks to Inspire Middle East

Given that technology is advancing quicker than education globally, Dr. Al Shamsi said HCT’s business was quickly adapting too.

Sorbonne Abu Dhabi

International academic institutions with a footprint in the Middle East region include Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, the namesake of the world-famous seat of learning in Paris.

Silvia Serrano speaks to Inspire Middle East

The pandemic has offered up key lessons, she says, in the importance of human interaction in education.

Another potential upside for the UAE higher education sector, in particular, she adds, could be a surge in applications for the coming academic years:

“For high school students considering in enrolling university right now, probably even those who considered in enrolling in universities abroad.