Cooperation between the "Sharjah Chamber" and Austria in the sectors of education and health care

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with the Austrian Arab Chamber, organized a virtual forum entitled “Adapting to the New Normal in the Education and Health Care Sectors in the UAE and Austria”, the first of a series of forums of the Chamber’s initiative “Partnership - Expert Talk”, which it launched to discuss the latest developments and local issues. and the world in various economic sectors.

The UAE Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Austria, Ibrahim Salem Al Musharrakh, stressed the depth of the UAE’s relations with the Republic of Austria and the country’s keenness to build bridges of communication and adopt positive and fruitful plans in its bilateral, regional and international relations, pointing to the existing areas of cooperation between the two countries in the sectors of education and health care and ways to enhance cooperation. The duo, especially in the field of distance education in light of the repercussions of the “Corona” pandemic and its repercussions on the educational process. He highlighted the efforts and initiatives of the state to raise the level of education and the precautionary measures and efforts taken by the United Arab Emirates to ensure the continuity of the educational process during the period of the epidemic and the preventive measures taken by the state to limit the spread of the disease in schools and educational institutions.

For his part, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, stressed that “this forum is an extension of the existing relations between the Chamber and many Austrian economic authorities, which reflects the strong ties between the United Arab Emirates and the Federal Republic of Austria,” noting that it constitutes a space for A mission to review the experiences of the two countries in the education and health care sectors to exchange views and viewpoints to support aspects of cooperation and coordination of expertise and experiences.

Al Owais pointed out that the health care sector in the UAE is one of the priority sectors within the vision of the wise leadership, and within the framework of the state's plan for the next fifty years. The UAE has provided economic policies and legislation that stimulate investment in this sector.

Al Owais pointed to the success of the UAE in the educational sector during the pandemic through the digital learning system, noting that the UAE government dealt with the crisis with high professionalism, noting that the UAE government took the initiative to support and nurture this change at an accelerating pace to keep pace with the expected changes in the field of education, which was positively reflected in Attracting qualitative investments in this sector, as the size of the educational technology market in the UAE is expected to reach $40 billion (147.2 billion dirhams) by 2022, according to a report issued by the Dubai Future Foundation entitled “Life after Covid-19.. A future.” Education.”

• It is expected that the size of the educational technology market in the UAE will reach 147.2 billion dirhams by 2022.

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