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			<title>Higher learning</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The UAE aspires to be the knowledge base in the Gulf. CEO talks to Professor Rob Whelan, President of the University of Wollongong in Dubai to determine how this is happening.]]></description>
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			<title>Industry education</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=538495&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Logistics companies are establishing a series of inhouse universities to increase the skills base of employees and provide a competitive advantage over rivals. The strategy has proved successful in other parts of the world, so can we expect similar results in the Middle East?]]></description>
			<category>Transportation | Features</category>
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			<title>Mind your language</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Many universities in the region are investing heavily in improving their students’ English language skills.]]></description>
			<category>Education | Features</category>
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			<title>Universities rush to forge corporate deals</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A raft of alliances forged between UAE universities and the corporate sector in recent months is blurring the line between academic training and practical work experience.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Wollongong appoints new president</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) has announced the appointment of biologist and bushfire ecology expert Professor Rob Whelan as its new president.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Poor English keeps 50% of applicants out of university</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Nearly half of all applicants to the University of Wollongong in Dubai are facing rejection due to poor English language skills, says the university's registrar and admissions manager, Sandra Lee.  ]]></description>
			<category>Education | News</category>
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			<title>Education, education, education</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[If you pick up any local newspaper in the UAE and turn to the appointments page you will typically be bombarded with reams of job advertisements for the role of ‘logistics manager’.]]></description>
			<category>Transportation | Comment</category>
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			<title>Wollongong aims to tackle skill shortage</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A study by the University  of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) has revealed that developers are finding it difficult to find high-calibre professionals, despite offering attractive salaries and perks.  ]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | News</category>
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			<title>Skills shortage threatens construction boom</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf developers struggling to recruit talent despite high salaries - survey.]]></description>
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			<title>The road ahead</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The talking point of 2007 was how expensive life in Dubai had become. Will 2008 be the same? Our team of financial experts have the answers.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | Features</category>
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			<title>Training, recruitment &amp;amp; consultancy</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Gulf  University of Science & Technology,Hy-Tech Logistics,The Tutelage,Logistics Recruitment,University of Wollongong in Dubai,X|vise Innovative Logistics.]]></description>
			<category>Transportation | Features</category>
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			<title>Pegged off</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Speculation is rife that a move towards the unpegging of the dirham from the dollar is imminent and research indicates that such a move would be welcomed.  Diana Milne explains the impact of the dollar peg and explores the likelihood of it being removed.]]></description>
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			<title>Mastering the future</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) has launched its first postgraduate course in logistics to increase the skillsbase of people working within the industry, explains Cedwyn Fernandes, the university's chair of graduate studies.]]></description>
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			<title>Making a case for double standards</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Should Islamic countries adopt global accounting standards.   ]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | Comment</category>
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			<title>Industry education</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Logistics companies are establishing a series of inhouse universities in the Middle East to increase the skills base of employees and provide a competitive advantage over rivals. The strategy has already proved successful in other parts of the world, so can we expect similar results in this region? ]]></description>
			<category>Transportation | Features</category>
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			<title>Logistics Lecture</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As the logistics boom continues throughout the Middle East, the University of Wollongong in Dubai is planning to develop the industry’s knowledge infrastructure, explains Dr. Cedwyn Fernandes, the university’s chair of graduate studies.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | Features</category>
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