Working and learning in Dubai

This section deals with the world of education and work in Dubai and also includes a handy UAE Dirham salary converter tool.

Working in Dubai

Dubai is currently one of the world's employment hotspots, and people seeking highly rewarding jobs are drawn to the city by the lavish lifestyle and huge salaries currently on offer. The vast majority of the workforce was recruited from overseas, and this pattern is predicted to continue in the long term as ex-pat workers flood in and put down roots.

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Education in Dubai

There are 88 public schools in Dubai and over 130 private schools. Ministry of Education run schools in Dubai teach primarily in Arabic, with English employed as the secondary language. Most of Dubai's private schools use English as their main language. Although many expatriates choose to send their children abroad for their university education, there are a variety of accredited universities offering degrees from foreign universities such as Harvard, Michigan State University (MSU Dubai), Heriot-Watt University and Mahatma Gandhi University (Off-Campus Centre).

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Free UAE Dirham salary converter

Work out how much your salary is worth back home with this handy tool that converts UAE Dirhams into most major currencies and back again.

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