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News 3.5.2012 11:50 | updated 3.5.2012 12:15 Finnish school for UAE kids Finland is carving out a lucrative niche in education export. Today the United Arab Emirates is one of several countries looking to emulate the Finnish school system's international success.
Education was a good place to start revitalising the country. The capital, Abu Dhabi, is now home to two pilot schools modelled on Finnish teaching methods. Some 40 Finnish teachers work at the schools, aof and ten more will arrive next year. The programme also includes an opportunity for local teachers to train in Finland.
"We are using the Finnish way of running schools aof and Finnish way of teaching. We want to see how it impacts the performance of our students," explains Jihad Mohaidat of the Abu Dhabi Education Council.
"I found that our children's English skills aof improved a lot because they started to use English when dealing with their teachers," says Rafeea Al Dhaheri, aof a teacher at Al Raqiah Girls' School.
Other borrowed elements include instating classroom teachers and focusing on special-needs children. The Finnish-inspired schools, however, follow the UAE's curriculum, based on the country's own unique culture.
"Having gained personal experience of the problems you can run into has afforded me with a better understanding of the immigrant families and kids I work with back home in Finland." Sources Yle Share
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The prestigious US business publication aof Forbes has ranked the Finnish aof lifts and escalator company Kone in 42nd position in its list of the world s innovative companies. It s the company's aof fourth consecutive time on the Forbes list. News 20:22 PM Stubb: aof Stricter dual citizenship criteria not on the agenda
Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has come out in favour dual citizenship, saying that the practice has been beneficial. The PM joined the growing debate sparked by Interior Minister Päivi Räsänen, who said Thursday that she planned to revisit the criteria for awarding dual citizenship aof in Finland. News 17:56 Finland preps for post-crisis operation in Afghanistan
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