Dubaï, Émirats Arabes Unis-Lundi 30 Avril 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] Sous le patronage de Son Excellence Dr. Ghada Hinain, présidente, de l'American University of Technology, Cambridge Assessment English et l'université ont signé un partenariat stratégique pour reconnaître les certifications C1 avancées en langue anglaise de Cambridge. Cette étape permettra aux étudiants de l'American University of Technology d'obtenir de prestigieuses certifications en langue anglaise de Cambridge. Le certificat du niveau C1 avancé est une certification de haut niveau valide à vie reconnue par les universités, les employeurs et les organismes gouvernementaux au Royaume-Uni, en Australie, en New Zélande et dans d'autres pays anglophones. Cette certification permettra aux étudiants de poursuivre des études supérieures dans ces pays, en plus d'améliorer leur employabilité à l'échelle mondiale. "Nous sommes extrêmement satisfaits de signer cet accord, qui aura un impact positif sur les deux côtés mutuels du p ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Monday, April 30th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] Abdali Boulevard Company PSC, a subsidiary of Abdali Investment and Development Group and the company behind The Boulevard, has recently awarded the management of its facilities to EFS Facilities Services, a global facilities management company with a presence in over 22 countries and whose client roster features some of the most prestigious regional corporations and institutions. Under the scope of the three-year agreement, EFS Facilities Services will provide fully-integrated facilities management services for the project, including engineering, maintenance, cleaning and other soft services. EFS will also guarantee the implementation of global best practices and the provision of high-end service delivery in accordance with The Boulevard’s standards whereby the services will be supported by excellence, innovation and state-of-the-art infrastructure powered by a cutting-edge technological platform. Commenting on the ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Monday, April 30th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] Under the patronage of Her Excellency Dr. Ghada Hinain, President, the American university of Technology (AUT) and Cambridge Assessment English signed a strategic partnership with Cambridge Assessment English to recognize Cambridge English C1 Advanced qualifications. This step will allow students of the American University of Technology to gain prestigious Cambridge English certifications. The C1 Advanced level qualification is a valid for life high level qualification recognized by universities, employers and government bodies in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zeeland and other English-speaking countries. The qualification will allow students to pursue higher education opportunities in these countries, in addition to being able to enhance their employability globally. "We are very pleased to sign this agreement, which has positive impact on both sides of the partnership," said AUT Vice President Dr. Fuad Hashw ... Read more »

The prestigious community recognizes the company’s contribution to open source HANGZHOU, China-Thursday, April 26th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, has won the 2018 MySQL Community Awards: Corporate Contributor, which recognizes its contribution to the MySQL ecosystem, the world’s most popular open source database. The award, presented earlier this week at the Percona Live conference held in Santa Clara, California, is another accolade for the global cloud services provider. The award recognized Alibaba Cloud’s contributions to the open source communities and its efforts to empower developers around the world in recent years. Today, more than one hundred thousand MySQL instances are running on ApsaraDB for RDS, Alibaba Cloud’s relational database services. This is the second time Alibaba has received the coveted award from the MySQL community. In 2015, Alibaba Group became the first Asian company to be named a WebScale ... Read more »

Sharjah Ruler’s donation to a Malaysian charity to continue supporting displaced communities SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates-Sunday, April 29th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- A donation of USD 1 million has been given to strengthen the educational infrastructure for refugee and internally displaced children in Asia, Middle East and North Africa, at a time when according to UNHCR statistics, children represent about half of the displaced population globally. His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the United Arab Emirates Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah has extended the generous donation to a Malaysian Charity – Children for Dignity Foundation – to boost the delivery of the educational and support services they have been offering these marginalised communities in Asia and the MENA region for 20 years. The foundation, which has managed to educate over 7,000 undocumented students and currently supports about 1,100, will benefit from the donation, in ... Read more »

Dubaï, Émirats Arabes Unis-Lundi 30 Avril 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] L'Autorité de l'Electricité et de l'Eau de Dubaï (DEWA) a annoncé que les inscriptions pour le deuxième Solar Decathlon Middle East (SDME) sont désormais ouvertes. SDME a été créé grâce à un accord entre le Conseil Suprême de l'Energie de Dubaï, DEWA, ​​et le Ministère de l'Energie Américain. Dubaï accueillera les deux premiers tours de SDME en novembre 2018 et en 2020. Les prix pour les deux tours totalisent plus de 20 millions de Dirhams (5.45 millions de dollars américains). L'annonce a été faite lors du Deuxième Atelier International, organisé par DEWA pour les 21 équipes provenant de 36 universités de 15 pays participant au premier concours. L'équipe présélectionnée pour le premier SDME comprend l’équipe Spirit of the Union de l'Université Zayed et de l'Institut Petroleum; l’équipe Know-Howse de l'Université de Sharjah, UAE et de l'Université de Ferrara, Italie; L'équipe ORA de l'université Heriot-Watt à Dubaï; L'équ ... Read more »

Landmark milestone for Westinghouse technology SANMEN, China -Thursday, April 26th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Westinghouse Electric Company, China State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) and CNNC Sanmen Nuclear Power Company Limited (SMNPC) announced today that the world’s first unit of AP1000 nuclear power plant located in Sanmen, Zhejiang Province, China, has received the fuel load permit from China’s National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) and has commenced initial fuel loading. “Today we have reached a tremendous milestone for Westinghouse and our AP1000 plant technology,” said José Emeterio Gutiérrez, Westinghouse president and chief executive officer. “This is the next major step in delivering the world’s first AP1000 plant to our customer and demonstrating the benefits of our advanced passive safety technology to the world.” Sanmen Unit 1 has successfully completed all the necessary functional tests as well as technical, safety and Chinese regula ... Read more »

More than 600 residents, visitors and retailers participated in the two-day community event, designed to promote human engagement and social well-being Sharjah, United Arab Emirates-Sunday, April 29th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] Al Zahia, Sharjah’s premier lifestyle destination, celebrated spring with its first annual ‘Open market’ event, held at the community’s Trees Park. Designed to foster human engagement and social well-being, the ‘Open Market’ in Al Zahia was attended by over 600 residents, visitors and retailers. During the two-day event, residents and visitors enjoyed savoury food items offered by local food trucks, live entertainment, and a host of children’s outdoor activities including face painting, arts and crafts, sports and entertainment. “One of our key goals in Al Zahia is to foster human engagement in the community by offering fun, interactive family-friendly events that cement our footprint as Sharjah’s premier lifestyle destination. We are pleased with the impressive ... Read more »