Khaleej Times UniExpo: AI, VR in focus as UAE students explore higher education

海湾时报联合展览会：AI, VR成为阿联酋学生探索高等教育的焦点

As classrooms around the globe go digital because of the pandemic, higher education remains a top priority for UAE students, and the demand is at an all-time high, according to education experts at Khaleej Times UniExpo.

海湾时报联合展览会的教育专家表示，由于疫情影响，全球的教室都在数字化，高等教育仍然是阿联酋学生的首要任务，而且需求正处于历史最高水平。

They also spoke about various troubleshooting methods to follow while applying to students' dream universities. Dr Ajay Shukla, co-founder and chief strategy officer of Higher Education - UAE, spoke on the importance of providing direct, indirect and distance counselling, keeping in mind the current situations.

他们还谈到了申请理想大学时遇到的不同问题的处理办法。阿联酋高等教育的联合创始人和首席战略官阿贾耶•舒克拉(Dr Ajay Shukla)博士谈到了提供直接、间接和远程咨询的重要性，要记住当前的情况。

Arsalan Yunus, director of Enroll, said: "The pandemic situation has struck the higher education industry hard. However, colleges are beginning to see promising numbers as universities in the UK, US and Canada are making special incentives for students to continue their education."

该校招生主任阿萨兰•尤努斯(Arsalan Yunus)表示：“疫情严重打击了高等教育行业。然而，随着英国、美国和加拿大的大学采取特殊措施鼓励学生继续深造，大学开始看到了希望的曙光。”

He added that recent studies predicted at least eight million students pursuing their education by 2024. "Apart from the usual top destinations for higher education, students are also looking at China as a favourable centre."

他补充说，最近的研究预测，到2024年，至少有800万 学生选择升学。“除了普通的高等教育首选目的地，学生们也将中国视为一个有利的留学中心。”

Tech to take over

技术接管

Technology defines the new world order, said Dr Arindam Banerjee, deputy dean - MBA at SP Jain School of Global Management - UAE. "With the advent of the fourth industrial revolution and the changing job market, what defines the new world order is technology - Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR), robotics and digitisation. At least 65 per cent of students in school now will work in jobs that do not exist today. A lot of routine tasks will be automated," he said.

阿联酋SP Jain全球管理学院(SP Jain School of Global Management) MBA副院长阿林达姆•班纳吉(Arindam Banerjee)博士表示，技术定义了新的世界秩序。随着第四次工业革命的到来和不断变化的就业市场，定义世界新秩序的是技术——人工智能(AI)、虚拟现实(VR)、机器人技术和数字化。目前在校学生中，至少65%将从事目前不存在的工作。许多日常工作将实现自动化。”

"Since industries and businesses are moving from a content-based to an innovation-based market, we need the problem solvers of tomorrow," he added.

“由于工业和商业正在从一个基于内容的市场转向一个基于创新的市场，我们需要未来的问题解决者，”他补充道。

Taher Kapasi, education manager - Middle East at Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), spoke about the opportunities in finance and accountancy. "It is not just about numbers. Being an advisor, you can tell businesses what they could do with their money."

特许注册会计师协会(ACCA)中东教育经理塔希尔•卡帕西(Taher Kapasi)谈到了金融和会计领域的机遇。“这不仅仅是数字的问题。作为一名顾问，你可以告诉企业他们可以用自己的钱做什么。”

KT UniExpo will continue to cater to students until Saturday.

海湾时报联合展览会将继续为学生服务至星期六。

词汇整理

Khaleej Times 海湾时报

海湾时报(Khaleej Times)是阿联酋一份英文日报。它面向阿拉伯联合酋长国迪拜地区出版的报纸。该报纸是阿联酋第二份最流行的英文报纸。

Pandemic (全国或全球性) 流行病; 大流行病

UAE阿拉伯联合酋长国

ACCA特许公认会计师公会(The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants，简称ACCA)成立于1904年，是世界上领先的 [1] 专业会计师团体。

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