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Business Recorder
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Recorder
Dubai: the new business school hub for international students
Pakistanis already know that if they want to start a business, Dubai is the place to be, in terms of free zones, tax benefits, access to other regional markets like Saudi Arabia, and the immense networking opportunities. Now experts are saying this journey could start as early as the undergraduate degree stage. Dubai is the place to be 'if you want an entrepreneurial career or a career that has anything to do with tech or innovation,' said Martin Boehm, Executive Vice President and Global Dean of Undergraduate Programs at Hult International Business School, which has campuses around the world and is known for its experiential approach to business education. Education expo in Dubai puts Pakistani universities on global map The emirate 'is becoming more global and an increasingly attractive hub for international students to pursue undergraduate studies,' Boehm told Business Recorder in an exclusive chat. Just last month, Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority said there has been a 29% increase in the number of international students for the 2024-25 academic year compared to the year prior. A total of 42,026 students are enrolled at 41 private higher education institutions – the highest number to date. Of these, 37 are international campuses. Boehm believes this is because Dubai is seen as a tech and business hub ripe with opportunities. 'Dubai is very flexible if you want to start your own business or secure job opportunities. It is quite straightforward to secure necessary work permits, especially if you're already in the country, which obviously would be the case for students.' Ease of getting visas is a crucial aspect of attracting international students, especially as it is getting harder to do so in countries like the US. 'While visa regulation has not changed yet, the entire rhetoric in the market is that the US has become less welcoming for international students,' he noted. What's more, it is not only possible to find opportunities in the Middle East, but Dubai is also fast becoming a gateway to Africa, said Boehm. Until now, Hult in Dubai was catering only to postgraduate students, but it will be launching its undergraduate degree in September. Explaining what makes Hult's degree stand out, Boehm said not only are internships embedded into the program, most of Hult's faculty are accomplished senior executives 'with one foot in the corporate world.' 'So it might well be that in the morning, they're in the boardroom discussing actual challenges with their staff and colleagues, and then in the afternoon they pose a very similar challenge to our students.' Hult believes students learn by being exposed to real-world problems. It partners with companies to challenge students, who get the chance to present their solutions to them. Hult has worked with big names like Dolce & Gabbana, Ferrari and Unilever, and is looking to partner with consulting firm Accenture. Locally, it has worked with Dubai's port authorities. He added that if students are at a university that does not directly put them in touch with businesses, then they should 'make sure they reach out to the corporate world as soon and as much as possible in order to establish a network, and learn as early as possible what it means to work in business firsthand.' Hult also offers semesters abroad at its Boston, London, San Francisco and New York campuses and has 'rotation centers' Shanghai and Singapore for summer programs. The wrong perception While Dubai has international campuses of many reputable universities - the UK's University of Birmingham and Middlesex, and Australia's University of Birmingham - there is often a perception that it is the less academically inclined that attend college in the emirate. However, this is a myth that needs to be busted, according to Boehm. 'For us, the same admissions criteria apply independent of which location you're applying to. There's no question about that. With most of our key competitors, it's exactly the same.' According to him, this perception may have arisen because some universities 'had to be a little bit more pushy or generous with respect to financial aid in order to attract students to study' at first. However, he believes this is no longer the case as the campuses in Dubai are now thriving. And the government is playing its part too, with a 'more rigorous assessment process by the Ministry of Education in order to make sure that all institutions are meeting the same standards'. An 'excellent option for Pakistanis' Business Recorder also spoke to Eileen McAuliffe, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of EMEA at the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. She believes Dubai is an excellent option for students from Pakistan who are seeking globally recognized business education. Echoing Boehm's thoughts, she said Dubai's strategic location as a hub connecting Asia, Africa, and Europe provides 'unparalleled access to global networks and career opportunities.' According to her, many business schools offer programs tailored to the region's economic context while maintaining international standards. On top of this, cultural familiarity and geographic proximity can make for a smoother transition. She also said that the rise of the digital economy is influencing how business education is delivered and structured in the UAE: Schools are emphasizing digital literacy, e-commerce, fintech, and digital entrepreneurship to ensure students can thrive in a tech-driven global marketplace. When asked what Pakistani business schools can learn from Dubai, she said they can 'draw lessons in balancing global aspirations with local realities' by fostering partnerships with international universities, pursuing dual-degree programs, and expanding faculty exchange initiatives, while ensuring curricula reflect the socio-economic needs of Pakistan's diverse population. 'Dubai's success is partly due to close alignment between business schools and the UAE's national vision. Pakistani business schools can increase their influence by aligning more proactively with national development agendas such as Vision 2025, the Digital Pakistan initiative, and regional economic corridors,' she said. 'Business education should not only respond to market demand — it must help shape the future economy.' Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Itasca Waters' Water Wisdom to present fishery program in May
Apr. 21—Itasca Waters will continue its online Practical Water Wisdom series at noon on Thursday, May 1, with Climate Change Effects on Fisheries. This program will feature Hadley Boehm, a Fisheries Research Supervisor with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources based in Duluth. Boehm leads a team of fishery research scientists dedicated to addressing critical questions about Minnesota's aquatic resources. Boehm will share insights from recent research to highlight potential impacts of climate change on state fisheries. "Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how warming temperatures, changing water conditions and other climate-related factors may influence fish populations and aquatic ecosystems in Minnesota," a release said. "Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the future of Minnesota's fisheries and the science behind conservation efforts." A Q&A will also take place during the event. The Practical Water Wisdom series is the brainchild of Itasca Waters, a nonprofit organization located in Itasca County whose mission is to team up with organizations and concerned citizens to maintain clean water for continued health, enjoyment and a strong economy. Attendees will hear about septic system inspections, harmful algae blooms, drainage infrastructure, traditional ecological knowledge in lake management, banded mystery snails and water-focused books for children in future webinars. The series runs for an hour beginning at noon, typically on the first Thursday of each month. The webinars are free, open to all and include an interactive Q&A session. To register for the webinars, visit For more information, contact info@
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Gaza war overshadows anniversary memorial at Nazi concentration camp
Concentration camp survivors were joined by several hundred people on Sunday in commemorating the liberation of Nazi Germany's Buchenwald concentration camp 80 years ago. At the tribute to Holocaust victims, the use of the word "genocide" to describe the Israeli military's conduct in Gaza sparked a backlash from some in attendance. When a young participant spoke in English of a genocide in Palestine, boos could be heard from the crowd and the memorial's director stepped in to criticize the speaker. Historian and memorial foundation director Jens-Christian Wagner said it was necessary to be able to also mourn the innocents killed in Gaza, but to describe the war as a "genocide" - especially in a place like Buchenwald - was not appropriate. The killings of more than 50,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, in Israeli attacks on Gaza, according to figures from Hamas-led health workers, have prompted genocide accusations from rights bodies like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the UN's Special Committee. Israel denies the accusations and says it is targeting Hamas fighters in response to their October 7 attacks in Israel which killed 1,200 people. Divisions over the war in Gaza, which are strongly felt across Germany, were also present in the run-up to the memorial events, after a conflict between the Israeli Embassy and the foundation behind the memorial had become apparent. The foundation had cancelled a planned speech by philosopher Omri Boehm from the memorial programme and announced that Boehm would be invited another time. Boehm, the German-Israeli grandson of a Holocaust survivor, had in the past been critical of the Israeli memorial Yad Vashem and of Israeli politics. The Israeli Embassy in Berlin had written on Facebook that it was outrageous and a "blatant insult to the memory of the victims" to invite Boehm, whom the embassy accused of relativising the Holocaust. Foundation director Wagner had explained that by postponing Boehm's speech, he wanted to prevent the survivors from being drawn further into the conflict. The survivors should be the focus, not the debate about the speech, he said. Starting in the summer of 1937, the Nazis deported more than 280,000 people to the Buchenwald concentration camp near the central German city of Weimar and its 139 subcamps. Some 56,000 people were murdered or died of hunger, disease, forced labour or medical experiments before the camps were liberated in April 1945. Ex-president hits out at German right Former German president Christian Wulff drew a comparison between the Nazis and today's right-wing radicalism. "Based on the coarsening and radicalization, and a global shift to the right, I can now – and this makes me uneasy – imagine more clearly how this could happen at the time," he said, referring to Germany's Nazi past. Wulff called for active engagement in favour of democracy. The current generation bore permanent responsibility for ensuring that evil should never again be victorious, he said. The former president expressed direct criticism of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), the far-right party that came second in recent elections and continues to surge in opinion polls. "Those who play down the AfD are ignoring the fact that the AfD is preparing the ground through its ideology for people in Germany to feel uncertain and are in fact concretely in danger," he said. Survivors of the camp were invited to attend the service at the Weimarhalle, along with relatives and descendants. In the afternoon, a wreath-laying ceremony was held at the former roll call square of the camp. Appeal from survivor: 'Stay human' Naftali Fürst, a 92-year-old survivor of the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps, spoke at the memorial events. In his speech, delivered in Hebrew, he described a daily image that had been etched in his mind from his time at the Buchenwald concentration camp: prisoners pushing carts loaded with corpses collected from the barracks to the crematorium. "There are only a few of us left, and soon we will finally pass the baton of remembrance on to you, and with that we are giving you a historic responsibility," he said. Fürst, who was still a child when imprisoned in the camps, appealed to the audience: "Stay human – each and every one of you." When US troops reached Buchenwald on April 11, 1945, Nazi commanders and guards had already fled and armed resistance groups made up of prisoners had taken control. Some 21,000 prisoners were freed, including more than 900 children and adolescents. Just a short time before, the SS paramilitary force had forced tens of thousands of prisoners to go on so-called death marches.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Yahoo
Charlotte man gets 10 years for possession of more than 6,000 images of child sexual abuse material
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – A Charlotte man who was already registered as a sex offender was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), the U.S. Attorney Office announced. The acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District reports that Thomas Robert Boehm III, 36, of Charlotte, was also ordered to register, again, as a sex offender after his release from prison and to pay restitution to his victims. Lenoir man sentenced to 14 years for possessing child sexual abuse material while on supervised release for similar conviction According to court documents and court proceedings, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) referred a tip to law enforcement that a Dropbox account user had uploaded and maintained several video files containing CSAM. A search warrant for Boehm's account, and a forensic analysis of his files revealed that the defendant possessed the equivalent of more than 6,000 images depicting the sexual abuse of children, including children under the age of 12. On Feb. 22, 2024, Boehm pleaded guilty to possession and access with intent to view child pornography involving prepubescent minors. Boehm remains in federal custody. He will be transferred to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons upon designation of a federal facility. Boehm was convicted in 2011 for taking indecent liberties with a child. The FBI and CMPD investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine Armstrong with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Charlotte prosecuted the case. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Bill targeting library content passes North Dakota Senate
Sen. Keith Boehm, R-Mandan, speaks on the Senate floor about the removal of explicit content from public and school libraries on Feb. 20, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) A bill requiring the removal of obscene or sexually explicit content from public and school libraries passed the Senate Thursday on a 27-20 vote. Senate Bill 2307, sponsored by Sen. Keith Boehm, R-Mandan, would require public and school libraries to remove explicit content from main areas of the library to areas 'not easily accessible' to minors. 'North Dakota has an opportunity to become a leader in child protection,' Boehm said. 'Ensuring our schools and libraries are places of education, not exploitation.' In 2023, lawmakers passed a bill that required the removal of sexually explicit content from the children's sections of public libraries and required those libraries to have content challenge policies in place. Boehm's bill expands that law to include school libraries and other public areas of the public library. Lawmaker again targets content in North Dakota libraries He stressed that his bill doesn't ban books, but relocates them away from minors. Opponents have called the bill censorship and a violation of the First Amendment. Boehm suggested explicit content could be moved to a cabinet with proper signs or a roped off section for adults only. The bill would also require a review process at libraries for the removal of content. If a person is dissatisfied with the outcome of that review, the bill provides an avenue to petition the local state's attorney to investigate. A library would have 10 days to comply if a violation is found. State funding could be withheld from a library found in violation. A state's attorney may also prosecute for failure to comply with the law, the bill states. The bill stipulates the State Library and higher education libraries are exempt. Sen. Kristin Roers, R-Fargo, questioned the lack of definition for areas 'not easily accessible' and said it reminded her of old video rental locations. 'There were beaded curtains that sectioned off the part that I wasn't supposed to go to,' Roers said. 'I keep imagining that our libraries are going to have to put up whatever today's version of beaded curtains are, so I struggle with this bill.' Sen. Sean Cleary, R-Bismarck, said if he had an issue with a book in a library, he'd work with the library, the city commission or school board to resolve the issue, not a state's attorney. 'State's attorneys prosecute crimes. They don't manage book collections,' Cleary said. 'Dragging them into this wastes resources, turns library disputes into legal battles and invites government overreach into what should be local decisions.' Sen. Ryan Braunberger, D-Fargo, said he opposes the bill because it sets a precedent of North Dakotans taking their grievances directly to the state's attorneys for investigation, bypassing law enforcement. 'This bill would actually give individuals access to the state's attorney that's not currently done today,' Braunberger said. Boehm referred to libraries having content that is pornography. 'To fight this battle against the pornographers, pedophiles and groomers, we must cover this issue comprehensively,' Boehm said. 'Not every library in the state has this material, but there is enough to support this legislation.' Cleary pushed back on that assertion. 'We should trust parents, school boards and city commissions to make the best decisions for their communities,' Cleary said. 'And for the record, librarians, teachers, they're not pedophiles. They're not pornographers. And they are not groomers.' Boehm sponsored a similar bill during the 2023 legislative session. It was approved by lawmakers but vetoed by then-Gov. Doug Burgum, who said in a veto message the bill would create an enormous burden for every library in the state with a threat of criminal prosecution for noncompliance. Opponents of the bill have said libraries already have review processes in place if the public objects to content. The State Library conducted a survey related to requests for reconsidering materials in a library collection. Of 97 North Dakota libraries that responded, 86 have not received a single request to reconsider an item in the collection over the past three years, State Librarian Mary Soucie wrote in neutral testimony she submitted. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
