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Economy

Industrialization and Tourism

The UAE has achieved great economic

development by focusing on industrialization and

changing the structure of its economy, changes

that have attracted many foreign companies to

the country. The UAE has become a center of

tourism by building huge malls and special theme

parks for families and providing many

recreational activities. In Dubai, the modern

transportation system allows workers, visitors, Atlantis Hotel in Dubai

and citizens to move easily from place to place.

Education

In 1955, there were only a few schools in the UAE, but from the1960s and 1970s, the educational

system started to highly develop and the number of schools increased drastically. Education is given

great importance in the UAE, to develop the skills needed for the country to grow and modernize. The

Ministry of Education builds new schools every year and provides multiple training opportunities for

teachers. Now the UAE has become one of the distinguished transnational education hubs in the world.

Dubai metro station in Dubai Marina

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