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When the United Arab Emirates (UAE) became a nation in the early 1970s it had neither a formal education system nor a university to call its own. Today however with new private and public universities springing up across the emirates the UAE sees a larger role for itself as a promoter of peace and economic development through education according to Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan the nation’s minister of higher education and scientific research. In an interview with Knowledge at Wharton Sheikh Nahayan discusses various UAE education initiatives the impact of technology in and outside the classroom and what he would envision to be an ideal education system. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.