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Meeting with Lebanons Association June 2017
Meeting in UAE
Meeting May 2017
IB Student Registry launched Jan 2016
MEIBA Executive Team and Country Representative Meeting - Oct 2015
PD Visit - 19 September, 2012
IB & KHDA Sign Agreement - 6 September, 2012
IB Visit - 23 January, 2012
MEIBA Executive Team Meeting - 12 January, 2012
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Meeting with Lebanons Association June 2017


During June, Dr. Hana and Ms. Tadrous had a very successful meeting with Lebanon's Association/ Chapter, this meeting was hosted by the International Collage, Ras Beirut. Dr. Hana informed them about MEIBA's Advisory Board, and they have expressed their support to MEIBA and confirmed that creating such a Board will be of a great benefit to the IB schools.

 


Meeting in UAE


Dr. Hana also met with the IB schools in the United Arab Emirates with the presence of Dr. Komari and Ms. Khalaf, this successful meeting was hosted by Emirates International School - Dubai, during this meeting they were able to meet with the students and the IB staff in UAE, and they had a fruitful meeting with the executive team of UAE chapter/association.


Meeting May 2017


In May, Ms. Anne Van Zyle (Educational Consultant and former Head of Academy for the Oprah Winfery Leadership Academy for Girls in Cape Town) was in Jordan on a personal visit. This provided an opportunity for her to meet with the Jordan Chapter, where the importance of the need to have collaborative platforms and open doors amongst all MEIBA Schools. Ms. Tadrous emphasized on the importance of networking amongst schools to achieve goals and support schools in Jordan.
Ms. Van Zyle expressed her storong belief in the IB programme and its positive effect on students and the educational process.

 

 


IB Student Registry launched Jan 2016


Students from 15-19 years of age in the Middle Years (MYP), Diploma (DP) and Career-related (CP) programmes can attract attention from universities worldwide by building a personal profile page in the new IB Student Registry. Universities can use the registry to search and recruit DP and CP students and share their recognition policies. Furthermore, IB World Schools can showcase their profiles. Share the link, download the flyer and a poster for your students. 

 

GO TO THE IB STUDENT REGISTRY

 


MEIBA Executive Team and Country Representative Meeting - Oct 2015


MEIBA Executive Team and Country Representatives meeting in Hauge during the IB Regional Conference in Oct. 2015


PD Visit - 19 September, 2012


Jonathan Renaudon-Smith, IB Head of Professional Development AEM Region and Mary Tadros, IB Regional Manager AEM visited MEIBA members on 19 September 2012 in Dubai. This visit was to dialogue about enhancing PD opportunities for IB schools in the Middle East.

Those present at this meeting were Poonam Bhojani -President MEIBA, Julian Williams - ¬Principal Raffles World Academy, Jon Halligan - IB Coordinator Jumeirah English Speaking School, Pratibha Rao - Secondary School Principal Dubai International Academy, Julian Wilcock - Elementary School Principal Dubai International Academy, Tim Richardson - Elementary School Deputy Principal Dubai International Academy, Sheugnet Carter - DP Coordinator Dubai International Academy, Eleanor Scarr - MYP Coordinator Dubai International Academy, Lisa Gibson - PYP Coordinator Dubai International Academy.

PD Visit

Front (L-R): Sheugnet Carter, Tim Richardson, Julian Williams, Poonam Bhojani, Jon Halligan, Mary Tadros, Julian Wilcock, Jonathan Renaudon-Smith, Lisa Gibson, Pratibha Rao

 

 

 


IB & KHDA Sign Agreement - 6 September, 2012


On Thursday, 6th September, Mr. Jeffry Beard, Director General of the IB and Ms. Theresa Forbes, IB Head of Regional Development, visited Dubai to sign a strategic partnership agreement with the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA).

Mr. Beard and Ms. Forbes were welcomed by Dr. Abdulla Al Karam, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors at KHDA, and other senior KHDA personnel. Also invited were representatives of local IB schools.

Prior to the official signing there was discussion about the challenges and successes of IB schools in the region. The new IBCC programme and the possibility of collaborative school-based syllabi to meet regional requirements were discussed as were future opportunities for the IB in the Higher Education and Early Years sectors.

Also discussed was the way in which the strategic partnership will strengthen the voice of IB schools in the region and will support schools undergoing inspection by providing representation from the IB during inspections of IB schools.

Dr. Al Karam said "IB offers a challenging curriculum that produces engaged, discerning graduates ready to contribute to the Dubai Strategic Plan 2015 and UAE vision 2021."

Please click the following link to view an article published in Gulf News.

IB & KHDA agreement - Gulf News Article

 

KHDA

IB & KHDA delegation with members of schools in UAE
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Dr. Al Karam, Director General of the KHDA, Mr. Jeffrey Beard, Director General of IB seen with Julian Wilcock, Carmel Platt, MEIBA Treasurer, Poonam Bhojani, MEIBA President and David Hicks at the signing ceremony.

 

 


IB Visit - 23 January, 2012


On 23 January 2012, Ake Sorman, IB Regional Head of Development as well as Ms. Theresa Forbes, IB Head of Regional Development met with MEIBA representatives to discuss activities related to MEIBA.

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(L-R) David Impey, Lisa Gibson, Poonam Bhojani, Ake Sorman, Theresa Forbes, Julian Wilcock, Eleanor Scarr, Sheugnet Carter, Pratibha Rao, Julian Williams.

 

 


MEIBA Executive Team Meeting - 12 January, 2012


MEIBA Executive Team Meeting was held on 12 January, 2012 at Dubai International Academy. Discussions centered on achieving greater participation across the Middle East region as well as enhancing professional development opportunities for IB schools in the region.

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Front (L-R):Poonam Bhojani, Pratibha Roa, Carmel Plat, Lisa Gibson, David Impey, Sheugnet Carter

Back (L-R): Aileen McBurney, David Hicks, Julian Wilcock, Simon Head, Eleanor Scarr

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(L-R) Carmel Platt, Simon Head and Poonam Bhojani




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