du SME customers to have access to Business and English courses from first online learning initiative "Cloud Campus"
Dubai, UAE, 27 October 2013: Osman Sultan, CEO, du, Dr. Mansoor Al Awar, Chancellor, Hamdan bin Mohammed e-University, and Dr. Milad Sebaaly, Managing Director of Global Learning, signed a multi-year partnership during GITEX 2013 that will provide du's small and medium enterprise (SME) customers with access to Cloud Campus - the first social online learning platform which embodies the Smart Learning approach.
Cloud Campus, an initiative by Hamdan bin Mohammed e-University, the first accredited e-university in the UAE, and empowered by Global Learning, allows customers subscribed to du's SME plans, to access a variety of sessions through their personal social media accounts on Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Courses will include 180 professional business-boosting content, such as leadership, communications, and entrepreneurship; over 600 English language lessons, and over 1,600 interactive school lessons for children of employees, in the fields of maths, science and IT for Grades 1-12. Accessing Cloud Campus can be done through a multiple of screens including tablets and mobile phone. As an added academic value, all Cloud Campus lessons are certified and supported by a global community of tutors and experts available around the clock to support learners.
"It is every organisation's goal to be able to provide training and learning that will improve employees' skills, so that they are ready for whatever the future may hold," said Sultan. "However, this can come at a sizeable cost to businesses - especially for SMEs, where we understand that every dirham must be put to the best use possible. SMEs are the engine driving the country's economy, and we know that they must be nurtured and trained, in order to be able to best adapt to, and benefit from, the ever-changing dynamics of our business environment. We are therefore proud to partner with Hamdan bin Mohammed e-University and Global Learning, to be able to offer SMEs access to essential training at an affordable cost."
"In line with the UAE leaderships' vision of encouraging and supporting SMEs to achieve their full potential, we are pleased to have signed this partnership agreement today with du," said Dr. Al Awar. "We see du as an innovative and socially responsible company, committed to offering superior-value propositions to SMEs which will now have access to our accredited online courses to be able to provide themselves, their employees, and their families with learning for life that will boost their potential to succeed in the highly competitive business world."
"With Cloud Campus, du is offering SMEs with a flexible and affordable learning experience that offers world class content with local academic support to employees and their families, through a mobile social platform", said Dr. Sebaaly.
For a minimal monthly fee that will be billed directly to their corporate account with du, customers can subscribe online via social media accounts to enrol employees subscribed to du's SME plans.
-Ends-About du
We opened for business in 2006. We offer mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services to individuals, homes and businesses. We also provide carrier services for businesses and satellite up/downlink services for TV broadcasters.
As a rapidly-growing enterprise, we have a team of experts working to enhance and expand our bouquet of service offerings. Our people come from over 60 countries - we mirror the rich cultural diversity of our nation, while being able to serve our customers in a variety of languages.
Over 50% of our senior management team and customer-facing employees are UAE nationals, and we remain committed to providing fulfilling opportunities for quality talent in a cosmopolitan working environment.
By the end of Q1 2013, more than 6.6 million people and over 50,000 businesses have chosen to use our services. In a survey conducted by ARC Chart, we were named the Best Mobile Broadband Network 2012 in the Middle East and Africa region. We also ranked first in MENA's Standard & Poor/Hawkamah Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance Index in 2011.
du is 39.5 percent owned by Emirates Investment Authority, 20.081 percent by Mubadala Development Company PJSC, 19.5 percent by Emirates Communications and Technology LLC and the remaining stake by public shareholders. du is listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and trades under the name 'du'.
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