GEMS Education Becomes First K-12 Institution in MENA to Join SAP University Alliances Program

Union Announced by SAP Co-CEO on Visit to Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – April 02 2014 – GEMS Education has become the first K-12 Institution in MENA to join SAP’s University Alliances Programme (UAP).

The union was announced in Dubai at the Global Education and Skills Forum by Jim Hagemann-Snabe, Co-CEO and Executive Board Member, and Sunny Varkey, Chairman, GEMS Education.

The UAP provides hands-on experience of key technology solutions. UAP member schools gain access to the SAP Business Suite family of solutions enabling students to put classroom theory into practice through demonstrations, problem solving exercises, case studies, and research programs.

In particular, students will gain insight into how technology can empower decision-makers and unlock new routes to innovation.