University of TUT Forms Partnership with UAE Embassy. To discuss collaboration opportunities, the Institute for the Future of Work (IFOW) met with His Excellency Mahash Saeed Alhameli, UAE Ambassador to South Africa, and Jacob Ssali, UAE Economic Advisor, in August 2023.
In addition to discussing technology and innovation development, both institutions discussed youth empowerment, which are important issues for them.
University of TUT Forms Partnership with UAE Embassy
In light of IFOW’s Annual Future of Work 4IR Dialogue in October and the UAE hosting COP28 in November, the Just Energy Transition was also discussed, particularly with respect to socioeconomic impacts.
Throughout the engagement, meaningful collaboration was identified that could lead to impactful solutions for the countries involved.
Areas of common interest for further exploration include
- Facilitating the exchange of knowledge and best practices between IFOW and UAE institutions with similar mandates.
- In order to facilitate a mutually beneficial collaboration between TUT and UAE universities, we are exploring areas of synergy between the two institutions.
- Â In order to guide the commercialization of South African technology and create new markets for the country, UAE tech companies are establishing a link with IFOW.
About TUT’s Institute for the Future of Work (IFoW):
IFoW is dedicated to fostering public-private collaboration to address contemporary and future challenges posed by the Fourth Industrial Revolution and yet to come industrial revolutions.
The IFoW designs curricular, helps to resolve the skills conundrum, and engages in high-impact research to help propel economies toward sustainable growth through strategic partnerships with multi-sectoral players.
About COP28:
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) is an international climate summit. Unless Parties decide otherwise, the summit is held annually since 1995.
Climate change solutions are discussed at COP by world leaders. At present, 199 States (198 plus the European Union) are Parties to the Convention. At Expo City, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, COP28 will be held from 30 November to 12 December 2023. World leaders will have an opportunity to come together to correct course and accelerate progress.
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