HH Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, attended the ceremony and awarded graduation certificates to 21 students from eight countries for their successful completion of the one-year programme.

On Wednesday, DSG hosted a delegation from the Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute (ESAMI), a Pan-African regional management development centre.

Students from Singapore-based Nanyang Technological University visited DSG on Tuesday as part of a month-long study tour of the Middle East.

Social conservatism and the stigma attached to certain health issues inhibit women from seeking medical advice in the UAE, according to Muna Tahlak, Chief of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Al Wasl Hospital.

The US shares a strategic trade partnership with the UAE, which is the largest export destination for American goods in the Middle East, according to Danny E. Sebright, President of the US-UAE Business Council.

At a Tuesday evening lecture, Executive Director of the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWC) Afra Al Basti called for increased community involvement in the struggle against domestic violence.

In this Wednesday evening policy forum, Tadashi Maeas of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation outlined Japan’s strategy of deploying “green” technology-integrated infrastructure across the Middle East.

“What is the UAE capital doing to combat such serious erosion [of Emirati cultural identity]? Quite a bit, in fact, and its strategy seems to be novel and pre-emptive.”

Mark Carne, Executive VP for Shell Upstream International, discussed the challenges of increased global energy demands at a Tuesday lecture entitled “Addressing the Global Energy Challenge and the Looming Zone of Uncertainty.”

On Wednesday, 61 executives from Dubai’s Department of Finance graduated from a customized executive education program provided by the Dubai School of Government.