As institutions of higher learning aim to establish a foundation of well-being across their campuses, four key factors should be considered for program development to drive the intended benefits. Firstly, administrators should agree on a unified definition for the terms that are used as part…
I started the Law Department Mentoring Scheme in 2016 to provide essential support for IFP and first-year UG Law students. This program asks second- and third-year students to take on the role of mentors by helping first-year students transition from secondary education and adjust to…
As the 2020 academic year drew to a close, Dillon Nazareth, a final year law student, spontaneously started a blog with three of his colleagues in order to tackle feeling unproductive. He decided to start something through which he could continue making use of things…
Since education in the UAE moved to a distance learning model in March 2020, students and teachers in all sectors of education have been working hard to adjust the sudden, unexpected shift to online provision because, in the words of His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin…
The Middlesex University Dubai Health Out Loud series was started by the Task Force on Happiness and Wellbeing in February 2020. The aim of the series is to open discussion about health and wellness each month, collaborate with local wellness organisations, and to bring industry…
mdxMindset spoke with former MDX Dubai student Laureen Fredah about her journey to success after she was accepted to the New York Bar. She let us know that the experience was not without difficulty. I was one of the only two students doing the LLB…
During the challenging times we are facing because of COVID-19, there has been a seismic shift in our everyday life. We are all enduring new ways of shopping, socialising, working, and learning. By minimising some risks, we are potentially opening the doors for new risks…
In response to the current global crisis, the Government of the UAE launched a series of initiatives through its National Happiness Programme to help residents cope with the pandemic and its outcomes In April, the National Campaign for Mental Support was started and aimed to…
With the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a range of restrictions on daily living was enforced across the world, throwing us into a space of fear, anxiety and uncertainty. All of this happened quite rapidly, and a lot has changed in the span of a…
There is no doubt that there are many challenges caused by distance learning. Before COVID-19, you couldn’t have foreseen them, and you might have found it a struggle to transition away from the classroom. You might be currently encountering many barriers that make it difficult…