Why the UAE is attracting more foreign students than ever before

Why the UAE is attracting more foreign students than ever before

Data shows exponential increase in the number of institutions offering the best of Western higher education in the Emirates

Published: Tue 12 Apr 2022, 10:30 PM Last updated: Tue 12 Apr 2022, 10:49 PM

Mariska Labuschagne is a South African finance professional, whose 16-year career came to a crossroad in 2019.

She eventually decided to do something that most people with a successful 16-year track record won’t do — enrol into studies. She decided to pursue a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.

The most striking part of her decision was not the choice of MBA degree, but where she chose to pursue it: a relatively unknown institution called Eaton Business School in the UAE.

“Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined what would happen next. Because of my MBA degree, I got three opportunities. I exchanged my office shoes for safety boots and a hard hat and joined the operations team; able to apply what I learned instantly to my everyday activities,” said Labuschagne.

“None of these opportunities would have crossed my path if it wasn’t for an institution like Eaton Business School. They guided me not only on that first step that I took but many steps thereafter.”

Labuschagne is one of the