Over 2,000 UAE teachers join ‘Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts’ rank

Over 2,000 UAE teachers join ‘Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts’ rank

Microsoft has announced that 2,013 educators from the UAE are now Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Experts, compared to 323 last year - a more than six-fold growth.

This year's UAE educators make up the lion's share of the MIE Expert program, with one in 10 out of 20,000 featured worldwide.

This MIE Expert program focuses on improving student learning through technology.

The growth in the UAE's MIE Experts is in line with a broader trend of an increase in applications for the program around the globe. The response in the UAE was strong, following year-long awareness-raising through Microsoft Edudays events, and face to face and virtual training carried out throughout the country. This provided solid footing for remote learning in the UAE.

"With the challenges that Covid-19 has presented for