UAE launches New Media Academy to train future digital generations

UAE launches New Media Academy to train future digital generations

ABU DHABI - In a pioneering new move that opens promising prospects for the digital media sector in the Arab world, the United Arab Emirates launched a New Media Academy to train future generations of professionals on new media skills.. Through digital masterclasses, the New Media Academy, inaugurated June 15 by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Vice-President and Ruler of Dubai, will provide a broad range of career-oriented educational programmes to nurture social media content creators and develop them into innovative resources in digital marketing and social media.. Sheikh Mohammed also published via his Twitter account a video that contains an introduction to the New Media Academy, its goals and innovative educational programmes.. The New Media Academy will open its door July 7 with interactive online masterclasses in digital marketing, social media and content creation open to full-time employees and international students..