INNOVATION IN EDUCATION.
WHO WE ARE Headquartered in Dubai, with offices serving the GCC and Levant in Beirut, Amman and Kuwait, Global Learning is an innovative education consultancy and content development specialist. Founded by online learning pioneer, Dr Milad Sebaaly, GL develops, implements and manages breakthrough eLearning initiatives across corporate and academic worlds.
From our hub in Dubai Knowledge Village, we service clients right across the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia - either directly or in collaboration with local partners. Through the power of new communication and information technologies, we continue to evolve the learning landscape, improving content, maximizing access and delivering results.
WHAT WE DO CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
E-LEARNING CONSULTANCY
SOCIAL ONLINE LEARNING APPLICATION
Our research and development center, working closely with international academic institutions and a variety of corporate and government organizations, develops a range of online education content from early learning stages right through to university level and professional business skills. The emphasis in all areas is to create world-class content that is up to date and relevant and can be adapted to local cultural and technological requirements.
Our consultancy team oversees the evaluation, conceptualization, design and implementation of eLearning solutions for various academic and corporate clients. Using the very latest technological and methodological developments we are able to help clients modernize their approach to education enhancing the value of their human capital.
The worldwide growth of new media, social media and mobile networks presents an opportunity to revolutionize the way people learn. Our team, in close collaboration with a Dubai-based Hamdan bin Mohammed eUniversity, have developed the region’s first fully-fledged social online learning platform, Cloud Campus. Through the power of social media, this platform opens up the possibility for large scale development, reaching out to a potentially massive online learning community. The resultant cost implications are destined to make quality education affordable for millions of people across the globe.
THE EVOLUTION OF GLOBAL LEARNING Over the last fifteen years, Global Learning founder, Dr. Milad Sebaaly, has played a pivotal role in the development of eLearning in the Middle East region. His high-level involvement in a number of successful organizations has been integral to the evolution of the Global Learning offering as it is today. - Global Information Systems (1999, Lebanon)
- Technology and Education Group (2007, Syria)
- Universal Knowledge Solutions (2003, KV, Dubai, UAE)
- Global Investment (2008, Lebanon)
- Technology World Company (2005, Kuwait)
- Global Learning (2010, Lebanon)
- International World of Development and Technology (2006, Jordan)
PROJECTS DR MILAD HAS DESIGNED AND SUPERVISED: 1. THE SYRIAN VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY Syria - the very first full-fledge virtual university in the Middle East. 2. THE E-LEARNING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE at Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait. 3. THE E-LEARNING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE at Amman Ahliya University, Jordan. 4. THE ELECTRONIC COLLEGE FOR TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT in Dubai, UAE, the first Arab education provider to specialize in TQM, and the only Accredited Online college in the UAE (precursor to HBMeU). 5. JSS ACADEMY Dubai, the first Indian Virtual University in the Gulf region. 6. ABU DHABI WATER AND ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY E-TRAINING INITIATIVE, UAE. 7. JORDAN ONLINE ACADEMY A new project initiated jointly with Al Balqa Applied University, and approved by the Ministry of Higher Education in Jordan. 8. THE E-LEARNING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE at King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals - KFUPM-, Saudi Arabia 9. THE ONLINE LEARNING CENTER at Notre Dame University - Louaize, Lebanon 10. CLOUD CAMPUS The region’s first social online learning platform
MILAD SEBAALY PH.D MANAGING DIRECTOR Milad is a co-founder of Global Learning and has served as a managing director since the company’s inception. He has been internationally renowned as a leader in the development of technology-based education in the Middle East region. He spearheaded various e-learning start-ups and major implementations within the Arab World, including accredited e-universities, and has been continuously involved in the planning and development of educational technology projects over a span of 15 years. He holds a PhD in Systems Engineering from Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan. Milad is a founding member of MIT Learning International Networks Consortium (LINC). He has been a senior consultant of various Arab Ministers of Higher Education. He also serves as President of the Middle East eLearning Association (MEeA).
HOUDA KOUSA PH.D CO-FOUNDER Houda is a co-founder of Global Learning and one of the original developers of Cloud Campus corporate identity and market strategy. With over 10 years of experience in international communication and research, she currently serves as managing director of her own company Archers. Previously, Houda was an integral member of StarCom Mediavest Group in the capacity of Research Director, during which she spun off the research unit she was leading into an independent entity yielding an impressive 35%growth. Houda holds a PhD in International Communication and Research from the United States of America and has taught at different universities in Lebanon, USA, and UAE.
F23, Block 13, Dubai Knowledge Village, P.O. Box 502964, Dubai, U.A.E. Tel: +971 (4) 4200273 - Fax: +971 (4) 422 0291 Email: info@gl.ae - Web: gl.ae