Interactive workshops and indicative sessions held by the two sides across the country to give students practical skills
Zubaida Hammadnehbi, United Arab Emirates, July 28, 2025 – FedEx, the largest rapid transportation company in the world, and the “Injaz Emirates” Foundation, the leading non -profit organization in teaching entrepreneurship skills and youth empowerment, and a member of the “Junior Achievement” global Foundation, is the cooperation in the field of providing youth in the UAE with the skills needed to succeed in the advanced professional scene. In the fifth year of this cooperation, the two sides were able to provide 1,122 male and female students during the 2024-2025 academic year with basic and professional skills through a series of interactive workshops that focus on professional preparation topics, entrepreneurship, and financial awareness.
A recent study by KPMG among high school students showed that about 90% of those surveyed in the UAE are thinking about their professional goals, and that 72% of the participants are working during the secondary stage to draw a clear vision for their future. About 40% of the students who are polled in the study, who are between the ages of 15 and 18, stated that they seek to study business administration, which makes the “Achievement” programs provided by FedEx fully compatible with their aspirations, as it provides them with practical education and guidance in a way that reflects the reality of challenges and opportunities in the business world.
During the last academic year, volunteers from FedEx managed a group of urban workshops, which dealt with the following topics: • “More than just money”, a workshop that teaches students from third to sixth basics of financial management. Professional biography, preparation for interviews, and building a professional digital presence.
Volish from FedEx also presented ideas and experiences derived from their personal career, which enriched the sessions and inspired students in a context related to reality.
On this occasion, Tariq Heneidy, Vice President of FedEx Operations for the Middle East and Africa, said that Vidix sees young people “an important key to building stronger societies and a more prosperous economy”, stressing that cooperation with the “Inch UAE” Foundation would help students “build valuable skills that enable them to move in a world characterized by rapid fluctuations.” He added: These programs allow us to inspire the innovators looking for the future and support a generation ready to lead with confidence and creativity, to be able to transform innovative ideas into realistic achievements. “
This, the Middle East and North Africa, includes approximately 140 million people under the age of thirty. Initiatives such as guiding sessions play a decisive role in helping young people to link education in the classroom with targeted professional paths, especially with the increasing number of young people who start drawing their future early.
