Ankabut Teams Up with WeVideo to Boost Digital Learning Across UAE and GCC

Editorial Team

Last updated 26-01-2026

2 min

Ankabut partners with WeVideo to expand “video-led learning” across the UAE and GCC.

WeVideo plugs into Ankabut’s edtech stack, easing rollout for schools and universities.

The deal aligns with the UAE’s push for a “knowledge-based economy”.

Students build digital fluency through creating content, not just “static slides”.

Ankabut becomes WeVideo’s main go-to-market partner across the GCC.

Ankabut, the UAE-based provider serving education and research institutions, has struck a new partnership with cloud video learning platform WeVideo, aiming to push digital learning tools further across the UAE and the wider GCC. The idea is straightforward enough: plug WeVideo into Ankabut’s existing education technology stack and make creative, video-led learning easier for schools, universities and training providers to roll out.

The move fits neatly with the UAE’s broader push towards a knowledge-based economy, under frameworks such as the National Strategy for Higher Education 2030. Through this tie-up, institutions get access to tools that support video creation, interactive lessons and online collaboration, without it becoming a bit of a faff for teachers who already have enough on their plates. Students, in turn, are encouraged to build digital fluency and communicate ideas more clearly, rather than just staring at static slides.

That said, video alone is no silver bullet. I reckon it works best when paired with good teaching, not instead of it. Still, from what I’ve seen over the years around the Arageek community, anything that helps educators experiment and keep learners switched on is usually spot on. I remember sitting in on a demo day where founders were pitching education tools, and the products that grabbed eyeballs were always the simple ones that let students create, not just consume.

Under the agreement, Ankabut also becomes WeVideo’s main go-to-market partner across the GCC, using its regional network and institutional links to roll the platform out at scale. On the flip side, WeVideo brings its cloud-based video tech, already widely used elsewhere, into national education ecosystems here. Together, the pair are betting that more personalised, multimedia-rich learning experiences will help the region sharpen so-called 21st-century skills.

Believe it or not, this kind of partnership is becoming almost expected as digital transformation gathers pace across the Gulf. I’m not a fan of buzzwords, but in this case the practical detail matters: intuitive content creation, workforce training use cases, and easier collaboration between teachers and students. If it’s implemented well, it could definately strengthen how learning happens day to day, well… that’s the hope, anyway.

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