Culture & Education | Monday 25 April, 2016 7:24 am

Ethica Wins Award in Islamic Finance Education

Capital Finance International in the UK has awarded Ethica Institute of Islamic Finance in Dubaiwith the Best Online Islamic Finance Education Provider Global Award. In recent months Ethica has also received 'Islamic Finance Education Provider of the Year' from The European...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 24 April, 2016 6:52 am

25 Saudi students make honor roll at OSU

Twenty-five Saudi students have been named in the Scholastic Honor Roll Winter term, that was announced by Oregon State University. According to the Oregon State University press statement, a total of 969 students earned straight-A (4.0). Another 3,994 earned a B-plus (3.5) or better to make the ...

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Culture & Education | Friday 22 April, 2016 4:56 am

Festival of Media MENA crowns winners in spectacular closing ceremony at the MusicHall Dubai

The second edition of the Festival of Media MENA Awards drew to a spectacular close at the MusicHall Palm Jumeirah on April 20. The event, which was organized by Mediaquest and C Squared, saw media anchors and senior-level executives from the world's biggest brands, marketing and media agencies ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 21 April, 2016 4:23 am

Education minister opens entrepreneurship forum

Education Minister Ahmad Al-Issa on Tuesday inaugurated a three-day entrepreneurship forum titled “Youth Vim and Vigor and Business Creativity” at the King Saud University (KSU). Al-Issa opened the forum on behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Crown Prince and...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 19 April, 2016 1:06 pm

Conference about higher Education in Riyadh

At the higher Education Conference in Riyadh April 13/14/15 a high profile group of US and GCC educators took the stand and spoke on Building Education Sector Growth & Sustainability through Public/Private Partnerships & Collaborative Ventures. Using case studies, the panelists shared their ...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 19 April, 2016 5:41 am

Deputy crown prince attends MISK forum

Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, arrives to attend the fourth edition of the tweeps’ forum, organized by the Muhammad Bin Salman Foundation (MISK) in Riyadh on Monday. A number of ministers, senior officials and IT experts from Gulf...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 19 April, 2016 4:33 am

Festival of Media MENA returns to the region for its second edition

After a hugely successful first edition in 2015, Festival of Media MENA is back this year with a fabulous line-up of speakers and a glamorous awards night to celebrate the best media work in the region. The conference will take place on April 20 from 9am to 5:30pm at the Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi,...

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Culture & Education | Monday 18 April, 2016 9:02 am

Alpha Publishing Launches Regionally-Sensitive English Language Teaching Resources at TESOL Arabia

GCC / MENA education and learning publisher Alpha Publishing launched its range of English Language Teaching (ELT) books and teaching resources at the recent TESOL Arabia conference which took place in the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dubai, from March 10th - 12th. Alpha Publishing's...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 17 April, 2016 4:24 pm

Qatari team takes first place at Third International Schools Arabic Debating Championship

Under the patronage of HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Vice Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, the third International Schools Arabic Debating Championship organized by Qatar Debate, concluded. The championship took place at the Qatar...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 17 April, 2016 12:23 pm

Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation to organise seminar to launch Arab Knowledge Index in Jordan

Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) - a member of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives - in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will organize on Monday April 18 a national seminar to launch the Arab Knowledge Index in the Jordanian...

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