Culture & Education | Saturday 2 March, 2024 1:24 am

Saudi Arabia aims for early education to reach 90% by 2030: Minister

Saudi Arabia improved its position in early education from 10% in 2019 to current 34%, aiming to reach 90% by 2030, said Minister of Education, Yousef Al-Benyan. He also emphasized the need to invest in teachers to attain higher skills.   During his participation in the Human...

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Culture & Education | Friday 23 February, 2024 4:59 am

Diriyah Gate Development Authority Unveil 'The Earthen Testaments' at UNESCO House, Paris

The Earthen Testaments,’ a multidisciplinary exhibition exploring Diriyah’s natural and built landscapes through imagery, film, artefacts, and contemporary artworks commissioned from Saudi artists, has opened at Ségur Hall, UNESCO House, in Paris, France. This exhibition combines historical...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 20 February, 2024 10:05 am

MBZUAI and UNDP partnership to advance use of artificial intelligence for sustainable development.

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) inked a partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) during the World Governments Summit 2024 (WGS) to advance the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to meet sustainable development goals. As part of the...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 15 February, 2024 3:11 pm

THE RED SEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES DATES FOR 2024 EDITION

 The fourth edition will run from 5th – 14th December 2024 in Al Balad, Jeddah Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 15 February 2024, The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) hasconfirmed the fourth edition of the festival will take place from the 5th to the 14th December 2024 in Jeddah,...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 13 February, 2024 10:38 am

SAS trains Saudi Bankers on Building Intelligent Credit Risk Scorecards

SAS, the leader in analytics, has successfully hosted a “Credit Scorecard Development and Implementation” in-person class in Riyadh, highlighting the significance of cultivating a risk-aware culture in Saudi Arabia’s banking industry. The session was held on January 31st and February...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 8 February, 2024 9:54 am

Veolia and Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi sign MoU to collaborate on research

Veolia, the benchmark company for ecological transformation offering game-changing solutions for water, waste and energy management, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi to roll out an exclusive partnership covering research and academic collaboration,...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 8 February, 2024 9:42 am

AUS professor, NPUAE curator presents sustainable possibilities for architecture in arid environments

With the conclusion of the 18th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale in November 2023, Faysal Tabbarah, Associate Dean of the College of Art, Architecture and Design (CAAD) at American University of Sharjah (AUS), shared the research and methodology behind the exhibition...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 8 February, 2024 12:29 am

RED SEA FUND OPENS ITS FIRST 2024 CYCLE FOR POST-PRODUCTION PROJECTS

The Red Sea Fund, a program under the Red Sea Film Foundation, has announced the open call for post-production projects as part of its first cycle for 2024. Filmmakers from Saudi Arabia, the Arab world, and Africa can submit their applications from February 6 to February 21, 2024, The...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 1 February, 2024 9:18 am

The Ministry of Culture announces the grant recipients of the first cycle of the National Grant Program for Culture and Creativity

The Ministry of Culture has announced the grant recipients of the first cycle of the “National Grant Program for Culture and Creativity,” which was launched in August 2023. The first cycle of the program received a great deal of interest from the creative community and a large number of...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 18 January, 2024 1:59 am

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Media launches Horizon documentary on Netflix, about wildlife in the Kingdom

Konoz, an initiative of the Saudi Ministry of Media’s Center for Government Communication, launched “Horizon”, a new documentary documenting the Kingdom’s rich biodiversity and natural resources. Produced in collaboration with the National Center for Wildlife, the documentary is currently...

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