Culture & Education | Wednesday 24 June, 2020 11:07 am

Abu Dhabi University once again ranked among world’s top 150 under 50 universities

Abu Dhabi University (ADU) has entered once again the ranks of the prestigious Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 50 under 50 for 2021, placing it among the world’s top 150 universities under 50 years of age. ADU has achieved another academic milestone adding to its...

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Culture & Education | Monday 22 June, 2020 5:31 am

Umm Al Qura University Battles Covid 19 with Digital Technology Educational Programs

Following the royal decree of the Minister of Education, Dr. Hamad bin Muhammad Al Al-Sheikh, and within the framework of the efforts made by the Saudi government to limit the spread of the coronavirus by taking advantage of the concurrent and asynchronous distance education options, Umm Al Qura...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 21 June, 2020 2:23 pm

SEASON 3 OF THE MOST CELEBRATED SCIENCE SHOW - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ABU DHABI

 COSMOS RETURNS! ON THE PLANET TO PREMIERE JUNE 21 2020 ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ABU DHABI AT 8 PM UAE TIME/7 PM KSA TIME  The 13-part Emmy and Peabody Award-winning Series is a mind blowing voyage hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson  Voiceover Artists Include Seth...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 21 June, 2020 5:25 am

Saudi Culture Ministry Reviews its Concept of Cultural Diplomacy at "ALECSO" Symposium

The Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) held a virtual symposium via the Internet entitled "Future of Cultural Diplomacy Arab World", in which experts from cultural and diplomatic institutions in the Arab countries participated, including the Ministry of Culture,...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 20 June, 2020 3:14 pm

Dubai Culture supports #UnitedArtEmirates as part of its digital art campaign #CreateTogether

Following the success of #CreateTogether, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority’s digital art campaign to attract distinctive creative products from all over the Emirates, the Authority cooperated with ‘Art Painting Lab’ to support #UnitedArtEmirates, a grass-roots art initiative created to...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 20 June, 2020 1:52 pm

Plan launched to transform public libraries in Saudi Arabia

Culture Minister Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al-Saud has launched an initiative to develop public libraries under the management of the Libraries Authority. Through the initiative, the authority will seek to transform public libraries into platforms that bring together all forms of cultural ...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 20 June, 2020 2:14 am

Netflix releases a wide selection of critically acclaimed Arabic films

row on the service called “Arabic Nostalgia”. Netflix, the world's leading internet entertainment service, is releasing a new catalogue of 44 movies blending iconic and Arabic contemporary films, including the works of notable  directors like Youssef Chahine, Youssry Nasrallah,...

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Culture & Education | Friday 19 June, 2020 7:05 am

Acting Minister of Media meets with editors-in-chief of local newspapers

Acting Minister of Media, Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi held a virtual meeting with the editors-in-chief of local newspapers.During the meeting, several media topics and ways of developing journalistic work were discussed, in addition to review of the developments of the media sector, digital...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 18 June, 2020 12:20 am

Arts and culture jobs in Saudi Arabia get official status in national first

More than 80 jobs in the arts and culture sector are to be given official occupational status in the Kingdom for the first time, a government minister has said. The announcement from Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan coincided with a virtual conference held on...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 17 June, 2020 2:51 pm

Abu Dhabi University sees highest number of remote applications for summer semester

Abu Dhabi University (ADU) announced receiving an unprecedented number of applications for its summer semester, set to run from 28 June to 20 August of the current academic year. Doors are still open for admissions and students have the opportunity to join an expanded portfolio of more than 50...

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