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Sharjah Children's Reading Festival Concludes its Eighth Edition
Culture & Education | Sunday 1 May, 2016 2:03 pm
The Sharjah Children's Reading Festival (SCRF) concluded its eighth edition yesterday (Saturday), with the event attracting 254,000 visitors over its 11 days. The figure represents an 18% increase on the attendance figures for last year’s event.   The region’s leading...
Training and development in uncertainty?
Culture & Education | Sunday 1 May, 2016 11:25 am
When the economic future is filled with uncertainty and potential opportunities, there is always a temptation to cut spending on training and development to reduce costs.  This initial “saving” can look like a simple way to cut costs quickly, but nothing could be further from the...
Citizen Science: creating a pipeline of millions of scientists and innovators for the future
Culture & Education | Sunday 1 May, 2016 5:10 am
ADEC, EY and Tribal Planet unveil a unique mobile platform at global event to encourage STEM education both inside and outside of the classroom -          Scott Kelly, the US Astronaut who served the longest period in the International Space...
Al-Toraifi says tolerance a prerequisite for dialogue
Culture & Education | Friday 29 April, 2016 6:21 am
Minister of Culture and Information Adel Al-Toraifi led the Kingdom’s delegation to the 7th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations being hosted by Azerbaijan in Baku. In his speech, Al-Toraifi conveyed the greetings of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman to...
The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah to launch  Comedy Central on OSN in Dubai
Culture & Education | Thursday 28 April, 2016 3:20 pm
Complementing a track record of bringing internationally renowned talent to the region and delivering fresh and outstanding ‘nowhere else’ comedy programming, OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV network and Comedy Central, the world’s foremost comedy brand, will host The Daily...
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Sees the Debut of SOCOOOL Comics
Culture & Education | Wednesday 27 April, 2016 3:56 pm
The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair organized at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, saw today the debut of the SOCOOOL Comics; the first initiative specialized in comic books in the region. A fruit of Ajyaal Media’s partnership with Al Hudhud Publishing, the SOCOOOL Comics brand...
Announce New College  For Entrepreneurship In Saudi Arabia
Culture & Education | Monday 25 April, 2016 12:18 pm
Three leading entities have joined to create an elite educational institution located at King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) in Saudi Arabia modeled after Babson College’s top-ranked entrepreneurship education programs in the United States.    Babson Global, a wholly owned...
GEMS Arab Innovation Centre for Education launches AICE Accelerator programme to support young start-ups
Culture & Education | Monday 25 April, 2016 9:02 am
GEMS Education has launched the Arab Innovation Centre for Education (AICE) Accelerator programme, an initiative supporting school students in the UAE in their efforts to create their own start-ups. The programme, which is the first of its kind in the region, will provide select start-ups with...
Ethica Wins Award in Islamic Finance Education
Culture & Education | Monday 25 April, 2016 7:24 am
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...
25 Saudi students make honor roll at OSU
Culture & Education | Sunday 24 April, 2016 6:52 am
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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