Culture & Education | Sunday 30 August, 2015 6:00 am

500-year-old miniature document top attraction at Madinah exhibition

The King Abdul Aziz Foundation will put on display next week a 500-year-old miniature manuscript, according to the SPA.  The manuscript is one of the oldest documents owned by the foundation.  The miniature, a decorative painting on a manuscript, will be displayed at an exhibition in...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 29 August, 2015 5:30 am

Technical colleges to ease enrollment of soldiers’ kin

As a mark of support for Saudi soldiers stationed on the southern borders, the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) has pledged to secure the admission of their children to various institutions and colleges to further their education. The announcement was made by TVTC Gov. Ali...

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Culture & Education | Monday 24 August, 2015 5:45 am

Saudi student wins innovation award

Effat University student Yasmin Abdul Fattah Sulaiman won first place in the Radical Innovation Award 2015 for her design of adaptive balloon houses used for offering a refuge for people affected by natural disasters, the CNN website published. The inflatable vinyl balloons act as living...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 23 August, 2015 4:30 am

KSU in skills upgrade tie-up

 King Saud University (KSU), which is in the vanguard of academic excellence in the Kingdom, this year tied up with the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada in order to develop the skills of its faculty members. Commenting on the program, a media department official at KSU said: "The...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 23 August, 2015 2:17 am

Nurseries set to receive 18,000 children

The Education Ministry announced that more than 2,000 nurseries in various regions of the Kingdom were ready to receive 18,000 children, under the care of 2,709 sitters, 2,185 administrative staff and 1,355 servants, according to a website. The guide published by the ministry, which is available...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 23 August, 2015 2:11 am

Schools reopen: 5m begin new academic year

Around five million students were gearing up on Sunday to attend the first day of school for the new academic year, amid fears by parents about non-working air conditioners, lack of cleanliness in classrooms and a delay in receiving books. The Ministry of Education, however, assured the parents...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 22 August, 2015 2:26 pm

Online classes for students in southern region proposed

The Ministry of Education has proposed a plan to have top teachers conduct online classes for students in the southern region for security and safety reasons. An educational services company, which would implement the plan, said interested teachers would be paid SR400 per class, a local...

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Culture & Education | Friday 21 August, 2015 2:17 am

Move aims to reduce violence in schools

Education Minister Azzam Al-Dakhil has directed all education departments to implement in schools a new violence-reduction program "Rifq" (to be gentle) from the first semester of the forthcoming academic year.  The program will create awareness among students, the school...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 20 August, 2015 1:57 am

12 educational TV channels launched

Education Minister Azzam Al-Dakhil has launched 12 educational satellite television channels, two of which offer classes for students near the southern border, where the new academic year begins on Sunday. The project, in Asir Educational Directorate’s Jazan, Najran, Sybia and Sarat Obaid is ...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 18 August, 2015 3:34 am

Souq Okaz features new elements

The ongoing 9th edition of Souq Okaz, a unique and important tourism landmark organized by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH), has introduced a new phenomenon to promote Saudi arts and crafts and ensure a fair competition for exhibited products. “In the ongoing...

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