Culture & Education | Monday 23 February, 2015 9:19 am

International Student Card Gaining Popularity in the UAE

ISIC overwhelming success for its first year in the EmiratesISIC, the International Student Identity Card, has now been available in the UAE for a year and the demand is growing steadily. Over 16,000 UAE students have acquired it so far.The ISIC card not only allows students in the UAE to prove...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 21 February, 2015 1:54 am

Shoura seeks limit on embassy-run schools

The Shoura Council’s Education and Research Committee has proposed limiting the number of licenses granted to schools run by embassies, and to allow foreign private sector investors to have an opportunity to set up international schools.The committee is expected to discuss the 2013/2014 annual...

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Culture & Education | Friday 20 February, 2015 3:19 am

Microsoft Global Forum in Dubai Directs Next Wave of Innovation in Education

The Microsoft Global Education Forum in Dubai will bring together education leaders, schools leaders and educators from across the Middle East, Africa and Indian regions to discuss the latest technological innovations that will help to overcome the region’s key educational challenges.To be held...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 18 February, 2015 6:42 am

Infor Invests in Enhancing Learning Management Tools

Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 73,000 customers, today announced the availability of the next generation of Infor Learning Management, a cloud- based application that will help customers meet learning, training and development needs. Infor Learning...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 17 February, 2015 8:00 am

RCJ to host scientific forum for students

The Royal Commission of Jubail (RCJ) completed its preparations for holding the first scientific forum for its students in colleges and institutes from Feb. 16 to 18.The supervising committee’s head, Saleh Al-Zahrani, said: “The forum aims to prepare higher education students for participation...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 17 February, 2015 7:53 am

Disabled Saudi students to get training in US

The King Salman Center for Disability Research (KSCDR) signed a deal on Sunday with an American university to provide special training for disabled Saudi students, including high school graduates.This was disclosed by Prince Sultan bin Salman, chairman of KSCDR, who said that the Compass Program,...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 11 February, 2015 12:49 am

Alarab News Channel Launches

Alarab News Channel, the MENA region's latest 24-hour news channel, began transmission at 13.00 GMT on 1st February from its headquarters in Bahrain to viewers all over the world. The launch ushers in a completely new style of news programming for the Middle East and beyond and fills a critical...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 10 February, 2015 2:47 am

Bahrain closes pan-Arab TV news channel

Bahrain on Monday announced the closure of a new pan-Arab news channel, owned by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal.The Alarab News Channel, launched on February 1, was on air for only a few hours before reverting to promotional material while trying to resolve “technical and administrative”...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 8 February, 2015 7:51 am

KSA among top 40 countries investing in research

Saudi Arabia was among the top 40 countries investing in research and development (R&D) areas in 2014, local media said, quoting a report by Gulf Petrochemicals & Chemicals Association (GPCA).The report, based on studies carried out by a US research firm, said Saudi Arabia allocated 0.3 percent of...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 7 February, 2015 2:41 pm

KAU among top 5 MENA universities

Times Higher Education (THE) hosted its first-ever university ranking in the Middle East and North Africa, where King Abdul Aziz University won the third place in the field of research excellence. The first position went to Texas A&M University of Qatar, followed by the Lebanese American...

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