Director General of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) Dr. Abdullah Mohareb on Monday highlighted significance of cooperation with UNESCO to modernize education in the Arab countries. "The memorandum of understanding, signed by the Tunis-based ALECSO and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's Institute for Statistics (UIS) provided a strong support to the Arab education observatory,"Read more

BBK, Bahrain pioneer in retail and commercial banking announced its participation in the upcoming Tamkeen Business Quiz Show for the 3rd year in a row after two successful years. FinMark Communications organizes the quiz show with the objective of fostering greater engagement between Bahrain’s business community and the public as well as highlighting the key companies in various sectors, whichRead more

Tamkeen signed two separate agreements with Bahrain Cinema Company (Cineco) and Six Pence Corporate Solutions to train 236 Bahrainis employed at the two companies. The signings are the latest to come under Tamkeen's Career Progression Programme, which seeks to enhance the capabilities and skills of Bahrainis to make them employees of choice in the private sector. The training programme offeredRead more

The Center of the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (CGAPS), Kuwait University (KU), attaches great importance to efforts aiming to ensure good health and welfare for children, KU rector Dr. Abdullatif Al-Bader said Monday. "To properly address the issues of childhood gains increasing significance in the modern society where coddling and excessive love could lead to negative physical and psychologicalRead more

Stranded Gaza students on Monday demonstrated outside the closed gate of Rafah crossing with Egypt, demanding Egyptian authorities reopen the main terminal for the Palestinian enclave. Dozens of stranded students gathered at the crossing, holding Palestinian and Egyptian flags which read "I want to exercise my right in education" and "open Rafah crossing." The main border crossing for Gaza's 1.7Read more

The Sharjah Charity Association has distributed 4000 school bags to underprivileged students, in addition to 400 coupons from the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Charity and Humanitarian Foundation. Abdullah Sultan bin Khadim, CEO of the Sharjah Charity Association, said that the distribution points included the association's headquarters and all branches affiliated to it, and that the project will contribute toRead more

Five IITs feature in the top 400 list of the latest QS world ranking universities. That no other Indian university has found a place in the top 4% of the world’s universities is shocking. India must build human capital to reap the demographic dividend and, more important, compete in a knowledge-intensive global economy. Radical steps are needed to improve theRead more

Who needs education most? The answer is quite simple. It’s the most disadvantaged children.Some children aren’t lucky enough to come from affluent, well-connected or stable families. And for them, the difference between good teaching and bad teaching is enormous: a solid education is often the key to escaping disadvantage. Bear this in mind when you hear about the campaign toRead more

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is to invest €80 million in the development of a new medical education facility in Dublin. The development, which is in the planning process, will create 200 jobs during the construction phase, according to RCSI chief executive Cathal Kelly. The proposed facility will contain a two-storey underground gym, a 600-seat lecture theatre,Read more

The annual assessment celebrated increased coverage and funding, but said that violence in the classroom, poor teaching and high levels of desertion remain perennial problems. Poverty, inequality and poor teaching are some of the greatest challenges to educating young Ticos, according to the Fourth State of Education Report released Tuesday morning. Despite relatively high levels of investment in education, reachingRead more