As part of its role in boosting community partnership and public safety awareness, the Directorate of Civil Defense (DCD) received a group of schoolgirls partaking at the summertime activities for officers daughters for the year 2013 in cooperation and coordination with the Sports Association of the Public Security. During their visit, the students were briefed on important safety guidelines, awarenessRead more

Minister of Education, Dr. Majid Bin Ali Al-Nuaimi stressed that the great support provided by the wise leadership in the Kingdom to develop the education sector, is the true pillar after Allah in the ministry’s plans to continue the development educational projects, and that contributed to a great extent in alleviating difficulties and challenges facing it. In an inclusive interviewRead more

The best students in the Fourth Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Olympiads were rewarded gold, silver, and bronze medals as well as honorary diplomas in the closing ceremony. According to the statistics announced by Ms. Eslamipour, the Manager of the Nano Club, a number of 20 students had registered in the Olympiads, from which 68% were female and 32% were male. Dr.Read more

A workshop on Child Right and Advocacy for Tawasal Partner is set to be held in Hodeidah province for 8-9 September, Save the Children said on Saturday in a statement. As part of Local to Global activities- Every One Campaign, Save the Children in partnership with Tawasal Foundation and in coordination with Ministry of Health will conduct the workshop. SaveRead more

More than 8 million pupils will join on Sunday school classes for the new school year 2013-2014. As from Sunday, 8,470,007 pupils will return to classes across the country, against 8,292,011 last year, representing 321,978 new pupils (+3.95%). This number includes 170,758 pupils for the primary school, 41,754 for the college and 106,905 ones for the secondary school. The PreschoolRead more

The proposed Admission To Schools Bill would also make it more difficult for schools to discriminate on the grounds of limited resources in cases where children have special learning needs. “For too long, young people with special educational needs have been deprived of the opportunity to attend the school of their choice and the proposed legislation should eliminate this discretionaryRead more

As the Syrian crisis raised fear of a 'lost generation,' it was revealed on Friday that 2 million Syrian kids lacked basic education. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson Marixie Mercado held a press conference at the United Nations Geneva Office. Mercado said that the 30-month-old crisis nurtured anger, fear and disappointment among Syrian children, adding that "the dangerRead more

Malaysian Deputy PM and Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said Friday that his country is currently the world's 11th largest exporter of educational services where it provides a place to study for more than 90,000 students from over 100 nations. Malaysia has increased its prospects to become a tertiary education provider in global markets, he told the press. Education services isRead more

Chinese educational authorities will tighten scrutiny on Chinese-foreign joint education to address problems caused by for-profit, low-quality "overseas study preparatory classes." Many Chinese senior high schools offer expensive "international classes" in cooperation with foreign educational institutions, many of them without approval from Chinese authorities, Sheng Jianxue, deputy director of the Ministry of Education's international cooperation and exchanges department, said atRead more

A meeting today between the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and representatives of government and educational institutions focused on suitable work and school hours to avoid traffic congestions. Chairman of the commission Abdulaziz Al-Zabin said in a press release that it was imperative to coordinate efforts amongst government institutions and educational facilities to avoid the traffic's daily grind. During the meeting,Read more