Cooperation in education between Vietnam and New Zealand has constantly developed in recent years, becoming the prime priority area in New Zealand's bilateral ties with Vietnam. The remark was shared by Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan and New Zealand's Governor-General Jerry Mateparae when they attended a ceremony here on Tuesday to celebrate achievement in educational cooperation between theRead more

The Fourth High Criminal Court has remanded Al-Jaberiya School case suspect for another 45 days in custody pending investigation. The 18-year-old Al-Jaberiya Secondary Technical School student is being tried over charges of taking part in an authorized gathering, arson and damaging a police patrol and civilian cars. The suspect was arrested, along with another person, and were referred to theRead more

To help untrained teachers acquire professional skills in elementary teaching and meet the 2015 deadline of the Right To Education (RTE) act, a new diploma course has been launched by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), an official said Saturday. The two-year diploma in elementary education will enhance the understanding and competency of teachers at "elementary-level teaching". Under theRead more

Public and private schools will have uniform holidays for the academic year 2013/14 and private schools refusing to comply with this decision will be penalised, according to the Minister of Education. Humaid Mohammad Obaid Al Qatari, Minister of Education, made the announcement during the second briefing for the next academic year where he discussed the changes and preparations that theRead more

Twenty-four correctional and rehabilitation centre inmates have passed the General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (Tawjihi) summer session, according to the Public Security Department (PSD). One inmate scored 88.5 per cent on the literary stream, while 13 inmates scored above 80 per cent. The PSD and the Education Ministry facilitate the measures for inmates to apply for the exams every TawjihiRead more

Technical Education and Vocational Training Minister Abdul Hafiz Noman met on Saturday with Indonesian ambassador to Yemen Wajed Fawzi. During the meeting, they discussed mechanisms to activate bilateral cooperation between the two countries, especially in the field of technical and vocational education and ways to develop them. Noman expressed his ministry's keenness to strengthen bilateral relations with Indonesia and waysRead more

Technical Education and Vocational Training Minister Abdul Hafiz Noman met on Saturday with Indonesian ambassador to Yemen Wajed Fawzi. During the meeting, they discussed mechanisms to activate bilateral cooperation between the two countries, especially in the field of technical and vocational education and ways to develop them. Noman expressed his ministry's keenness to strengthen bilateral relations with Indonesia and waysRead more

Teachers will be back to work on September 1, and students will join their classes a week later, on September 8, Education Minister Dr. Majid bin Ali Al Nuaimi announced. Speaking during his Ramadan majlis, Dr. Al-Nuaimi said that preparations are in full swing for the new academic year in order to finish the regular maintenance works and ready schoolsRead more

A university mountaineering team from central China's Wuhan will attempt to conquer Mount Qizi, which is 6,206 meters above sea level and located about 90 kilometers away from Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. The mountaineering team, organized by the Summit Club of China University of Geosciences (CUG) based in Wuhan, is made up of four male students, twoRead more

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today stated that admissions to World Class Skill Centre (WCSC) in the capital city would commence from next month. The Centre would start functioning from its camp site at ITI Vivek Vihar wherein total 320 students in two streams, namely Hospitality Operations and Retail merchandizing would be offered admission. It may be recalled that theRead more