A US based organization is reportedly aiming at transforming education by introducing ways in which children will get to choose their learning path based on their dreams. According to Stuff.co.nz, the US' Future Project takes its inspiration from Google which funds dreaming in the form of ''20 percent time' whereby employees are encouraged to spend a day a week onRead more

An umbrella organization of 72 Jain associations in the US and Canada plans to create a one million dollar educational fund to support needy Jain families. The decision was announced at the 17th biennial convention of the Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA) with the theme 'Jainism: The Global Impact' held July 4-7 in Novi, a suburb ofRead more

With heart disease emerging as the number one killer among Indians, an ethnic doctors' group has launched educational "Networks" to foster high quality medical education of Asian Indian origin physicians in the US. Launched by the influential American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), these networks are made up of noted physicians in the areas of cardiology, diabetes, andRead more

Southern actress Tashu Kaushik, who believes education is everyone's right, is sponsoring the education of a six-year-old girl through her association with an organisation working towards the betterment of underprivileged children. "I recently attended one of the events organised by Helping Hands Humanity in Miyapur, and was touched by what they're doing for so many children. I felt I shouldRead more

Tunisian Education Minister Salem Labiadh submitted his resignation on Wednesday, amid a political crisis prompted by the murder of an opposition MP, government spokesman Abdessalem Zbidi said. "He officially submitted his resignation but, after consultations with (Prime Minister) Ali Larayedh, agreed to stay in place until the political horizon clears up," Zbidi said. Labiadh was close to opposition figure MohamedRead more

A male student of a top private university in Seoul is under police investigation on suspicion of sexually assaulting a total of 19 female schoolmates, school officials said Wednesday. The Seongbuk Police Station is investigating the male student of Korea University, whose identity has been withheld, for allegedly taking sexually explicit photos and videos of the women while they wereRead more

Building is to start on a state-of-the-art library and laboratory for the Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Secondary and Technical School in Mombasa, Kenya. The school was set up in the late 1970s by a grant from the President, Sheikh Khalifa. Building started in 1982 with the foundation stone being laid by Sheikh Khalifa's father, the founding President of the UAE,Read more

Education Minister Abdul Razak al-Ashwal has discussed in Saudi Arabia with Secretary General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Abdullah Al-Turki bilateral cooperation in the education sector. The meeting dealt with ways to enhance aspects of teachers training and rehabilitation. Al-Ashwal reviewed efforts of the Education Ministry to promote the educational process through adopting a number of programs and activities,Read more

Zheng Ting is a frequent guest at an evening salon where she shares her emotional problems with others and listens to advice from an "emotion coach." Seated around a room in downtown Beijing, nearly 30 people, including a handful of men, discuss the problems they have with either finding a suitable partner, or maintaining a healthy relationship, every Friday. TheRead more

The Abu Dhabi University recently signed a three year Memorandum of Understanding with the Embassy of the Republic of Yemen in Abu Dhabi which allows both parties to collaborate in making higher education accessible to high achieving students of Yemeni nationality. The agreement provides Yemeni students who enroll in any of Abu Dhabi University's bachelor programmes offered during the upcomingRead more