179 scholarship students have been awarded degrees from universities in 11 countries in different continents at the expense of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, in the 2012 - 2013 period. The Ministry said that five of the students received Doctorate Degrees, four received Fellowship Certificates while three were Board Certified and one received the Alfakh Arts certificate.Read more

Under the sponsorship and attendance of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah a ceremony was held at the Bayan Palace theater to confer creative and high achieving Kuwaiti students of different educational stages with "the Amir's Creativity and Achievement Award". The ceremony was also attended by His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His HighnessRead more

Kuwait's Cultural Office in Jordan announced, on Monday, it will increase students' allowance and the number of accredited universities. The Cultural Attach{ Dr. Mohammad Duhaim Al-Dhufairi told KUNA the office demanded the Ministry of Higher Education increase the allowance, after communicating with Kuwaiti students in Jordan. The students, especially those in the medical field, complained that their financial needs outweighRead more

Teaching of foreign languages at early age helps students to excel at later stages of education, said Dr. Mishaal Al-Shaheen, professor of English language and literature, Kuwait University. "The early development of schoolchildren's foreign linguistic skills opens for them new horizons of chances to understand other subjects and communicate with people with different cultures," he said in a lecture hereRead more

Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf on Saturday consented to the ministry's 2013-14 plan for scholarships. The move was taken during the third annual meeting of chiefs of Kuwaiti cultural offices in 14 countries. The meeting was also attended by Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-SabahRead more

China's central government spent 34.1 billion yuan (5.52 billion US dollars) on preschool education from 2011 to May 2013, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) has said. Some of the money was spent to build kindergartens in rural areas in central and west China in order to provide greater access to preschool education in those areas, according to a MOF statementRead more

The China Education Exhibition opened here Friday to attract more Mongolian students to China. Teachers from Zhejiang University, Heilongjiang University and 10 other Chinese universities briefed Mongolian parents face-to-face on their respective core disciplines. The two-day event was organized by the China Education Center, which is in partnership with more than 80 universities and colleges in China. "In recent years,Read more

Human rights' education should be integrated in educational curriculums around the globe, said a Kuwait diplomat here Friday. Speaking at the 23rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Diplomatic Attache at the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Saleh said that Kuwait integrated a human rights subject into the education curriculum as a step to plant in the seedsRead more

Opening US schools to the public for after-hours physical activity and play may help reduced obesity rates, researchers say. Mariah Lafleur, Liz Schwarte and Rajni Banthia, all of Samuels & Associates in Oakland, Calif., said for this study, joint-use agreements were implemented in seven Los Angeles County school districts. All seven districts had excessively high adult and child obesity rates,Read more

Turkish President Abullah Gul on Thursday was presented an honorary doctorate by the State Institute of Turkmenistan Economics and Public Administration. Gul said he was honored, adding, "Our countries where we have lived together throughout history have always been the symbol of unity, peace and brotherhood." Gul hailed Turkmenistan for resuming its cooperation with Turkey preminenty. Rector of the StateRead more