THH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Aviation Authority and Chairman of Emirates Group, on Tuesday was presented with an honorary degree from City University London's Cass Business School. HH Sheikh Ahmed received the honour at the graduation ceremony for the University's Cass Business School Dubai Centre, which was held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh MaktoumRead more

The General Office of the State Council, China's cabinet, issued an instruction on Thursday to prohibit gender- or ethnicity-based discrimination in the employment of college graduates. The instruction also forbids employers from instituting age, alma mater and household registry requirements. Supervision over the human resource market should be strengthened to crack down on employment fraud and correct discriminatory practices, accordingRead more

Angered over Bashar al-Assad's brutal repression of peaceful protests in Syria two years ago, Paris closed its embassy in Damascus, virtually cutting off the lifeline to the capital's once-thriving French school. But tenacious parents and staff, driven by their love for French culture and despite financial hardship, have kept the Charles de Gaulle school open, and children continue to studyRead more

China's vice minister of education on Wednesday urged local authorities to be strict about school safety rules and tighten management on teachers in kindergartens and primary and middle schools. "Those who are not qualified for education institutions must be transferred out of their posts," Liu Limin said in a televised conference. Law-breaking and unethical teachers, like the school principal arrestedRead more

Philippine President Benigno Aquino signed a law on Wednesday giving children three extra years of schooling, one of his key reforms aimed at lifting the country out of poverty. The law makes enrolment in kindergarten compulsory before children can begin the traditional six years of primary school. State-run high schools, which currently only have a four-year curriculum, will also beRead more

A schoolmaster and a government official in south China's Hainan Province were suspected to have molested children after their alleged "inappropriate behavior" with female pupils in hotels, local police said Tuesday. Ye Qing, a senior officer with the Public Security Bureau of Wanning City, said that according to the current evidence police have collected, the two suspects were facing childRead more

The number of international students at Ukrainian universities amounted to over 61,000 this year, representing a 10-percent increase from 2012, Education Minister Dmytro Tabachnyk said here Tuesday. "Over 61,000 foreign students from 152 countries are now studying in Ukraine. This fact confirms that our country is actively developing higher education," Tabachnyk told an international conference. Over a half of foreignRead more

A headteacher and a local government official have been detained for "inappropriate behaviour" with female pupils in hotels in south China's Hainan Province, authorities said Monday. The headteacher, surnamed Chen, spent a night on May 8 with four girls in a hotel room in Wanning City, police said. Chen was the principal of the No.2 Primary School in Wanning. TheRead more

HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received several newly-appointed public education and higher education staff, introduced to him by Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Nayef Al-Hajraf at Sief Palace on Monday. The officials included Ministry of Education Undersecretary Maryam Al-Wateed, Ministry of Higher Education Undersecretary Rashed Al-Nuwaihedh, Kuwait University Secretary General Nabil Al-Loghani and SecretaryRead more

The Ministry of Education plans to shift school administrative responsibilities to the private sector in order to carry the role off the shoulders of teachers, the education minister said on Sunday. Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Nayef Al-Hajraf made the statements during a meeting with senior school staff, underscoring the outcome of the education process in meetingRead more