Eight schools in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain are set to have a full makeover courtesy of the Abu Dhabi government. The government general services company Musanada has signed four contracts with local construction companies on behalf of the Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) to carry out the renovation work, which is due to last till July. The interior andRead more

Director General of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) Abdullah Mhareb stressed here on Monday the significance of the Arab educational improvement program as part of a holistic educational plan in the Arab world, which was adopted at the Arab Summit in Damascus in March 2008. Addressing the second meeting of the scientific advisory board for theRead more

Liberal opposition party calls for increased security measures and stiffer punishments after spate of attacks on students by thugs 'affiliated with ruling regime' The attacks have targeted independent students affiliated with the opposition, the party said in a statement published on Sunday.“It is unacceptable that Egyptian universities have become a venue for violence. This is an attempt by the regimeRead more

The number of South Korean medical institutes with overseas facilities or operations nearly doubled in just four years, a government report showed Monday.According to the report from the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), the number of medical institutes with foreign operations reached 91 at the end of last year, up 85 percent from 49 at end-2009.The 2012 figure alsoRead more

Australia announced a Aus$14.5 billion (US$15.2 billion) funding boost for schools Sunday in one of the country's biggest education reforms in decades. Under the proposal, the extra cash will be made available over six years from 2014 with the government setting a goal for Australian schools to be among the world's top five in reading, numeracy and science by 2025.Read more

The kingdom's Ambassador to the USA Huda Noono hosted, at the Embassy's headquarters, a number of students and academicians from the American University in Washington D.C.Ambassador Huda Noono delivered a statement in which she highlighted the kingdom of Bahrain's history and solid relations with the USA in the political, economic and cultural fields.She also shed light on the situation inRead more

Arsonists set fire to the main gates of a Christian school in Gaza City on Saturday, witnesses said.Unidentified assailants set fire to the entrance of the Holy Family School in the early hours of Saturday, with no injuries reported.The school was closed Saturday and parents were told to take their children home.Police have opened an investigation into the incident.Read more

Scotland's first Islamic secondary school is set to open in Glasgow by a group of Muslim parents. The Glasgow Community Education Association (GCEA) has bought Abbotsford House, a former state school in the Gorbals, for 400,000 pounds and plans to rename the B-listed Victorian building The Islamic Institute. It will offer private secondary education to boys and girls, as wellRead more

The Right to Education Act has ensured that the education budget in most states has doubled - 11 million more children are now enrolled in schools, Louis-George Arsenault, Unicef India representative, said Thursday. Arsenault said 99 percent of India's rural population now has a primary school within a one-km radius. The Unicef India representative, however, also noted the challenges thatRead more

The Muthoot Group, one of India's leading and diversified business conglomerates and Delhi Daredevils have joined hands to bat for the cause of education of the lesser privileged children in India. Using the popularity of this season, Muthoot Group and Delhi Daredevils seek not only to raise awareness about the "Importance of Education" through a plethora of initiatives but alsoRead more