The Sidra Scholarship Program today took part in two local events aimed at presenting available employment and education opportunities for local students. Sidra Scholarship staff was on the ground at the Carnegie Mellon University of Qatar’s Professional Day and the University of Calgary-Qatar’s Open House. With full attendance at the two events, the Sidra Scholarship staff was able to meetRead more

Amid mounting military and nuclear tensions with North Korea, an American retiree has gained rare access to the pariah state to build schools in the usually off-limits countryside. Christopher Carpenter, 73, who used to head the UN refugee agency in Vietnam, began building schools in North Korea in 2008. "It wasn't really my idea. The North Koreans contacted me outRead more

In line with its drive to develop the capabilities of Bahrain’s private sector and enable Bahraini graduates and job seekers to become employees of choice, Tamkeen supported 17 Bahraini enterprises and businesses with a support value of BD 57,000 to participate at the 2nd Bahrain Education and Training International Exhibition (EDUTEX) through its “Tarweej” scheme, one of the many businessRead more

Prince Charles and his wife Princess Camilla, yesterday visited the British School in Muscat. The Royal couple were given a warm reception in the school premises. Their visit coincided with  the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the school in Muscat. Prince Charles unveiled the plaque of the building and the new expansion programme of the school. Meanwhile, Princess Camilla,Read more

A total of 148 schools out of 206 in Bahrain came under attack last year and this year, putting an estimated overall damage cost at BD 1.5 million, the Education Ministry revealed. Public Relations and Media Director Fawaz Al-Sherooqi stressed at a press conference today the need to boost social partnership to protect schools from being attacked and raise awarenessRead more

Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Monday said here that education should not be treated as business and called for an integrated delivery of education at the primary level by involving parents, students and teachers. At an interactive session with students and teachers of National High School here as part of its centenary celebrations, Kalam said: "One should not treat educationRead more

A delegation of Egyptian universities presidents left Cairo Tuesday for Irbil in Northern Iraq. They will participate in the 46th session of The Association of Arab Universities which will kick off Wednesday in Salahuddin University in Iraqi Kurdistan.Read more

Building human capital is crucial to a knowledge-based society and economy. And so education is one of the main sectors that the UAE is investing in by building public schools as well as hosting many private institutions. In Abu Dhabi, as the expectations on schools are increasing, Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) is working on expanding schooling options to provideRead more

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah checked today on the progress of Queen Rania Teacher Academy (QRTA) training programs in the north of Jordan, which are carried out in partnership with the Ministry of Education in a number of public schools and aim to upgrade teachers’ skills. At Ibbin Ibllin Secondary School for Girls in Ajloun Governorate, Queen Rania metRead more

About 1,000 people took part in an alcohol-fueled riot at off-campus housing at the University of Dayton, Ohio, leading to one arrest, campus police said. Campus police responded to the report of a fire alarm in the student campus housing area on Kiefaber Street known as the UD ghetto, early Sunday, the Dayton Daily News reported. When police arrived, aRead more