Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has voiced support for the idea of creating a general school textbook on the Russian military history. A proposal on the textbook came from members of the Russian Society of Military History, a public association. “This country must have its own heroes and their example should serve as a benchmark for bringing up children by theRead more

The Global Education and Skills Forum, organized by the Government of Dubai kicked off today in Dubai. The forum is jointly organized by UNESCO, the Commonwealth Business Council, the UAE Government and GEMS Education. The forum gathered a lineup of powerful speakers including former US president Bill Clinton and former British prime minister Tony Blair along with a group ofRead more

As many as 28 percent of South African schoolgirls are HIV positive, according to figures from the country's health minister reported by local media on Thursday. Unveiling statistics that minister Aaron Motsoaledi admitted "destroyed my soul," he added that four percent of schoolboys have the virus. "It is clear that it is not young boys who are sleeping with theseRead more

Education Minister Dr. Majid bin Ali Al-Nuaimi has today paid an inspection visit to Arabian Gulf (Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi Intermediate School for Girls and met the teaching and administrative staff and was reassured about the normal course of work. The minister honoured a number of outstanding teachers who implemented advanced teaching strategies and visited a special class for students with specialRead more

Education Minister Dr. Majid Al Nuaimni received today at the National Charter Monument Al Ain Zoo Director General Ghanim Mubarak Al Hajiri and his accompanying delegation. The delegation toured the edifice and listened to a briefing on its components, goals and role in bringing up youngsters on national values and principles emanating from the National Action Charter. They also visitedRead more

President Vladimir Putin proposed using sport as a criterion for evaluating the work of kindergartens, schools and universities in Russia. “We should revisit approaches to physical training and organise it as a comprehensive, effective and modern system. And we must start with key participants in this process – the heads of educational institutions and education boards,” Putin said at aRead more

The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) and the Abu Dhabi Educational Council (Adec) organised a workshop on a pilot programme that will embed environmental education in school curricula.The joint initiative entails continued cooperation between the EAD and Adec targeting Kindergarten, Cycle 1 government schools and private primary schools in the emirate as part of its pilot phase. In theRead more

The BDF has organized this morning a graduation ceremony upon completion of a number of specialized training courses at the Royal Field Engineering Unit with participation of a number of trainees from Ministry of Interior and National Guard . These military training courses come as part of the BDF's plans to boost the qualifications an capabilities of military personnel andRead more

A new national campaign will be launched in China to alleviate the heavy workloads of students in the compulsory education system, the Ministry of Education said Tuesday. The reform of the curriculum planning and examination system should be sped up to lighten students' burdens and improve the quality of the nation's education, said Liu Limin, vice minister of education. ARead more

A grant contract was signed today according to which Japan contributed USD 61.894 for upgrading the Japanese Language Lab. of the Institute of African and Asian Studies, University of Khartoum. The contract was signed by the Japanese ambassador to Sudan Ryoichi Horie and the Institute's manager Dr. Abd al Rahim Hamid Mugadam at the diplomat's residence in the presence ofRead more