The Council of Ministers yesterday approved the rules and regulations of the newly formed Education Evaluation Commission, which is set to realize the Kingdom’s desire to become a knowledge economy. The commission shall be an independent organization reporting directly to the prime minister. It enjoys financial and administrative independence, and will have a governor appointed through a royal decree. TheRead more

The Egyptian schoolbooks industry is facing a crisis that could force at least 80 private printing firms into bankruptcy. The story began when the education ministry cancelled an agreement between large government printing firms (Al-Amiriya, Army Print, Ministry of Interior Print, Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar) and smaller private printing firms which determined prices and reserved a proportion of printing contracts forRead more

Bangladesh police arrested five students of an elite private university yesterday on charges of murdering an anti-Islamist blogger whose death triggered nationwide turmoil. The students allegedly confessed to hacking to death Ahmed Rajib Haider, 35, on Feb. 15 after he helped organize protests against leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami party on trial for war crimes, police said. “They targeted him becauseRead more

Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed, Minister of Education, received here today Korea's ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Kim Cong Yung. During the meeting, they exchanged cordial talks and discussed aspects of cooperation between the two countries in the field of education. Later, Prince Faisal also received Sweden's ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Daj Yulin. DuringRead more

Ten thousand people promised to show up in front of Tunisia's education ministry on Friday to perform a protest version of the "Harlem Shake" dance craze, but only a few dozen braved the rain to do so. Performances over the past week have infuriated ultra-conservative Muslims with their smoking, wild dancing and simulation of sexual acts, and led to punch-upsRead more

Ten thousand people promised to show up in front of Tunisia's education ministry on Friday to perform a protest version of the "Harlem Shake" dance craze, but only a few dozen braved the rain to do so. Performances over the past week have infuriated ultra-conservative Muslims with their smoking, wild dancing and simulation of sexual acts, and led to punch-upsRead more

Boston-area colleges are offering an array of quirky classes this semester, including a class on filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and the HBO series "The Wire." The Boston Globe complied a list of 17 unusual courses available at Boston-area colleges this spring. Harvard University made the list five times for classes including "Race, Racism and Quentin Tarantino," in which graduate students studyRead more

Eleven students at a Chicago-area university offering a master's degree in counseling have sued the school for consumer fraud. They say Concordia University in River Forest, Ill., allowed its accreditation with the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs to lapse after promising them degrees with the council's imprimatur, the Chicago Tribune reported. The university acknowledged in anRead more

A total of 1,780 educational institutions and projects made possible through international cooperation were approved by China as of January, the Ministry of Education said Thursday. Of the total, 775 are at the college level or above, said Zhang Xiuqin, head of the ministry's Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges, at a press conference. "International cooperation in education still needsRead more

The number of international students pursuing post-secondary studies in Canada reached a record high last year, the authorities said here Tuesday. In 2012, the number of foreign students in Canada amounted to 104,777 in 2012, representing a 6.5-percent increase from 2011 and a sizable 60-percent hike from 2004, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said. "Attracting and retaining the bestRead more