The central government informed the Delhi High Court that the Right to Education (RTE) law did not apply to nursery admissions and a state government may have its own policies for this class. Additional Solicitor General Rajeeve Mehra, appearing for the central government, told the court that as per section 13 of the Right of Children to Free and CompulsoryRead more

The Minister of Education, Dr. Majid bin Ali Al-Nuaimi, received in his office in the Ministry premises the Tunisian Minister of State for European Affairs, Dr. Tohami Al-Abdouli, on the occasion of the latter's visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain. During the meeting, the two officials explored existing bilateral cooperation relations in the domain of general and higher education. TheRead more

Police in Shanghai have started investigating a local garment firm after toxic dye was found in the school uniforms it manufactures, authorities said Monday. Disciplinary supervision authorities are also investigating whether officials allowed the substandard uniforms to enter school campuses, a city government spokesman said. As of Sunday, two out of 106 batches of school uniforms produced by the OuxiaRead more

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will pay 8 million U.S. dollars though its Red Crescent in support of building four new schools in the Gaza Strip, the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said Sunday. The UN agency said in a statement that the UAE will help alleviate the overcrowding in schools in Gaza, in which most students have toRead more

Head of the Consular section at Kuwait Embassy here, first secretary Meshaal al-Mudhaf said on Sunday that all Kuwaiti diplomatic missions abroad have direct instructions from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to provide all the necessary facilities for Kuwaiti nationals to help them overcome their obstacles. Al-Mudhaf said in a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)Read more

As many as 188 schools out of the total 2,304 girl schools in Chhattisgarh have no toilets, the state assembly was told Thursday. In a written reply to Congress Dharamjeet Singh, School Education Minister Brijmohan Agarwal admitted that 188 girl schools have no toilets and 107 don't even have hand-pump facilities. The minister said that the state has a totalRead more

Cooperation in the areas of energy and education could be the next big thing in India-US relations, officials indicated after "a series of very useful and important interactions" between visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai and US officals. "In these discussions, the importance of the bilateral partnership in key areas, including energy, trade and economic development, as well as ourRead more

The National Commission for the Syrian Science Olympiad announced that Syria will participate with national teams in a number of forthcoming international Olympiads in the subjects of mathematics, physics, chemistry and IT. Head of the Commission, Imad Muwafaq al-Azb, pointed out in a statement that in two national teams international will take part in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) inRead more

Education Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for General and Technical Education Nasser Mohammed Al-Shaikh chaired a meeting with senior Heads of schools and Heads of schools at Shaikh Khalifa Institute of Technology. Discussions focused on progress in carrying out programmes to improve schools performance.Read more

The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) signed today a cooperation agreement for building eight model schools in Gaza Strip at a total cost of AED 58.76 million. RCA Secretary General Dr. Mohammed Al Falahi and UNRWA Deputy Commissioner Peter Ford signed the agreement whichRead more