Private and public schools to exempt pupils from attending class on Tuesday in anticipation of mass marches by Muslim Brotherhood opponents and supporters Egypt's Ministry of Education released a memorandum on Monday exempting students in public and private schools from class on Tuesday due to rival mass protests planned across the country from Muslim Brotherhood supporters and opponents. Cairo UniversityRead more

In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, Vice- President and Prime Minister of the UAE His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has issued law No. (10) of 2012 establishing Al Jalila Foundation for medical Education and Research. The law states that the new medical research and education foundation shall operate as a non-government-non-for profit organisation from its headRead more

Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research officially opened ABB’s first hub for learning, development and collaboration in the Middle East. Switzerland-based ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, established the learning zone, a flagship facility based in the iconic HQ building in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The learning zone, set over 1,000 squareRead more

Establishing a "progress report" to "identify the strengths" and "weaknesses" of the reform of the education system to "overcome difficulties" faced by the sector is the objective of such reform, said Monday Minister of Education, Ahmed Abdellatif Baba.Read more

The first boarding school in Abu Dhabi is to be opened by the Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) in partnership with a 147-year-old English school. The Abu Dhabi branch of Cranleigh School is set to open in late 2014 and will be located on seven hectares of the Saadiyat Island, making it the largest campus in the country, accommodatingRead more

This has reference to the debate on cram schools in this newspaper a couple of weeks ago. When one sees the immense popularity of rote learning, one is compelled to ask: What is the alternative to cramming or rote learning? And secondly, why do students do it instead of analyzing the data before them and using application skills? One bigRead more

Taif University concluded recently a contract worth SR 585,744,922 for the establishment of six colleges in the University. The University's Rector, Dr. Abdul-Ilah Banajah said that the colleges include Applied Medical Sciences, Pharmacy, Administrative and Financial Sciences, Science, Education, and Community Service. Additionally, he said the University's Administration has also established and expanded many new and existing colleges with theRead more

The UNESCO chief urged world policy makers to prioritize education issue on their agenda, warning that global efforts to reduce the number of juvenile dropouts have been halted. "There were 61 million children and 71 million adolescents (who dropped)out of school in 2010, as same as in 2008," Director-General Irina Bokova told the first Global Education for All (EFA) MeetingRead more

Education Minister Dr. Majid bin Ali Al-Nuaimi met here with the Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information at the UNESCO Janis Karklins. Dr. Al-Nuaimi discussed with the UNESCO official ways of bolstering the existing cooperation with UNESCO's communication and information sector through the Bahrain-based Regional Centre for Information and Communication Technology (CICT), in the coming period. On his part, JanisRead more

The Ministry of Labor’s decision to impose new expatriate fees on the private sector reveals that private schools failed to comply with Saudization regulations. By assuring the huge cost they would incur, school owners implicitly admitted their failure to comply with Saudization. They said that Saudi citizens will bear all the consequences of the ministry’s controversial decision. Concurrently, the protestRead more