An exhibition promoting the fledgling businesses of female entrepreneurs at Qatar University opened today. The Merchant Women exhibition, organised by QU’s Student Affairs Office in conjunction with the Ministry for Social Affairs, runs throughout the week and is open to the public. The exhibition was inspired by a number of students who had begun to set up their businesses butRead more

Pakistan marked "Malala Day" Saturday on a global day of support for the teenager shot by the Taliban for promoting girls' education, but in her home town security fears meant her schoolmates could not honour her in public. Taliban hitmen shot Malala Yousafzai on her school bus a month ago in Mingora in Pakistan's northwestern Swat Valley, in a cold-bloodedRead more

Saturday has been declared "Malala Day" by the United Nations to honor the teenage Pakistani advocate for girls' education who was shot by the Taliban. In his declaration Saturday, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai was the "global symbol" of every girl's right to an education, The News International reported. Ban added that 61 million children aroundRead more

Nineteen elementary and high school teams from the UAE, who emerged from a field of 300, have begun competing in the World Robot Olympiad in Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur. The three-day event, which started on November 9 is the culmination of a year-long competition involving more than 35 countries and 20,000 teams from across the world. It follows on from lastRead more

Britain’s former prime minister Gordon Brown on Friday presented a petition with more than a million signatures in support of shot schoolgirl education campaigner Malala Yousafzai to the Pakistan government. At a meeting in Islamabad attended by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Brown, the UN’s special envoy for global education, said the international community was ready to support Pakistan inRead more

The official statistics agency in Egypt has revealed that there has been an increase of almost 4% in school teachers for 2010/2011 compared to 2009/2010. This means there are now a million teachers in Egyptian schools, as opposed to 996,000 in 2009/2010. These statistics come as Egyptian teachers have been protesting in order to gain a minimum wage of 300Read more

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday inaugurated a nationwide literacy program, saying education is the key to equal opportunity. Noting that an average 15 percent of the country's children cannot read or write by the age of eight, Rousseff said literacy and basic math comprehension are essential to the future of Brazil's children. "More than any other initiative, education ...Read more

Teaching the Italian national anthem in school became law on Thursday when the Senate voted 208 in favor and 14 against with two abstentions. Many Italians admit to not knowing the lyrics to the anthem, known as Mameli's Hymn, which had not been compulsory in schools. Fashion guru Giorgio Armani, designer of the Italian national team track suit for theRead more

Italy's provincial government association (Upi) on Thursday threatened to turn off the heating in schools across the country in protest against funding cuts, forcing students to stay at home. The initiative "stems from protests against the 500 million euros of cuts" contained in a recent government spending review, Upi president Antonio Saitta explained. Saitta added that the provinces - whichRead more

Italian students hate math more than any other subject, a study said Thursday. According to a survey by student interest site Studenti.it, 38% of Italian students chose math as their least favorite, followed by Latin at 16% and Italian at 9%. "This aversion (to math) has a scientific basis," said Marta Ferrucci, who manages Studenti.it. "According to research at theRead more