On the occasion of World Teachers’ Day, annually marked on October 5, the Association of Queen Rania Al Abdullah Award for Excellence in Education issued a statement highlighting teachers’ invaluable role within the community. World Teachers’ Day also marks the seventh anniversary of the association’s launch by Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania in 2005, the statement said. “ItRead more

Sixteen primary school students have been confirmed dead and three other people remain missing after a landslide hit a village in southwest China's Yunnan Province Thursday morning, local authorities said.Read more

Girls are outperforming boys in their studies at school, Italy's statistical agency Istat said Wednesday. In a report dedicated to school and education, Istat says that the 38.3% of female students surveyed were studying more than is required, compared to just under 25% of boys. In middle school, 35.4% of boys between 13 and 17 years were judged to haveRead more

Fight using white weapons at Cairo's Helwan University results in death of student A student has died after a fight using white weapons at Helwan University in Cairo. The fight between two students took place on Tuesday and the man died of his wounds on Wednesday. Both students were hospitalised after the incident. The dead man was later transferred toRead more

In the courtyard of a school in northern Lebanon refugee children from neighboring Syria clamor to grab one of the flags of their country's rebellion being handed out before they enter the classroom. Rich or poor, from all over Syria, they are among 1,500 Syrian primary school children who began the new academic year studying in Lebanese schools after theirRead more

The third Architecture Forum has been launched today under the patronage of Supreme Council for Youth and Sport (SCYS) first deputy chairman and Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance (BREEF) President Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Khalifa. Delegations representing UAE, Saudi and Omani universities as well as private academic institutions in Bahrain will take part in the three-day symposium. University of BahrainRead more

Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, the Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), visited Tuesday 'Taivallahti' school in the Finnish capital , Helsinki  to get acquainted with the country's educational system. During the meeting, HH Sheikha Moza met with Finnish Minister of Education and sciences Jukka Gustafsson and the aforesaid school principal Mrs. Hanno Kisonin where aRead more

British School Al Khubairat (BSAK) has appointed Dr Christopher Ray as its new principal. Dr Ray, who has a doctorate in History and the Philosophy of Physics, was the high master at The Manchester Grammar School for the past eight years. He is also the chairman of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, a professional association of principals from 250 ofRead more

A large portion of the 3.3 million jobs expected to be created by 2020 will be filled by 70 per cent of students in the vocational stream. Deputy-Director of School Operation, Technical and Vocational Education Division, Education Ministry, Zainuren Mohd Nor, said that under the Vocational Education Transformation programme, the courses offered would be based on the demands of theRead more

Gunmen massacred at least 26 people in a student housing area of northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, calling victims out by name before shooting them or slitting their throats, officials said. The attack occurred in the early hours in the town of Mubi, where the military last week carried out a high-profile raid against Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, which hasRead more