A French-Turkish university student went on trial on Wednesday accused of links to an outlawed far-left extremist group in a case that has sparked criticism from human rights groups. Sevil Sevimli, who was arrested in May and spent three months in jail until her conditional release in August, appeared in court in the northwestern city of Bursa along with fiveRead more

Chechen Minister for Education and Science Anzor Muzayev has lauded the role of Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC), describing it as "an integral system which his country can emulate". He added that the ADEC experience is merger of the latest international system with national identity values and Islamic culture that calls for peace and tolerance. The Chechen minister made hisRead more

The first annual Qatar Leadership Conference for students, put together by Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar, Northwestern University in Qatar and The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) Qatar, concluded on Sunday in Education City. The event brought together 400 attendees, including students, teachers, advisers and other members of academia. The event was designed to facilitate collaborationRead more

Dolls and stuffed animals are taking a backseat to mascara and rouge among Italian elementary school girls - enough to spark an epidemic of make-up-induced dermatitis. Girls as young as seven or eight are focusing on their looks - as are their parents, who either doll them up or help them beautify themselves, the president of the Italian Federation ofRead more

Syrian students have been encouraged to apply for Erasmus Mundus scholarships for courses in a wide range of academic disciplines for undergraduates, masters students, PhD candidates and post-doctoral research. According to the Enpi website (www.enpi-info.eu),the Delegation of the European Union in Damascus said the Erasmus Mundus programme of scholarships for study in a European university was extended to all SyrianRead more

The Ministry of Education has started implementing the second stage of its virtual labs project for chemistry and physics. The project should cover 1,720 schools around the country during the current academic year. The project is part of the King Abdullah Project for the Development of Education (Tatweer) that aims to merge technology and education. During the first stage ofRead more

Amy Bishop-Anderson, who shot six members of the University of Alabama faculty in 2010, killing three, was sentenced Monday to life without parole. A jury found Bishop-Anderson guilty of one count of capital murder just hours after her trial began, WAFF-TV, Huntsville, reported. The jury of eight men and six women, including two alternates, was sworn in after a briefRead more

Education and labour ministers from Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and the occupied Palestinian territories, as well as senior EU representatives will convene at the Dead Sea on Tuesday to work on solutions to youth unemployment. The meeting is hosted by the European Training Foundation, an agency of the EU, according to a statement released by the EU. Participants will discussRead more

The Ministry of Education, in cooperation with the Higher Council for the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities (HCD), is implementing a national plan to equip schools across Jordan to receive students with disabilities. Under the first phase of the plan, which includes the Princess Alia Secondary School for Girls and the Bseira Secondary School for Boys, special corridors will beRead more

The government has allocated 13.44 billion yuan (2.12 billion U.S. dollars) to buy textbooks for rural students in 2012, the Ministry of Finance said Monday. The fund will benefit around 130 million rural students, according to a statement posted on the ministry's website. China started a free textbook program for rural students in 2007. Under the program, each rural studentRead more