The 3rd edition of the UAE Education Guide has been launched featuring a special section on work areas available for graduates in various sectors in the state. The project is a joint effort by the Ministry of Higher Education ''&'' Scientific Research, the Ministry of Education, Abu Dhabi Educational Council, the Ministry of Social Affairs, the National Center for DocumentationRead more

The undersecretary of the Ministry of Education announced Tuesday that the results of the General Secondary Examinations Certificate, or Tawjihi, will be announced on Thursday morning. Muhammad Abu Zeid told Ma’an that the ministry will hold a joint conference at 8:30 am between the West Bank and Gaza to announce the results.  Read more

China on Monday began soliciting public opinion on draft regulations for the punishment of fraudulent behavior in granting academic degrees, a move expected to curb fraud and plagiarism in higher-learning institutions. Specifying punishments, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said in the draft regulations that colleges shall disqualify applicants for graduate, postgraduate, or doctoral degrees if they commit plagiarism or fraudRead more

Professional development is key to improving and maintaining the cutting-edge skills and knowledge of professionals in their respective fields. Done in a strategic manner and over a period of time, it adds not only to the expertise of the individual trainees, but advances institutional capacity and sustainable development in critical ways.  This has been the case for the Professional SkillsRead more

AMIDEAST is pleased to announce that the Union for the Mediterranean labeled its Skills for Success project at its regular Senior Officials Meeting, which took place in Barcelona, Spain, on June 28, 2012. The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), a multilateral partnership encompassing 43 countries from Europe and the Mediterranean Basin, promotes sustainable development projects in and among its memberRead more

Spotting a gifted child in any society is one thing. Being able to properly handle and nurture this gift is another. Hence, experts have called for concrete steps to be developed in order to properly guide a gifted child. “Failure to spot the gifted is a crisis, having the wrong teachers to deal with them is a disaster,” Dr AliRead more

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) is currently training 55 students within the world-class utility’s summer internship programme as part of its strategy to attract and sponsor local talented students and to help them build their skills and prepare them to become future leaders. The programme includes six students in finance management, five in mechanical engineering, and 34 in electricalRead more

Unknown armed men blew up a public school northwest Pakistan on Monday. Pakistani security sources confirmed that the blast, which targeted a primary school located at Charsadda city, caused no casualties because the school was empty at the time of the attack, but damaged the school's exteriors. Police have cordoned the area and conducted searches for the assailants. Similarly, aRead more

ACT Inc., maker of the well-known college admissions exam, announced earlier this month that it is working to create a new series of tests to measure how students—as young as 5—are acquiring the skills and knowledge they need to be ready for college and careers. According to ACT, the tests will become the "first digital, longitudinal assessment system" to measureRead more

There are some readers for whom obtaining a first edition copy of their favorite book or author is of great import and this is evidenced by people standing in long lines to get their hands on new books. While this may be a common site in the West, many believe this is not the case in the Arab world. ThereRead more