Five seats for Kuwaiti dentistry students available annually at the University of Colorado as of next year in accordance with an agreement with the university, said the Kuwaiti culture bureau here Wednesday. Head of the bureau Dr. Ali Abdulrazzak said that this agreement was achieved via extensive talks with officials at the university, affirming that the bureau was very keenRead more

Al-Mabarra Al-Khalifiya today hosted a ceremony in honour of students who were granted scholarships last year. Al-Mabarra Al-Khalifiya board of trustees’ chairperson Shaikha Zain bint Khalid Al-Khalifa patronized the ceremony. Addressing the event, she stressed the crucial importance of promoting human resources-being a cornerstone for the foundation. Al-Mabarra Al-Khalifiya provides scholarships for outstanding high school graduates, as part of effortsRead more

Qatar Airways has honoured 38 aerospace students who have graduated with flying colours. Having completed their studies at the Qatar Aeronautical College, the group – comprising 22 aircraft maintenance engineers and 16 cadet pilots – will now embark on a full-time career at the award-winning carrier. Qatar Airways chief executive officer Akbar al-Baker presided over a graduation ceremony honouring theRead more

Alpen Capital today announced the publication of its GCC Education Industry report. By focusing on the growth potential of the respective GCC member nations, the report presents an outlook for the pre-primary, schooling (primary and secondary), and tertiary segments of the education sector. "All segments of the GCC education sector is poised for consistent growth in the future driven byRead more

Education Minister Dr. Majid bin Ali Al-Nuaimi met today with directors and directresses of intermediate schools in the Ministry premises in the presence of a number of Education Ministry officials. During the meeting future plans to develop intermediate schools in the light of implementation of the Schools Performance Improvement Scheme to comprise 30 intermediate schools next year aimed at upgradingRead more

American University of Sharjah (AUS), has signed a partnership agreement with Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB), to cooperate in facilitating higher education opportunities through a competitive financing plan. The financial plan will set qualified students on a path to a better and more prosperous future by providing access to higher education at AUS. With the higher education financing plan, qualified AUSRead more

The end of the academic year in Emirati universities marks the start of the Institut Francais des Emirats Arabes Unis programme of cultural and linguistic exchanges with France. According to French Embassy, the Institut Francais des Emirats Arabes Unis has doubled its summer scholarship programme this year and offered 4 linguistic scholarships to distinguished Emirati students from UAE University andRead more

Education and Higher Learning Minister Hassan Diab toured Tuesday the secondary official exams centers in Sidon and Tyre, and checked on the students' conditions. "Calm, positivity and transparency prevails over the official exams," he said after the tour, indicating that the Ministry of Education had opened exam centers in Tyre to spare students the burden of long distance. In responseRead more

Asian Americans are the fastest-growing, best educated and most successful racial group in the United States, a Pew Research Center study indicates. Thirty-six percent of all new immigrants to the United States in 2010 were Asian, compared with 31 percent for Hispanics. "At the end of the first decade of the 21st century, Asians have become the largest stream ofRead more

Nine male San Diego middle school students were suspended for allegedly masturbating to pornography in class. The students were suspended from Bell Middle School in May for allegedly masturbating during English class while viewing pornography on their cellphones, KNSD, San Diego, reported. Teacher Ed Johnson did not punish the students for their alleged behavior and continued to read at hisRead more