The United Nation’s Development Fund (UNDP) and UAE University (UAEU) have on Tuesday agreed to cooperate in conducting research and studies on different issues related to human development and special studies on economic and social issues. The two organisation signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further enhance their existing cooperation and exchange of information for mutual benefit. Dr ElissarRead more

A Montreal teacher has been suspended for showing high school students a video that police believe shows the slaying and dismembering of a Chinese student, authorities said on Wednesday. Police suspect Luka Magnotta of killing Jun Lin and posting a video online that shows him stabbing and having sex with the dismembered corpse. The case drew national attention when Lin'sRead more

Education and Higher learning Minister Hassan Diab followed up closely the official exams' course, visiting the center of exams dedicated for students with special needs. Later on, the Minister visited the Children Cancer Center, Saint Jude, at the American University of Beirut where 19 students suffering from cancer sit for official exams. The Minister felicitated those students for their perseveranceRead more

In three years, across ten public schools in different emirates, 3,900 students were reached through a programme that enhanced their learning experience while also helping include more than 400 pupils with special needs in the mainstream. The programme for inclusive education was designed and implemented by Indemaj, an organisation founded and operating under the patronage of Princess Haya Bint Hussain,Read more

Parents not going on holiday this summer may be concerned about how to keep their children occupied during the hot months. One of the options is the Sayfuna Mumayaz (Our Summer is Special) programme which aims to combine entertainment and education. Courses will be provided for children enrolled in public and private schools in grades 2 to 11 in AbuRead more

Education Minister Dr. Majid bin Ali Al-Nuaimi has endorsed today (Thursday 14 June 2012) the results of the first session of intermediate schools certificate examinations in which the total success rate for both boys and girls in government schools reached 61.08%. Meanwhile for students of the religious institute reached 61.50% that is close to last year's exams result for theRead more

Education Minister Dr. Majid bin Ali Al Nuaimi opened, at Al-Noor Secondary Girls School, a workshop organised by the Bahrain National Commission for UNESCO under the theme of "The Bases of the success of the Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet)". Dr. Al Nuaimi toured the exhibition devoted to the achievements of the UNESCO-Associated schools, including class and extra-curricular activities aimingRead more

Government schools in Dubai and the Northern Emirates will be understaffed by about 800 teachers at the start of the next academic year. The shortage will be most pronounced in mathematics, science and physical education, and the Ministry of Education warned that if it could not plug the gap schools could be asked to combine some classes, which would increaseRead more

A Columbia graduate has protested the Ivy League university’s decision to grant admission to Sheherazad el Jaafari, the 22-year-old press aide to Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad, and daughter of Syria’s U.N. ambassador Bashar el Jaafari, according to a report in The Daily Beast on Tuesday. Haya Dweidary told the newspaper that she voiced her concerns about Jaafari to the admissionsRead more

The visiting delegation from the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) met with Kuwaiti Consul General in Milano Sami Abdelaziz Al-Hamad, who stressed the importance of securing Kuwait good repute through higher education and qualification for its nationals. The student delegation is on a tour of several universities, institutes, educational institutions, and cultural and industrial institutions in Italy.Read more