In these recessionary times the Luxury goods industry grew at 10% in 2011 making it an important sector to study and learn lessons from which could be applied to other industries. What better place to study this industry than in the world capital of luxury fashion, Milan, Italy. As part of their Applied Learning Experience Middlesex MBA students spent aRead more

Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions based in Hyderabad is launching the IIT — JEE, AIEEE & Medicine Entrance coaching programme in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah in collaboration with Wisdom Group of Institutions by April 2012. Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions is a leading Educational Group in India having 131 residential schools owned by them with more than 8,000 staff where excellentRead more

Graduates' caps and gowns at a Michigan university commencement will be black -- but also green, because they're made from recycled plastic, the school says. Michigan Technological University's spring commencement in April will feature graduates in gowns and caps made from Repreve, a 100 percent recyclable yarn made from plastic water bottles, the school said in a release Friday. YarnRead more

The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Manpower Ministry, in partnership with the Oman National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, will tomorrow host a regional meeting of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Experts, organized ahead of the Third International Congress on Technical and Vocational Education and Training to be held in Shanghai, China next May under the themeRead more

The sound of laughter can be heard long before you reach the gate of Senses Residential and Day Care for Special Needs, just off Al Wasl Road. Inside the centre, groups of children are warming up, dancing, playing and chatting as they wait to take part in the centre's Special Sports Day. The centre provides an engaging learning environment forRead more

Childhood is often thought of as a simpler time, but any parent who has faced the dilemma of preschool will know that even the first year of their child's life can be encumbered with the kind of competitiveness expected in Ivy League university applications. Beyond the initial decision to send a child to preschool — which is often less aRead more

Thousands of Chilean students have taken to the streets of the country’s capital to call for education reforms. According to student group leaders, between 5,000 and 7,000 marched across Santiago. Police estimate the number at 2,000, saying 50 were detained. They broke up the rally when several hundred protesters crossed a police barrier and attempted to march to the MinistryRead more

Thousands of children cannot cope with secondary education, watchdog study reveals. London Schools are failing to instil their pupils with a lifelong love of reading, an education watchdog report said. Part of the problem stems from teachers losing the art of reading stories aloud to children, a report from the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted)Read more

The body of 22-year-old Mitthi Singh, the Indian student who was killed in a road accident on Monday, was released to her family after completion of all the formalities Thursday. Mitthi's final rites were performed by her family Thursday. The body of Mitthi's friend Mariam Ahmad, 19, also an Indian, was released on Tuesday. She was buried in Sharjah. BothRead more

At least 50 people were arrested in the Chilean capital Thursday amid clashes with police during a student demonstration over the quality and cost of higher education. The demo involving some 5,000 protesters also saw three policemen hurt, one of them seriously, in the hours-long clashes, police said. Authorities used water canons and tear gas against the demonstrators hurling stonesRead more