The board of management of the Sri Lankan International School, Riyadh, should be given the required space to guide the school’s destiny, the country’s Ambassador Ahmed A. Jawad said at the school’s Annual Awards Day and Colors Nite on Friday. The envoy was addressing parents, teachers and students at the institution. The former supervisor of the international and community schoolsRead more

Dunes International School organized a cultural evening on Wednesday that was attended by a large number of parents, teachers, poets and prominent personalities associated with local businesses, schools, universities and colleges. The star of the evening was award-winning singer from India Mohammed Vakil, who regaled the invitees with popular Bollywood numbers and ghazals. Through his much-appreciated presentation, he paid richRead more

The head teacher of an inner city London primary has been made a dame in the New Year's honours list. Dame Sylvia Morris turned the Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overy in Southwark from failure to outstanding success in just five years. England's communication champion Jean Gross picks up a CBE. Former dinner lady Jeanette Orrey, whoRead more

All of the 16,600 college students graduating in Tibet this year have found jobs, local officials said Saturday, which marks a significant contrast to the tough employment market in inland provinces that has left many graduates jobless. The full employment rate of college graduates, compared to an average of 84 percent from 2006 to 2010, was the result of theRead more

A female college student from China was hospitalized with smoke inhalation in an overnight fire at the Moscow State University Friday. The university's Chinese students union told Xinhua that the girl's condition was stable and she could return to school soon. Local police said the 21-year Chinese student was the only one injured in the fire, but Interfax news agencyRead more

Moscow State University in the Russian capital’s southwest caught fire early on Friday, law enforcers said. Firefighters evacuated about 500 people from the building. A law enforcement officer said a Chinese woman was hospitalized after being diagnosed as "poisoned with combustion products." Earlier Yevgeny Bobylyov, a spokesman for the Emergencies Ministry’s Moscow department, said no one was injured. A roomRead more

Chile's education minister resigned Thursday, becoming the second minister to give up that post amid massive student protests demanding reform, officials said, as the agricultural minister also resigned. Felipe Bulnes stood down "for personal reasons," after his predecessor Joaquin Lavin stepped aside in July saying his legitimacy had been thrown into question by the huge student movement seeking education reformRead more

Several significant strides to enhance the education sector across the emirates were made this year. The Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC), as part of its commitment to ensure pupils receive quality education in safe environments, continued its drive to close down all villa schools by 2013. In June 2011, it ordered the closure of six such schools and relocated theirRead more

Textbooks teaching Saudi Arabian students that hands and feet should be cut off for crimes are creating anger in the international community, experts say. The Institute for Gulf Affairs, a conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C., said the textbooks are creating controversy in policy-making circles over the use of "archaic and eye-for-an-eye policies," Bikyamasr.com reported Thursday. Alu al-Ahmen, directorRead more

Pakistan International School, Jeddah (English section) marked the 135th birth anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan. PISJ-ES Principal Sehar Kamran while paying glowing tributes to the “great leader,” said, “If you want to accomplish your goals make Quaid-e-Azam your role model, follow his principles of unity, faith and discipline, to make yourself successful and a better humanRead more