Nobody can underestimate or belittle the significance of English as a global or universal language. It is a powerful means of communication and interaction for people all over the world that helps them not only to interact with each other but also with finding a job, doing business, undertaking foreign trips, taking examination, doing research, surfing the Internet and soRead more

In a rural high school in central China, most students spend a lot of time cramming for tests and taking college entrance exams, just like their peers in nearly every high school in the country. But Cai Xiaohai is something of a maverick. Born to a rural family in Qinchun, a remote county in east China's Hubei province, Cai hasRead more

It is surprising that many employers in the Middle East tend to give undue weight to social background when recruiting young job seekers. When the focus shifts from ability and qualifications, it can be detrimental to a less privileged candidate's job prospects. Shahinaz Ahmad, CEO of the Education For Employment Foundation in Egypt, shared these observations based on her workRead more

England's new academy schools are being urged to commit to serving healthy food to pupils. The School Food Trust, is to write to all 1400 academies asking them to confirm their adherence to national school meal nutrition standards. Last month TV chef, Jamie Oliver, voiced concerns that food quality was slipping in academies which are not subject to the regulations.Read more

Aiming to help children learn about wildlife, nature and their local environment, the Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort is hosting the third edition of the Children’s Art Tent. The programme, which will be held from Jan.23-28, is free to all ticket holders visiting the park and will incorporate various workshops and activities aimed at children between 4—15 years old.Read more

Schools from the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, KSA, Oman, Iraq and Bahrain are competing to research and design an original, innovative solution to a problem relating to water as part of the Big Science Challenge competition organised by the British Council and Rolls-Royce and running until Feb.3. The winning teams from each country will be awarded a visit to LondonRead more

President Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, was announced as the honorary chairman of the Varkey GEMS Foundation in Dubai recently. President Clinton said, “Access to education provides the means to lift children out of poverty and that an educated child affects not only the child itself, but his or her family and the wider community. TheRead more

Getex 2012 will represent more than 500 institutions and provide over 2,500 academic, vocational and training programmes.To provide access to a more comprehensive educational platform, Getex will expand its scope to include a dedicated “General Education” segment targeting K-12 students in the Middle East.   The UAE government having an education budget allocation of over Dhs4.6 billion for 2012 isRead more

Heads of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries' cultural offices in the UK held a coordination meeting late Friday to tackle some academic issues faced in the British Universities and institutions. The meeting was held at the Kuwaiti embassy in London. It was attended by heads of cultural attaches of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE and Oman.Head of Kuwait's culturalRead more

A Hong Kong school was closed on Friday after a dead bird found in the southern Chinese city was tested positive for the deadly H5 strain of the bird flu virus, health officials said. The closure came after the school clerk, a 48-year-old woman, picked up the sick black-headed gull at the school on Tuesday, which died the next dayRead more