Al-Wihda party won elections of the National Union of Kuwaiti Students (NUKS) USA branch, which was held late Friday.Runners in this year's elections were Al-Wihda, which won 925 votes, against the Student Future party, which got 603 votes.Al-Wihda was also the elected student party for 2010-2011, as well as 2009-2010.Over 1,500 students from across the U.S. gathered in Beverly HillsRead more

The band director at Florida A&M University is fighting his dismissal following the death of a drum major last weekend, his lawyer said.Charles E. Hobbs III, in a letter to the university, said Julian White is a tenured professor who must receive due process, CNN reported. He described White's efforts to combat hazing in the band, the Marching 100, duringRead more

Members of the International Indian School Jeddah (IISJ) Alumni Association held an impressive first reunion on Thursday. Demonstrating their skills and upholding the school’s image, the alumni pledged their support to help improve the school’s standard. The alumni, which includes a number of young executives, honored Principal Syed Masood Ahmed by giving him the association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for 2011Read more

Indonesia's National Education Minister Muhammad Nuh said on Friday that education in the country is on the right track to meet the Millennium development Goals ( MDGs) targets in 2015. "Education related to the MDGs (targets) is on the right track. We submit the progress to the UNESCO every time. We are optimistic that the targets could be achieved byRead more

Opening a letter in Dubai, Nilmini Jayaweera smiles. The handwriting is neat and the message simple: ‘Thank you.’ It’s not from her family or even a friend. She’s never met the writer, Nandana Kumara, a 15-year-old boy living 3,200km away in Sri Lanka who can now go back to school because of a Dh400 a year sponsorship from Nilmini, aRead more

I am a grade 12 student studying commerce. I recently took an aptitude test and scored highest in creativity. What are my career options? I would like to pursue a career in interior design. Should I choose a degree or a diploma programme in this field? Please advise. Name witheld upon request Congratulations on your scores. With creativity being yourRead more

Many parents and experts took differing stands on who is really responsible for the Baraim Al-Watan Girls School fire, despite investigations revealing that five students caused the fire. But many were united in their view that the school should be blamed because the students were under their supervision and custody. Five students admitted to having started the fire in theRead more

The TV chef Jamie Oliver has accused the Education Secretary Michael Gove of eroding healthy school food standards. A campaign by the chef led to tough new legal standards for meals in England's schools. But now caterers are saying that some of England's new academy schools - which do not have to abide by the regulations - are asking forRead more

Representative of H.H. the Prime Minister, Kuwait's Ambassador to the U.S. Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah, extended here Thursday evening greetings of H.H. the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and H.H. the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at the opening of the 28th annual conference of the National Union of the Kuwaiti Students (USA) branch, held under the patronageRead more

Craig Calhoun's appointment will be soon followed by the publication of Lord Woolf's report on LSE's links with Libya. Photograph: James Barr for the Guardian The US sociologist Craig Calhoun has been appointed as the new director of the London School of Economics, after its former head resigned over the university's links with Libya. Calhoun succeeds Sir Howard Davies, whoRead more