Ways on how education can be more effective in addressing social, economic, political and sustainable development challenges in an ever-changing world will be the focus of the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) in Doha. The three-day forum to open on Tuesday under the theme of "Changing Societies, Changing Education" is an international initiative and platform for established and newRead more

Schools and education centers in Zionist settlements near the Gaza Strip ceased activity on Sunday after the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement fired several rockets at Israel in retaliation for the yesterday air raids which killed several Palestinians.According to FNA dispatches, after rocket attacks at Beersheba (Bir As-Saba), Ashdod and Ashkelon settlements by Islamic Jihad's Al-Quds Brigades, Israeli security officials closedRead more

A case working its way through a federal court in California has exposed huge student visa scams by "sham" universities cashing in on Indians and other foreigners looking for a quick path to jobs in the United States. Enrollment at Tri-Valley University, an unaccredited self-styled Christian graduate school, surged from a handful of students to 1,500, almost all from India,Read more

The Broadband Leadership Summit and the ITU Telecom World 2011, being held in Geneva, with the participation of Algeria, have been attended by young Algerian students managing start-ups.Read more

Education Minister Dr. Majed bin Ali Al Nuaimi has delivered a statement at the 36th General Conference of the United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), held here recently. In the statement, Dr. Al Nuaimi highlighted the effective role played by UNESCO in the fields of education, sustainable development, and issues of communication and bridging the digital gap betweenRead more

The government's new reading test for six-year-olds is a waste of money that will not identify youngsters' needs, experts have warned. They are "deeply concerned" about the test, and call on the Education Secretary Michael Gove to reconsider its introduction. The warning comes in an open letter to him signed by representatives of the UK Literacy Association among others. TheRead more

Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong met here on Friday with Stanford University President John L. Hennessy, expressing her hope that the university will enhance cooperation with China. Liu praised Hennessy's efforts in promoting friendly relations between Stanford University and China. She briefed him on China's 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015), education reform and the consultation mechanism of China-U.S. people-to-people exchanges. SheRead more

Three Indian schools are among the six finalists of the 23rd IBQ Indian Women’s Association (IWA) Inter-School Quiz Championship to be held this evening at MES Indian School. In the written preliminary rounds yesterday, teams from DPS-MIS, DPS Modern Indian School, Birla Public School, Philippine School Doha, Dukhan English Speaking School and Philippine International School have come out successful andRead more

Nineteen people, including 10 children, were injured when a school bus hit a van in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region Thursday evening, said local police on Friday. The school bus carrying children home from Heshuo country's No. 2 Kindergarten collided with a van around 6:40 p.m. Thursday in the Mongolian autonomous prefecture of Bayingolin, said county police. The injuredRead more

The government is to crack down on school league table tricks by cutting the value of vocational qualifications in performance measures. Some of these so-called equivalent qualifications count for as much as four or even six GCSEs. This creates "perverse incentives" for schools to offer them so as to boost their league table position. From 2014, only "high value" qualificationsRead more