Rector of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) Dr. Khalid Al-Sultan met here today President of Honeywell Company Norm Galsdorv. During the meeting, they discussed prospects of cooperation in the scientific and technical fields as well as issues of common interest.Read more

A group of high school students from the US and Qatar Wednesday gained insights into energy production as a key element in the discussion of global water issues. The students today visited Ras Laffan Industrial City as part of an educational and cultural programme focused on science exploration. An initiative of the Qatar Foundation International, the students are currently participatingRead more

The family of Harshvardhan Kaushik Chirala, who committed suicide one month ago, has been reimbursed the tuition fees that had been paid before the tragic incident, adminstrators at BITS Pilani-Dubai Campus (BPDC) told Gulf News. A sum of Dh12,500 has been sent by BPDC through courier service to the family of the fourth-year student who ended his life last month,Read more

Adec fund for university studies for those who performed well in interviews and tests.As many as 400 Emirati pupils have outperformed their peers to win scholarships for their university studies, it was announced yesterday by the Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec)."After we received the applications for the 2011/2012 academic year, we began the process of selecting candidates based on ourRead more

Projects for gay and lesbian young people have said homophobic bullying is still prevalent in NI's schools.Cara-Friend and the Rainbow Project claim there is a lack of protection for lesbian, gay and bisexual young people.They say this amounts to them being denied a right to education in a safe and welcoming environment.However, the Equality Commission has said students who feelRead more

Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang proposed Wednesday to inject 5 billion HK dollars (643 million U.S. dollars) into the Research Endowment Fund to promote academic research in tertiary institutions. Delivering the 2011-12 policy address to the Legislative Council, Tsang said 3 billion HK dollars will fund self-financing tertiary institutions on a competitive basis, while the remaining will replace theRead more

Projects of top students in the field of nanotechnology were chosen on the last day of the 4th Nanotechnology Festival and Exhibition (Iran Nano 2011) in the Nanoclub sector. Thirty one projects were chosen among the student works and entered the contest step. A number of the visitors and guests were impressed by these projects and described them as highRead more

The cost of school meals could be cut for families with more than one child, under plans to change the law.The Welsh government said the move could encourage parents to opt for school dinners for their children and help low-income families who do not qualify for free mealsIt is contained in a new White Paper on improving school standards.Ministers alsoRead more

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke out Tuesday against the weekend flogging of a student convicted of insulting him, saying other, more powerful people criticised him with impunity, the presidency website said. "Since influential people can freely defame us, I disapprove of flogging a young man for insulting the president," Ahmadinejad said during a meeting with regional governors. Peyman Aref, aRead more

Dubai police find boy with autism a few hours later after being alerted by institution.A 10-year-old special needs child went missing from a school bus on Monday afternoon, but was fortunately found unharmed a few hours later by Dubai Police and returned to his parents.The boy named G (name avoided to protect identity) is a Sri Lankan child with autism,Read more