His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday extended a letter to Jordanian students and teachers on the beginning of the new scholastic year, expressing his support and recognition of their significant role in building the country. In the letter, which was read yesterday in the Kingdom’s schools, the King said Jordanian students, military personnel, labourers, farmers and teachers are “the mostRead more

To choose a career path is often a daunting task for students and in a changing world it is important for them to keep up-to-date with current trends. It is often said a university education is not complete without a practical element, which is only achieved through immersion into the real world of work. In a region currently at theRead more

A Sharjah physics professor who was recently awarded a $60,000 (Dh220,386) grant by a Kuwaiti development fund will set off to Germany this month in pursuit of a physicist's dream.Dr Ali Al Naser, associate professor of physics at the American University of Sharjah, and a team of collaborators will attempt to control the outcomes of chemical reactions. "In my researchRead more

For Mariam Ahmad Mohammad, the chance to return to the island where her father tended to the animals loved by the UAE's late President Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan was a dream come true."My father was the caretaker of Sir Bani Yas… he would look after the island and the animals… he met with Shaikh Zayed whenever he visitedRead more

Bouncing over rugged terrain in a four-wheel-drive vehicle equipped with solar panels, a tent and a fridge, Tamin-Lee Connolly has begun her mission to deliver solar-powered laptops to children in rural Africa.The punishing landscape is just one of the challenges for the Dubai-based geography teacher. Ms Connolly, 31, is also visiting schools to identify potential problems before the 5,000 laptopsRead more

University students are complaining that the only food available on campuses is unhealthy and expensive.The results of a survey by the American University of Dubai (AUD) student council showed students wanted better salads, more vegetarian main meals and less fried food."If the healthy food on offer was better, more people would opt for it," said Philip Apaza, 22, the presidentRead more

Unless you are a student with scores in the 80 or 90 percentile, you can forget about securing a place at one of India’s top universities. “This is an endemic problem in India and it’s not well addressed,” said Dr B. Ramjee who heads Manipal University’s Dubai campus as director in Dubai International Academic City. “In India 12 per centRead more

Private universities in Dubai and Sharjah have reported an overall increase in their undergraduate student enrolment numbers at the start of the new 2011-12 academic year. The Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) Education cluster of Tecom Investments has reported an approximate increase of 15 per cent on total student numbers. This brings DIAC's student numbers up to 21,000, up fromRead more

China plans to raise the annual enrollment of post-doctorates to 17,000 in 2015, an increase of over 60 percent from that in 2010, according to a five-year blueprint for the development of post-doctoral education. The 12th Five-Year Program (2011-2015) on post-doctoral education was jointly released on Friday by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the national committeeRead more

A Spokesman of the Ministry of Education, Mohammed bin Saad Aldkhina, said that general education schools for boys and girls will start a new academic year on Saturday, 12/10/1432H, corresponding to 10/9/2011. He pointed out that this date is according to a decision issued by the Cabinet for the academic year calendar.Read more