The new management team of Pakistan Education Academy, Dubai, has embarked on an ambitious project to regain the lost credibility of the school, which used to be one of the most sought-after educational institutions for Pakistanis in Dubai and neighbouring Emirates. Rashid Ashraf, general secretary in the new committee which took over school’s control in April, said a number ofRead more

Kuwait University is to accept only 8,000 of the 11,200 applicants who submitted applications for university places before last Wednesday's deadline, said Education Minister Ahmad Al-Mulaifi on Thursday. Although the number matches that announced by the university earlier this month, the minister subsequently vowed last week to find places for at least 1,000 more new students at Kuwait's sole stateRead more

Two children have died from a wave of mysterious poisonings over the last two days in Angolan schools, but police have yet to identify the toxin that has sown panic in the country, officials said Friday. About 300 students from both public and private schools have been hit by symptoms that include vomiting, headaches, sore throats and sometimes suffocation, saidRead more

A Tunisian cyberdissident and a Russian blogger may not appear to have much in common, but they were brought together at Yale University in a program drawing elites from around the globe. Established 10 years ago, Yale's "World Fellows" initiative has lured a diverse group of mid-career professionals deemed to be "emerging leaders" to the prestigious Ivy League school northeastRead more

A senior academician said on Friday that the ethics training that the country's current crop of researchers received at the beginning of their careers is crucial for China's continued drive to develop and innovate within its scientific industries. Chen Yiyu, director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), made the remarks during a symposium on combating academic misconductRead more

Inspecting the new building and facilities of the New Mazyad School in Al Ain yesterday, General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, stressed the government's commitment to developing education and said investment in education is essential to build local manpower. He was inspecting preparations by schools aheadRead more

Kuwaiti youth have great potential and talent, and His Highness the Amir shows and encourages great care to realize that potential in all fields, a youth affairs official said yesterday. Board Chairman of the Public Authority for Youth and Sports (PAYS) Faisal Al-Jazzaf was talking after his participation in a high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on youth issuesRead more

Kuwait's Consul-General to the Emirates of Dubai and Northern Emirates Tariq Al-Hamad said on Tuesday that the consulate is tremendously keen on helping Kuwaiti citizens, particularly those who are studying in the Emirate of Ajman. Al-Hamad said that the consulate has been in contact with a number of Ajman officials to help resolve problems facing Kuwaiti students, adding that officialsRead more

MPs have attacked the new English Baccalaureate, saying it was rushed and risks "shoe-horning" students into taking inappropriate qualifications. Ministers should have waited until the completion of a review of the national curriculum before introducing the EBacc, the Commons Education Select Committee said in a study. The cross-party group of MPs raised concerns at the speed at which the measureRead more

They had to identify countries and regions of the world by economies, politics, latitudes -- even by a type of tortoise. On Wednesday, the National Geographic world championship between teenagers from Canada, Russia and Chinese Taipei hinged on knowing which island has a population of about 57,000 people, with most settlements on its West coast. US game show host AlexRead more