The Dubai Appeals Court will hand out its verdict on June 19 against a school bus driver and two supervisors, who Sunday denied molesting a four-year-old schoolgirl. The three Indian suspects — driver M.B., 44, supervisor J.T., 43, and his assistant V.S., 37, denied the molestation charges and pleaded not guilty when they appeared before Presiding Judge Eisa Al Sharif.Read more

For many international students the chance to pursue a degree and gain work experience in the United Kingdom has become a distant dream as the UK Home Office announced stricter reforms to its Tier 4 student visa system earlier this year. Some prospective students in the UAE say they are rethinking their decision to go to the UK, but parentsRead more

President Lee Myung-bak instructed the government Monday not to rush to come up with measures to lower college tuitions, saying that hastily made policies could devastate the country, according to the presidential spokesman. The remark was seen as a warning that solutions to the tuition issue could involve an enormous amount of money and that the government and the rulingRead more

Up to 5,300 schools with below average test results could be failed by Ofsted unless they show improvement, it has been revealed. It will mean they are placed in the special measures category or given a notice to improve. The only exceptions will be where they are "improving steadily and closing the gap with the national average for all pupils".Read more

An Emirati woman speaking Thai or Mandarin is not something usually heard on a Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) campus. But Dana Al Mulla, 21, discovered she had a knack for languages while on a corporate-sponsored trip and took the opportunity to learn both languages. The Sharjah Women's College (SWC) student was one of 12 business students who recently travelledRead more

The price of a school dinner has jumped 10 per cent this year, an Independent on Sunday investigation has found, sparking fears that the financial crisis and rampant food inflation could jeopardise the "Jamie Oliver effect" of healthy eating for pupils. A survey of more than 80 UK local education authorities has found that, after years of minimising rises inRead more

The ruling Grand National Party (GNP) is reportedly pushing to further expand the scope of compulsory education to include children aged three to four, officials said Sunday, amid controversy over its populist policy approach to college tuition fee cuts. "Expansion of childcare support is the next policy goal following the reduction of college education expenses. The party will push toRead more

Six out of the 79 public schools in Dubai were ranked as outstanding as results of inspections held across the emirate by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) were announced Thursday. Only one institution was rated as unsatisfactory, while 33 schools were ranked as good and 39 as acceptable. Officials said there had been significant overall improvement considering thatRead more

People wishing to take up nursing as a career will now have to apply to private institutes and universities after the Ministry of Health decided to close down the nursing education programme at its three schools in Sharjah, Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah. A source from the ministry told Gulf News Thursday the three nursing schools were closed apparently afterRead more

Asbestos, a cancer-causing construction material, has been found in 96 of 100 school buildings across South Korea, a report showed Friday, raising concerns about the threat the hazardous material poses to students' health. Asbestos exposure becomes a health concern when high concentrations of asbestos fibers are inhaled over a long time period, causing asthma, respiratory disease or even lung cancer.Read more