Taiwan's mainland affairs office said on Thursday that the island will improve education and living conditions for mainland students. Taiwan wants to attract the students to boost cross-Strait communication between young people, said Wu Mei-hung, mainland affairs deputy chief. According to Wu, Taiwan authorities have eased measures to recruit mainland students, including recognizing mainland universities and colleges, increasing numbers ofRead more

Saudi Aramco concluded its program for environmental education and distinguished schools for boys and girls, teachers and students, and coordinators and supervisors from Riyadh Education Region were honored as well. The closing ceremony was held here yesterday evening in the presence of the Director of Saudi Armco’s Department of Environmental Protection Hisham bin Ahmed Al-Mesaieed and a number of officialsRead more

Prince Khalid Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Education, here yesterday opened the third Media Forum for Public Relations and Media, organized by the Ministry of Education, entitled "Media makes the event". In a speech on the occasion, the minister highlighted the importance of the media and the linkage between the media and education. The event was attended by a numberRead more

Latvian Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma had a meeting with the President Andris Berzins to discuss additional financing for teachers salaries in reaction to the recent teachers' protests. In her interview with the press, Straujuma regretted to say that the financing is not possible to find at the moment, LETA reported. Straujuma noted that the Ministry of Education and Science willRead more

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud approved today a formation of a permanent committee at the Ministry of Civil Services including "Ministry of Civil Service, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Higher Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labor, Technical and Vocational Training Corporation, Institute of Public Administration, Saudi Commission for HealthRead more

Dr. Chelsea Clinton graduated today from Oxford University, earning a PhD in international relations. Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined Chelsea's husband Marc Mezvinsky to celebrate with Chelsea. Clinton is already well-decorated academically, studying undergrad at Stanford university and earning master's degrees from Oxford and Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. "She'll haveRead more

Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, with the attendance of Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Ahmad Al-Mulaifi, received Sunday Egyptian Education Minister Mahmoud Abulnaser on occasion of his visit to Kuwait. The meeting was attended by Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Khaled Suleiman Al-Jarallah, Head Foreign Minister's Office Ambassador Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, HeadRead more

Minister for Technical Education and Vocational Training,Abdul-Hafez Nomu'an, met here on Sunday with Projects Officer at the ChineseMinistry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, who is currently visiting Yemen.The two sides dealt with the bilateral cooperation areas between the two countriesin the field of technical education and vocational training and ways of boostingthem.The meeting touched on the status of theRead more

Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh SabahKhaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, with the attendance of Minister of Education andMinister of Higher Education Ahmad Al-Mulaifi, received Sunday Egyptian Education Minister Mahmoud Abulnaser on occasion of his visit to Kuwait.The meeting was attended by Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Khaled Suleiman Al-Jarallah, Head Foreign Minister's Office Ambassador Ahmad Nasser Al-MohammadAl-Sabah, Head of Arab World DepartmentRead more

South East Asian countries clinched the top four spots in an education index produced by UK-based education and publishing company Pearsons. South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong beat 39 countries in the Global Index of Cognitive and Educational Attainment compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit which measures learning ability as well as literacy and graduation rates. And an accompanyingRead more