The government should focus on youth employment schemes, energy crisis and loan investment schemes and bring everyone in tax net in the next budget as a majority of youth is unsatisfied with the government initiatives. These views were expressed by the students of the different varsities in Jang Economic Session on ‘Budget 2014-15, Youth Expectations’, held here on Friday. TheRead more

Funeral services for three Danwon High School students lost in the sinking of the Sewol ferry last month were held Saturday, as the official death toll stands at 274, with 30 still missing. The service for the students took place at two hospitals in Ansan, located 42 kilometers southwest of Seoul.Read more

President of Kuwait University (KU) Dr. Abdullatif Al-Badersinged here on Saturday a memorandum of understanding with President of TehranUniversity of Medical Sciences (TUMS) Dr. Ali Jaafarian promoting the exchange ofteachers and students between the two universities.Commenting on the visit to Iran by himself and a delegation from the KUaccompanying him, Dr. Al-Bader told KUNA that the visit was within KU'sRead more

Lack of education is the biggest challenge for young people in war-torn Afghanistan, said an Afghan youth in the World Conference on Youth (WCY) 2014 here Friday. Mirwais Esmatullah, a 28-year-old young man perusing his master 's degree on public relation in the Kabul University, told Xinhua that youths who receive little education can easy to be misused by terroristsRead more

Singapore’s education system has won another accolade – this time in a cognitiveskills and educational attainment index comparing 39 countries and one region,Hong Kong.The school system here has been ranked third after South Korea and Japan, and oneplace above Hong Kong in the index, according to The Learning Curve reportpublished by education firm Pearson.The last study two years ago placedRead more

Information and communications technologies are at the heart of education quality which is a top priority for the education system reform, said, on Wednesday in Casablanca, Omar Azziman, the King’s advisor and president delegate of the Higher Council for Education. Speaking at a symposium on “E-education, Tomorrow’s school,” Azziman said that Morocco is about to undertake an important reform ofRead more

EU Ambassador in Rabat Rupert Joy lauded the new immigration policy set up recently by Morocco, describing the opening of the Moroccan education system to migrants’ kids as a huge stride to implement the principle of education for all. Opening the Moroccan education system to migrants’ kids is a huge stride to implement the principle of education for all, givenRead more

Nine students have been named winners of the 2014 Spirit of Princeton Award, which honors undergraduates at Princeton University for their positive contributions to campus life. The award recognizes students who have demonstrated a strong commitment to the undergraduate experience through dedicated efforts with student organizations, athletics, community service, religious life, residential life and the arts. This year’s winners wereRead more

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday appealed to the abductors of eight more girls in Nigeria to release them immediately and unharmed, and to those with influence on them to convince them to heed the appeal. "UNICEF calls on the abductors to immediately return these girls unharmed to their communities, and we implore all those with influence on theRead more

His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-MubarakAl-Hamad Al-Sabah met a visiting delegation from the American University in Beirut(AUB) at Bayan Palace here on Tuesday.The delegation comprised AUB President Peter Dorman, Vice-President for MedicalAffairs Mohamed Sayegh, Assistant Vice-President for Development Imad Baalbaki,head of the AUB graduates league Faisal Al-Mutawaa and Board of Trustees memberIbrahim S. Dabdoub.Read more