Yemen and Malaysia has discussed relations of cooperation between the two friendly countries in the field of higher education and scientific research.The discussions were held during a meeting in Sana'a gathered Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Mohammed Muthahar and Malaysian Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Learning P.Kamalanathan.The two officials also discussed cases of Yemeni students studyingRead more

The Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) has called on Egyptian students to renounce violence and restore calm to the universities to encourage stable study."The riots, aggression and harassment in Egyptian universities are odd norms of behavior in Egypt," said head of AOHR Hassan Mussa in a statement.The students' movements in Egypt have a long history of honorable struggle againstRead more

Professor of English as a Second Language (ESL) Vivian Leskes assured today that learning a language becomes harder as we grow older and that the best method to master it is to use it frequently and engulf ourselves in it and be true to the dictum: "use it or lose it." Professor Leskes emphasized today in an interview with KuwaitRead more

A college education is becoming an increasingly attractive option for many prospective students who are seeking the right skills to fit an evolving job market. “There’s a definite shift in attitude about college and more of an understanding, that as the economy changes, colleges are a really good opportunity to get skills that match the job market,” said Linda Franklin,Read more

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox demonstrators rallied Wednesday night in Israel's Jerusalem and other cities across the country, protesting the arrest of a yeshiva student who refused to report to the Israeli army for conscription processing. The protest erupted a week after the Knesset (parliament) approved a controversial new law to conscript ultra-Orthodox Jews into the military. In central Jerusalem, dozens protestersRead more

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's son Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa patronised today a ceremony held by the Education Ministry to lay the foundation stone of an intermediate boys school in Hamad Town. He laued the great care given by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to the educational sector which yielded tangible resultsRead more

An anonymous Emirati philanthropist and businessman has donated funds to the Sharjah Social Empowerment Foundation for the education of 84 orphans. Munira Omer, Assistant Director of the Sharjah Social Empowerment Foundation, praised the humanitarian gesture of the philanthropist, adding that the move reflects the course outlined by the U.A.E. to build human resources. She appreciated the role shouldered by theRead more

Addressing the fifty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the Kuwaiti delegation shed light on the contributions of women and girls in the state and their access to education, training, science, and technology. The speaker was Education Ministry Coordinator for the Cabinet's Women Affairs Committee, Badriyah Al-Khaldi. She addressed the conferees on behalf of Chairperson of Women'sRead more

Students at a Michigan elementary school were given O'Doul's beer during a history lesson earlier this month about what things were like during colonial times. According to district Superintendent Ed Koledo, fifth-grade students at Hyatt Elementary School in Linden were given the non-alcoholic beverage while learning about how colonists often drank ale because there was a lack of clean water.Read more

The principal and vice principal of a kindergarten in central China's Hubei Province were detained on Tuesday for illegally giving children anti-fever drugs, local authorities said. Principal Li Xiujuan and vice principal Zhang Yubo of Xingang Kindergarten in Yiling District of Yichang City both admitted to having fed pupils an over-the-counter anti-fever drug and vitamins to boost their immunity andRead more