A pilot project to improve placement courses in around 100 high schools nationwide began on Tuesday. Dai Jiagan, deputy director of the Chinese Society of Education (CSE), said the Chinese Advance Placement courses (CAP) will give more choice to gifted and talented children. The courses cover calculus, linear algebra, probability and statistics, writing, english, physics and economics. "The CAP willRead more

Shanghai's education authority has begun drafting a program to recruit math teachers from the city's schools to teach in the UK at the invitation of the UK Department of Education, according to sources with the city's education committee on Tuesday. The invitation came earlier this month after British parliamentary under-secretary of state for education and childcare, Elizabeth Truss, made aRead more

Myanmar President U Thein Sein has offered scholarships to develop the country's human resources, state media reported Tuesday. "The government will grant scholarships to outstanding students as part of efforts to develop Myanmar's human resources," U Thein Sein told faculty members during his inspection tour to the Myitgyina University in Myitgyina, the capital of northernmost Kachin state, said the NewRead more

Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Founder and CEO of Kalimat Group, has participated in a panel discussion entitled: "Education: when does it start? A focus on early childhood education" on day two of the Global Education and Skills Forum in Dubai. Sheikha Bodour stressed the importance of providing a classroom environment that combines learning with fun for young childrenRead more

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, this morning attended the second annual Global Education and Skills Forum, GESF, at Marriott Marquis Hotel, Dubai. The session was attended by Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gargawi, Minister for Cabinet Affairs, Lt. General Misbah bin Rashid AI Fattan, Director of the Office ofRead more

Education Minister and Chairman of the High Education Council Dr. Majid bin Ali Al Nuaimi led the Kingdom's delegation to the 14th Conference of Arab Ministers of High Education and Scientific Research, held here in cooperation with the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (ALECSO). The conferees approved the Arab Strategy for Scientific and Technical Research and Creativity, beingRead more

 For the first time in Jordan, a ceremony honoring graduates and outstanding Kuwaiti students will be held on March 22nd under the patronage of Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Ahmad Al-Mulaifi, Kuwaiti diplomat announced Saturday.Kuwaiti Cultural Attache in Jordan Dr. Mohammad Al-Dhafiri told KUNA that some 500 male and female graduates and 100 outstanding students from variousRead more

Shaanxi province's education authority told schools and kindergartens on Wednesday not to mass-distribute medicine to their students without authorization. The provincial Education Department's emergency notification follows allegations that 1,455 kindergartners in Xi'an received a prescription drug without their parents' permission this school year. "Any school or kindergarten that wants to give medicine to its students for disease prevention should reportRead more

The visiting Kuwaiti Minister of Education has urged Kuwaiti students studying in GCC countries to persevere and seek to be an example to be followed for the next generations. Ahmad Al-Mulaifi, also Minister of Higher Education, asked the Kuwaiti students to be grateful for the God-sent boons and ascertain their faithfulness to Kuwait by adhering to their duties and rightsRead more

UAE Minister of Higher Education Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan met here today with his Kuwaiti counterpart Ahmad Al-Mulaifi.Discussions during the meeting dealt with means of boosting bilateral cooperation in various higher education fields.Read more