Education Minister Abdul-Razaq al-Ashwal headed on Saturday for Britain on a several-day official visit. The visit aims at signing a cooperation agreement between the Education Ministry and the British Council, al-Ashwal said upon his departure. Under the agreement, the British Council trains all English teachers in the Ministry, and provides technical support for the English curriculums from the 4th gradeRead more

The UAE Pakistan Assistance Programme (UAE PAP) has started the implementation of seven educational projects, including three colleges and four vocational and rehabilitation centres for women at cost $14.4 million. The move follows the directives by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan to support the Pakistani people and contribute to the development of the education sector. TheRead more

HH Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council, Ruler of Sharjah, and President of the University of Sharjah (UoS), said the education and human resource development are key enablers to deliver the future vision for Sharjah community. Speaking at commencement ceremony of the first cohort of 14t batch of the UoS, Sheikh Sultan added thatRead more

While postgraduate student Chen Junjie looks forward to the approaching winter vacation, he worries how he will get his hands on a train ticket home. For Chen and thousands of other college students studying away from home, going home is a heartwarming yet tough experience, especially this year as winter vacation overlaps with the Spring Festival travel rush, the biggestRead more

Almost 8,000 rural youngsters in Tibet Autonomous Region passed college entrance exams and matriculated in 2013, the regional education authority announced on Saturday. The number accounts for 60 percent of the region's total higher education enrollment last year. "Farmers and herdsmen make up 80 percent of the population of Tibet's 3 million people. Their children have the same rights toRead more

Two teenage students were injured by gunfire inside a Philadelphia high school Friday and police were looking for the suspected shooter who fled the scene, a police official said, according to dpa. It was the second school shooting in the United States this week and the third since December 13. The shooting occurred right before 3:30 pm (1930 GMT) atRead more

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Emrullah Isler on Friday opened the Karagoz-bey's school in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, which was renovated by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency. A ceremony to mark the opening was attended by the agency's director Serdar Cam, the grand mufti of Bosnia-Herzegovina Husein Kavazovic, Federal Minister of Culture and Sports Salmir Kaplan, the mufti of Mostar Seid SmajkicRead more

Two students were shot at a high school Friday in Philadelphia, the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, local media reported. The shooting happened at around 3:20 p.m. local time at the Delaware Valley Charter School. The injured, a boy and a girl, were rushed to the Albert Einstein Medical Center in the vicinity. They are both listed in stable condition. TheRead more

South Africa's deputy foreign minister is heading to Yemen to try to secure the release of a South African teacher kidnapped by al-Qaida militants last year, the government said Friday. Pierre Korkie, 56, who teaches English, was abducted along with his wife last May in the Yemeni city of Taiz by members of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. His wifeRead more

The California Board of Education Thursday approved emergency rules for an historic overhaul of school spending designed to direct more money to the state’s neediest students. The unanimous board vote followed a marathon Sacramento meeting in which more than 300 educators, civil rights advocates, parents, students and lawmakers made 11th-hour pitches for how districts should spend their money. The LocalRead more