The Environment, Health and Safety Section at the Abu Dhabi Education Council, ADEC, has started an EHS inspection programme and field training targeting public and private schools, KGs, and nurseries. This comes in line with ADEC's strategies and polices to maintain students' health and safety as well as promote a healthy and safe educational environment, and achieve EHS Management SystemRead more

Cairo University President Dr Gaber Nassar said Tuesday the new constitution meets the aspirations of the Egyptian people in terms of rights, freedoms, equality and dignity and establishes a new modern state that focuses on science. In statements after casting his vote at a ballot station in the Giza district of Mohandessein, Nassar, who is the rapporteur of the 50-memberRead more

A student was taken into custody in Katy, Texas, after a potential explosive device was found at Seven Lakes High School, school district officials said. The school was safely evacuated around 10 a.m. after Katy Independent School District police learned of a perceived threat on campus, the district said. Officials said the students were led to the football and baseballRead more

Bahrain University President Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Janahi signed a memorandum of academic cooperation with Egyptian University of Science and Technology President Dr. Sharif Sidqi.The University of Science and Technology is a key component of the Zewail City of Science and Technology. Dr. Janahi stressed the importance of the agreement, saying that it would lay the foundations for scientific cooperation, pointingRead more

Kuwaiti students were not harmed in the fires that erupted in Western Australia state, said Kuwaiti Ambassador to Australia and New Zealand Khalid Al-Shibani.Al-Shibani told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) in a phone call on Monday that the embassy is constantly in contact with Kuwait's Cultural Office to check on the Kuwaiti students in the state's capital Perth, adding that theRead more

 Fires broke out in Al-Maarif College in eastern Ramadi as a result of bombing it by mortar shells this evening.A security source told / NINA / that the flames took a number of Departments as a result of bombing them by a number of mortar shells, indicating that the civil defense and security forces, put out the fire, without casualties.Read more

Applications open for university societies who want to be in with the chance of taking home part of an award fund of £61,000 A company promoting enterprising work by university societies has launched its latest scheme offering students the chance to be awarded part of a £61,000 fund. Societies who join RBS Enterprising Student Society Accreditation (ESSA) not only haveRead more

Andreas Schleicher is arguably the most influential person in global education policy today. The German statistician has never presided over a classroom or served as a minister of education. But as the man who designed and oversees the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), he holds sway over the direction of education reform around the world. PISA ranks theRead more

Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State and Dr. Sheikh Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed al-Tayyeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar yesterday discussed the important role of Al-Azhar University in presenting the real image of Islam, which is characterised by moderation, as well as its efforts in spreading knowledge of various branches and specialties of sciences. This came during AlRead more

All Kuwaiti students in West Virginia are well and none have been hurt in the chemical spill that occurred a few days ago, said Undersecretary at the Ministry of Higher Education Rashid Al-Nowaihedh on Sunday. Al-Nowaihedh added in a press statement that in a phone call with the Director of the Kuwait Cultural Office in Washington Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Omar, heRead more