The Abu Dhabi Education Council, ADEC, has launched a CCTV Audit across all private schools in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in aims to protect and safeguard students. Each school has been asked to design and implement a complete Digital Security Surveillance System in and around its buildings as per required specifications. Schools were given until end of August 2013Read more

Schools reopened Monday in badly damaged central Philippine towns for the first time since one of the world's strongest storms ever to hit land killed thousands two months ago. Crowding into makeshift classrooms built from tarpaulins and plywood, the children -- many of them still traumatized -- sat quietly as teachers tried to engage them in friendly banter. Mothers refusedRead more

Reports suggest that the GCC is unable to produce a sufficient number of clinical staff to provide health-care for its population, meaning that up to 80 percent of physicians in some countries are from outside of the region as the number of new medical graduates does not match the growth of the GCC population. This is in line with theRead more

The Board of Governors of Hamdan bin Mohammed e-University (HBMeU) has confirmed the names of 200 graduates for Master's and Bachelor's degrees for 2012-2013 from e-School of Business and Quality Management, School of e-Education, and e-School of Health and Environment Studies. In their recent meeting, the board members underlined the scope of cooperation between HBMeU and Fujairah College to provideRead more

A local publisher of a history textbook that is accused of containing right-leaning ideological biases claimed Sunday that progressive civic groups and politicians are engaging in a "witch hunt" to prevent its material from being taught in classrooms. Kyohak Publishing told Yonhap News Agency that its textbooks passed the inspections system set up by the education ministry and could beRead more

His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah will patronized the 24th general conference of The National Union of Kuwaiti Students (NUKS) which will held under the slogan of "Kuwaiti students' movement ... rich history and promising future". The Minister of Education and Minister of High Education Dr. Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf will represent His Highness the Crown PrinceRead more

A charity organisation on Friday recognised the efforts of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the Vice President and Prime Minister, for his efforts to advance education ahead of the eighth anniversary of his accession. Dubai Cares, a UAE philanthropic organisation, hailed Sheikh Mohammed for placing education at the centre of progress, peace and prosperity both at home and in the developingRead more

H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al-Khaimah has issued decision No.27 of 2013, pertaining to the establishment of Social Solidarity Fund to support "Students and Scientific Research" at Ras Al-Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University (RAKMHSU). The decision stipulates the establishment of a fund under the name "Social Solidarity Fund for StudentsRead more

The education subsidy standard in China's southwest Tibet Autonomous Region will rise again this year, the region's financial authorities announced on Saturday.Lu Mingxiu, an official with the Bureau of Finance of Tibet, said the regional government will increase the annual budget for the educational subsidy scheme by 70.5 million yuan (about 11.65 million U.S.dollars) from September.In the coming fall semester,Read more

Kuwait's Ambassador in Washington Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Sabah Friday assured that Kuwaiti citizens and students living in eastern and northern states in the US were safe following heavy snow storm, which struck the country in the past few days. In a statement to KUNA, Sheikh Salem said the embassy was following up closely and was in touch with citizens andRead more