du's employees and their families now have access to a premium source of educational opportunities through Cloud Campus, a revolutionary concept that allows users to access learning course content online from anywhere. This gives users the chance to not only develop their own capabilities, but to improve the future prospects of their children, too. The Cloud Campus course content isRead more

Al-Azhar University Undersecretary Dr. Abbas Shuman has paid a visit to the University campus in Qena to inspect the examination process. After the tour, the undersecretary said the exams were going on well, praising the teaching and administration staffs who worked hard to provide all means of comfort for the students during the exams.Read more

Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, has praised employees for securing their future with knowledge and developing their career track by obtaining higher educational qualifications and degrees. This came during a ceremony held in DM's main building to honour employees who obtained higher educational qualifications and certificates during 2013. Lootah stressed that the Municipality is keen to provide opportunitiesRead more

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, has honoured the winners of the "Higher Education and Scientific Research Smart Applications Award" in its first edition 2013-2013, last Thursday in a ceremony held at the new Ministry building. The ceremony opened with an address by Saif Rashed Al Mazroui, Assistant Under-Secretary for Institutional and SupportRead more

Education at Work, Inc. (EAW) recently received a $250,000 loan from JobsOhio that will help facilitate EAW’s mission to positively impact the greater Cincinnati area by creating job opportunities, retaining a talented workforce, and helping college students earn their degrees with less debt. EAW Founder and CEO Dave Dougherty said the loan would help create 1,500 part-time positions over theRead more

China's Education Ministry wants strong discipline to be enforced as universities recruit students through proprietory testing, rather than national college entrance exams. In a Friday circular, the ministry ordered strict examination of candidates' credentials and asked admission staff to video interviews and publish students' scores in a timely manner. Universities authorized to use the admission program should set up aRead more

China will unveil a master plan to reform college enrollment in the first half of next year, said a spokeswoman with the Ministry of Education on Thursday. The plan will herald the most systemic and comprehensive overhaul of China's college enrollment system, said Xu Mei, the ministry's spokeswoman. Xu said each province will work out measures to implement the reformRead more

As part of the "Police Friends" Programme, which is organized by Al Ain Police Officers' Club for the officers' children, students visited a number of the touristic and heritage landmarks across Al Ain city. The visit included the Al Ain Zoo and the Al Ain Museum, and aims to increase students' tourism culture and acquaint them with the various landmarksRead more

Country music legend Bobby Bare said he decided to cancel an appearance at a Tennessee elementary school instead of removing the word "beer" from a song. Bare, who had been scheduled to perform for a third-grade program on country music at Nannie Berry Elementary School in Hendersonville, said he decided to cancel his performance when a teacher asked him toRead more

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for dissemination of education on reproductive health in Myanmar, state media reported Tuesday. In its report of State of World Population-2013 launched in Myanmar, the UNFPA called for action that empowers girls, uphold their basic human rights and put them on an equal footing with boys as well as for the girlsRead more