The EU Council of Ministers Tuesday adopted the regulation establishing "ERASMUS PLUS," the EU's Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport for the period 2014-20. The new programme has a total budget of about 14.7 billion euro (USD 19 billion), an increase of 40 percent compared to the previous budget. Each year, more than 230,000 students benefit from the ErasmusRead more

The Ministry of Education (MOE)'s Directorate of Student Services organized a series of training workshops for intermediate school students themed (The Art of Journalism Writing for Intermediate Schools) presented by Oqail Al-Sayed the head of school clubs and journalism and Raed Mohammed Ibrahim senior specialist in the Directorate at several schools in the various governorates and attended by 300 students.Read more

Among the 34 countries participating in testing students in reading, science and math, the United States ranked 26th in math, an assessment indicated. The 2012 Program for International Student Assessment ranking for the United States was comparable with Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Portugal, the Russian Federation, the Slovak Republic, Spain and Sweden, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development saidRead more

London Mayor Boris Johnson failed a live IQ test on the radio in his first public appearance since he mocked those with low intelligence in a speech last week. Johnson failed two of the IQ questions and refused to answer a third during the 45-minute test, The Guardian reported. "No one said IQ is the only measure of ability," heRead more

Asian teenagers lead the world in math, reading and science while U.S. students lag behind in the middle of the pack, a study indicates. The 2012 Program For International Student Assessment exam looked at how 15- and 16-year-olds performed on the common core subjects. Students in Shanghai, China, were best, demonstrating subject knowledge and skills equivalent to at least oneRead more

Police fired tear gas as more than two thousand students backing ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi entered Cairo's Tahrir Square to demonstrate against July's military "coup," an AFP reporter said. Sunday's demonstration was the first Islamist protest in the Egyptian capital's iconic square -- the epicentre of the 2011 revolt against long-ruling president Hosni Mubarak -- since Morsi's ouster byRead more

A mortar shell hit the French school in the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday without causing any injuries to children in class at the time, officials said. "A mortar shell landed on the chimney of a classroom around 9:00 am (0700 GMT). No one was hurt but the windows shattered and the walls cracked," school receptionist Bashir Oneiz told AFP.Read more

Marking Bahrain Woman Day (December 1), Education Minister Dr. Majid bin Ali Al Nuaimi lauded the remarkable contribution of Bahraini women to educational development. He extended congratulations to Bahrain's leadership and the Bahraini women, mainly those working in the educational sector, on the occasion, taking pride in the numerous achievements brought about by the royal reform project. He also praisedRead more

Eight Confucius Classroom Hubs under the Confucius Institute at Ulster University opened Friday in Northern Ireland to meet children's needs in learning the Chinese language and culture. "Northern Ireland has maintained good relationship with China," said Peter Robinson, the first minister of Northern Ireland, who attended the opening ceremony at the Long Gallery of the Parliament building with four otherRead more

Authorities in Florida said an elementary school lost thousands of dollars worth of food when it was ruined during a sloppy burglary. The Orange County Sheriff's Office said burglars broke into Pinewood Elementary School in Orlando, ruining the food by leaving coolers open, spreading packaged meats around the floor, spilling cartons of milk and ripping a freezer door off itsRead more