Culture & Education | Sunday 23 July, 2017 4:37 pm

President of Arabic Language Academy of Jordan suggests unified Arabic academy in Makkah

There should be one unified Arabic language academy, instead of the 12 academies currently existing in the Arab world, and its headquarters should be Makkah City, said Khalid Al Karaki, President of the Arabic Language Academy of Jordan, the institution that won the King Faisal International Prize...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 23 July, 2017 11:13 am

Saudi Arabia's KAUST ranked first among 50 leading universities worldwide

The King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) has been ranked first among 50 leading universities worldwide. It has also ranked 19th among the 100 most developed institutions in the world in terms of the number of high-quality research publications, according to the 2016 Nature...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 23 July, 2017 11:09 am

Summer training program being readied for Saudi medical students in UK

 British cultural and health associations have started coordinating the annual summer training program for Saudi medical students in the UK. The program includes Saudi male and female doctors, fellowship students and postgraduate medical students in Britain. It also includes medical students ...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 19 July, 2017 4:02 am

Identifying Quality in Arabic Children’s Literature Since 2009

Since 2009, the Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature has been serving as a tool for discovering the often-hidden gems in Arabic children's literature, and establishing reputations of authors, illustrators, editors and publishing houses who have been working tirelessly to...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 18 July, 2017 4:29 pm

World-class trademark planned to help market Saudi handicraft

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) announced it is working to establish a world-class trademark for Saudi hand-crafted products through the Saudi Handicrafts Company. The effort was approved by the Cabinet within the National Transformation Program 2020 with the aim of...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 18 July, 2017 9:09 am

Effat University wins two prizes at the International MATE ROV Competition

Effat University has won two prestigious prizes at the  International MATE ROV Competition held in Long Beach California from 22-25 June 2017. Competing among 65 teams from 20 different countries, Effat University’s ECE (Electrical & Computer Engineering) Zoom Engineer team won...

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Culture & Education | Monday 17 July, 2017 3:07 pm

Dubai Culture Supports DEWA’s ‘Let’s Make this Summer Green’ Campaign

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, has announced that for the second year running it is supporting Dubai Electricity & Water Authority’s (DEWA) ‘Let's Make this Summer Green’...

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Culture & Education | Monday 17 July, 2017 10:07 am

1,564 Saudis participate in summer literacy campaign in Hail

 A summer campaign to raise awareness about adult literacy in Hail targeted more than 1,564 citizens, including 773 males and 791 female in education centers. The director of adult education in Hail and the executive supervisor on the summer campaign, Hamoud bin Naif Al-Ali, said the campaign ...

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Culture & Education | Monday 17 July, 2017 4:01 am

GEMS Education to provide scholarships & financial aid to students through UniConnect Programme

Furthering it’s commitment to helping families, GEMS Education has recently launched the UniConnect Programme – a series of strategic partnerships designed to provide scholarships and financial aid to GEMS students seeking admission at universities within the region and across the...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 16 July, 2017 3:55 pm

Dubai Culture Supports Dubai Municipality’s Environmental Awareness Campaign

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for cultural, arts and heritage, has shown its support to environmental protection efforts, by donating 100 used units to the Digital Devices Refurbishment Center of Dubai Municipality. This project aims to...

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