Culture & Education | Sunday 22 November, 2015 2:00 pm

Yaman Abou Jieb Wins STARS OF SCIENCE Season 7 on MBC4

Yaman Abou Jieb, the young innovator from Syria, emerged victorious in the breathtaking live finale of Stars of Science in Doha, Qatar, concluding the seventh season of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development's (QF) "edutainment reality"...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 22 November, 2015 9:10 am

KSA committed to Islamic education

Education Minister Azzam Al-Dakhil has reiterated his commitment to widen the scope of Islamic education. “We need to exert concerted efforts to review and discuss Islamic awareness which will help us in guiding our children onto the correct path for their emotional and intellectual...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 11 November, 2015 6:53 am

SABIC’S Training Collaporation With Penn State Executive Programs

A learning initiative, jointly designed by SABIC and Penn State University’s Smeal College of Business for the benefit of SABIC employees, has been recognized by Chief Learning Officer magazine with the 2015 Gold (highest-level) award in the category of “Excellence in Academic ...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 11 November, 2015 2:44 am

UK tops list of higher education destinations: EDUKEX 2015

The 14th edition of the Education UK Exhibition 2015 (EDUKEX) was inaugurated today (Tuesday, 10 November) at Le Royal Meridien Abu Dhabi by HE Mr. Philip Parham CMG, British Ambassador to the UAE. The one-day event in Abu Dhabi will move to Dubai for two days on November 11 and 12 at Dubai World...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 10 November, 2015 4:17 pm

2015 Ajyal Youth Film Festival to provide an Interactive Out-Of-Cinema Experience at ‘Creativity Hub’

The third annual Ajyal Youth Film Festival, presented by the Doha Film Institute, will host a range of activities at its ‘Creativity Hub’, designed to entertain, educate and inspire creativity & innovation.   The ‘Ajyal Creativity Hub’ will offer guests an...

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Culture & Education | Monday 9 November, 2015 12:45 am

Hassan Dominates While Yaman Outscores Fawzy on Dramatic Stars of Science Episode on MBC4

The Stars of Science candidates Hassan Albalawi of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Yaman Abou Jieb of Syria, outshone the competition in the first design episode of Stars of Science on MBC4, landing them in the finale of the "edutainment...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 8 November, 2015 3:13 pm

British star Sami Yusuf delights crowd at SIBF

The throng of the crowd surged with delight as Sami Yusuf, a British star of Arabic decent, took to the Social Media Station at the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2015 yesterday (Saturday) taking place at Expo Centre until November 14.    The singer-songwriter, composer,...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 8 November, 2015 4:16 am

80% private schools face the stick over Saudization

Around 80 percent of private schools in the Kingdom face the threat of being shut down during the next 18 months for not meeting the Saudization criteria, an official was quoted as saying by local media on Saturday. “Schools are supposed to meet the condition to employ the set number of...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 7 November, 2015 4:15 am

PEEC move to improve teaching welcomed

The Public Education Evaluation Commission (PEEC) held its first workshops in Riyadh and Dammam recently to know the views of the education staff in setting professional standards for teachers.   The move aims at drawing up a roadmap for educational reform and boost performance of...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 7 November, 2015 3:52 am

Top Newspaper Editor talks Social Media and News at SIBF

Newspapers are utilizing the power of social media, interactive graphics and videos to enhance their content as readers become more mobile and receive more information online, said Mohammed Almezel, Managing Editor of Gulf News. As one of the largest English dailies in the region, the editor spoke...

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