Culture & Education | Thursday 11 June, 2015 3:09 pm

Riyadh hosts world’s largest computerized testing center

Minister of Education Azzam Al-Dakhil opened the world’s largest computerized testing center at King Saud University in Riyadh on Wednesday.The center can offer 100,000 tests a year, including on general skills, standard academic achievements, English and Arabic language proficiency, overall...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 7 June, 2015 1:07 pm

KSA will send ‘over 20,000 to study abroad’

Education Minister Azzam Al-Dakhil and Health Minister Khalid Al-Falih have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and cooperation between their two ministries which will send 20,000 students abroad to study medicine and medical sciences.The scholarships are part of the third phase of the...

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Culture & Education | Friday 5 June, 2015 2:04 am

Summer campaigns reduce illiteracy

Minister of Education Azzam Al-Dakhil said the summer campaign to raise awareness about the eradication of illiteracy achieved great successes in reducing the rates of illiteracy, noting that the illiteracy rates of the Saudi population fell from 17.74 percent in 2004 to 6.81 percent now. The...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 4 June, 2015 2:01 am

Fujitsu Supports King Abdulaziz University Research Capabilities with New Supercomputing System

King Abdulaziz University (KAU) and Fujitsu have today announced delivery of a new supercomputing system. KAU switched on the system, and in so doing, inaugurated a Center of Excellence that will support the many researchers and scientists affiliated with KAU.The new system will significantly boost ...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 3 June, 2015 1:16 am

Six-year service cap for public school directors

Education Minister Azzam Al-Dakhil has announced that public school directors and deputies can only spend six years at one school, unless they have been recognized as top performers, or excelled in management for three years.There would also be exemptions for those who work at schools catering to...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 3 June, 2015 12:34 am

British Council’s ‘Kids Read’ campaign engaged 50,000 children in GCC

The environment and helping others were the fun themesof this year’s ‘Kids Read’ story telling campaign that took place on 30th May. Supported by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited and developed by the British Council, the campaign targets children 6-10years of age and their parents,with a focus...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 2 June, 2015 8:05 am

BMC students win honors at Qur’an contest

‏Jeddah Gov. Prince Mishaal Bin Majed honored Batterjee Medical College for Science and Technology during the second Holy Qur’an contest for public and private university students in Makkah Province. BMC Dean Dr. Hassan Shaibah (C), who received the honorary shield, expressed delight over the...

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Culture & Education | Monday 1 June, 2015 9:26 am

Takaful identifies 370,000 students for subsidies

During the current academic year, government schools nominated approximately 370,000 students who were eligible for subsidies from Takaful Charitable Foundation.The foundation was established to support financially disadvantaged students in Saudi public schools to continue and succeed in receiving...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 30 May, 2015 11:06 am

Sky News Arabia to Air Hard-Hitting New Format Talk-Show ‘Neeran Sadeeqa’

Sky News Arabia’s first episode of the new talk-show ‘Neeran Sadeeqa’ (Friendly Fire) will air (Monday, June 1st) at 10:30pm UAE time (6:30pm GMT). Broadcast from the Channel’s international studios in London, the new show will feature a unique format with two permanent host presenters...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 28 May, 2015 1:48 pm

Too Much Time Watching TV Or Playing Computer Games Can Hamper Under-Fives Development

One of the UK’s top educational psychologists and the consultant psychologist at Dubai-based specialist training and capacity building consultancy, Ebdaah, says the time children under five spend watching television or playing computer games should be kept to a minimum to help them develop...

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