Culture & Education | Tuesday 11 October, 2016 8:23 am

Stars of Science Selects the Region's Brightest Innovators on MBC4

Nine inventors from across the Arab world earned the chance of a lifetime yesterday, vaulting ahead of their fellow applicants to earn a place on the Qatar Foundation flagship media initiative Stars of Science this season. Viewers watched as the story unfolded on the Majlis episode, where ...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 11 October, 2016 3:40 am

OSN and Discovery Channel launch ‘Don’t Stop Wondering’ exhibition at Red Sea Mall

OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV network, joined hands with Discovery Channel and the Red Sea Mall, to mark the exclusive launch of its ‘Don’t Stop Wondering’ exhibition.   Marking its debut in the Kingdom, the exhibition will run from October 6 to 21, 2016, at...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 11 October, 2016 1:07 am

MODUL University Dubai inaugurated; brings world-class tourism and hospitality education to the region

MODUL University Dubai, a subsidiary of Dubai Investments PJSC, a leading university specialized in tourism and hospitality courses in the Middle East and Austria’s top international private university, was officially inaugurated Monday.   The opening ceremony was held at MODUL...

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Culture & Education | Monday 10 October, 2016 4:07 pm

Mars has the conditions required to support life, says expert in a talk at AUS

Mars has the environmental conditions required to support life, said Dr. Bruce Jakosky, principal investigator of the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission that focused on the possibility of life on Mars, in a special lecture held at American University of Sharjah (AUS)...

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Culture & Education | Monday 10 October, 2016 2:27 pm

Emirates and Google join hands to launch “Celebrating Arabic Reading”

Emirates Airline and Google are ‘Celebrating Arabic Reading’ all through October in a collaboration to reach millions of smartphone users in the region, and support the UAE’s Year of Reading, a national initiative spearheaded by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The aim of ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 9 October, 2016 12:57 pm

AUS conducts hydrogen fuel cell multi-rotor drone flight

A team of researchers at American University of Sharjah (AUS) successfully conducted a hydrogen fuel cell powered multi-rotor drone flight late last week, in front of the university Main Building. This is the first flight of its kind outside North America.    The team includes Dr....

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Culture & Education | Saturday 8 October, 2016 1:18 am

Al Mawakeb students display messages of harmony on International Day of Peace

Celebrating the International Day of Peace, Al Mawakeb Schools - managed by academic solutions provider Academia Management Solutions International (AMSI) – recently organized a series of activities for its students. Students spent the day penning their thoughts on the need for collective...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 6 October, 2016 3:02 pm

‘Lughati’ organises a series of educational and entertainment workshops at Khorfakkan Reading Carnival

Lughati, the Sharjah-based initiative dedicated to supporting Arabic learning the smart way, participated in the Khorfakkan Reading Carnival at Khorfakkan Corniche, which took place on 4 October 2016. The event was organised by the Ministry of Education as part of its ‘National Reading...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 6 October, 2016 10:21 am

Dubai One Unveils Exciting New TV Season

Dubai One, the English language channel of Dubai Channels Network (DCN) today revealed its new TV season that features a range of business, reality TV and drama programmings. The network – a division of Dubai Media Inc. – also revealed that it has produced the first programme...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 6 October, 2016 7:32 am

Five Entrepreneurs Qualify to Final Pitch Presentation Round of Innovation 4 Impact Competition

Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone technology park, in collaboration with the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC), and Thomson Reuters have announced the five finalists of the Innovation 4 Impact Competition ...

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