Culture & Education | Thursday 29 September, 2016 3:52 pm

Raytheon, King Saud University announce new Systems Engineering Chair position

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions, signed a partnership agreement with King Saud University, Saudi Arabia’s largest educational institution, to provide a Systems Engineering Chair in honor of...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 29 September, 2016 3:16 pm

Syfy celebrates regional debut only on OSN

NBCUniversal International Networks and OSN officially celebrated the arrival of Syfy to the region at an exclusive launch event in Dubai. The home of provocative and inspiring science fiction entertainment, Syfy is the only sci-fi focused TV channel in the Middle East.     The...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 29 September, 2016 1:29 pm

National competition to drive innovative thinking launches across six universities in the UAE

In collaboration with the UAE Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), Huawei today announced the launch of its ‘Seeds for the Future’ Education Challenge 2016, a national competition taking place across six...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 29 September, 2016 12:56 pm

AUS student and alumna win world largest academic awards

American University of Sharjah (AUS) students Farah Abou Hamza and Sonali Chopra were recently declared winners in the Africa and the Middle East region of the Undergraduate Awards (UA), the world's largest international academic awards program, recognizing innovation and excellence at...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 28 September, 2016 3:18 pm

Jawaher Al Qasimi launches ‘Rubu’ Qarn - Foundation for Creating Future Leaders and Innovators'

Wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairperson of Supreme Council for Family Affairs, has issued an administrative decree to establish ‘ Rubu’ Qarn - Foundation for Creating Future Leaders and...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 28 September, 2016 1:00 pm

Dubai Culture Celebrates a Decade of Success with Dubai Festival for Youth Theatre

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate's dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, will be celebrating a decade of success with the 10th edition of the Dubai Festival for Youth Theatre. The upcoming festival, which will run for 10 days from the 22nd to...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 27 September, 2016 3:32 pm

Pearson and EdSurge Launch Adaptive Learning Report and Tool in the Middle East

 A new report on adaptive learning has been launched in the Middle East by Pearson and EdSurge. The report, Decoding Adaptive, defines adaptive learning in plain terms and examines how an adaptive learning tool can adapt to learner needs and promote learning outcomes.  The research is...

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Culture & Education | Monday 26 September, 2016 3:11 pm

Dubai Culture Mobile Application to Represent UAE at the World Summit Award Mobile

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate's dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, has achieved a prestigious nomination to represent the UAE in The World Summit Award Mobile (WSA-mobile) in cooperation with United Nations' World Summit on the Information...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 25 September, 2016 5:25 pm

HBO’s new flagship show, Westworld, to premiere at the same minute as US, exclusively on OSN

OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV network is excited to premiere HBO’s latest big-budget series, Westworld, exclusively to its subscribers at the same minute as the US, on Monday 3 October, 2016 at 4am, KSA, on OSN Play and OSN On Demand. Subscribers can also watch the series kick-off on ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 25 September, 2016 11:44 am

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation to participate in the Frankfurt Book Fair 2016

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation – part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives – is set to take part in the 68th edition of the Frankfurt Book Fair on October 19-23, 2016.    Represented by Qindeel Printing, Publishing and Distribution, the...

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