Culture & Education | Tuesday 17 May, 2016 4:28 pm

Taqaddam helps to inspire young UAE Nationals

Over 240 students from 12 Dubai schools have been inspired to reach greater personal heights after successfully completing the youth development programme Taqaddam.   HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd and the British Council have worked in partnership to deliver the new initiative that has...

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Culture & Education | Monday 16 May, 2016 4:24 pm

Dubai Government Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation Minors and Guardians Attend - Two Students Win Summer Scholarship

On April 28th, the BenchEvents 2016 Arabian Hotel Investment Conference teamed up with Ròya International's founder Ahmed Ramdan along with the Glion Institute of Higher Education (GIHE) and Les Roches International School of Hotel Management (LRB)...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 15 May, 2016 5:07 pm

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation concludes children’s writing workshop

Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) – a member of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Global Initiatives – has concluded the activities of the third session of the children’s writing workshop. Organised as part of Dubai International Program for Writing, the workshop was aimed at ...

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Culture & Education | Friday 13 May, 2016 5:05 am

MENA EFFIE Boot Camp Shapes Up for 2016

MENA Effie successfully hosted its 2nd MENA Effie Bootcamp on 9th May, which saw Effie Worldwide President & CEO Neal Davies join social media gurus from YouTube, Google, Twitter and Facebook in providing highly valuable insights to attendant Marketing professionals.  The intensive,...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 12 May, 2016 5:25 am

Healing Through Reading with “Wanna Read?”

“Wanna Read?” a division of the H.H Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Humanitarian & Scientific Foundation and founded by Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, will be hosting its first fundraiser on Friday, 13th May at The Ritz Carlton in Abu...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 12 May, 2016 4:53 am

ADEC Honors Creativity and Leadership Development Center

The Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) hosted a ceremony to honor the Creativity and Leadership Development Center at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Interior. This accolade recognizes the efforts exerted by the different entities that...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 11 May, 2016 4:41 pm

Students impress audience with their knowledge of environment during ‘Inter School Environment Quiz’

Under the patronage of UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), Dulsco, a regional pioneer in waste management services and human resource solutions, organised an ‘Inter School Environment Quiz’. The event was hosted by The Kindergarten Starters School and attracted...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 11 May, 2016 2:48 pm

Dubai Customs launches “Suggest a book” campaign to boost a learning organization

Dubai Customs is finely aligned with the wise call of HH President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in declaring this year as the year of reading. Consequently, Dubai Customs launched a series of activities and initiatives  in pace with this astute endeavour including the recent...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 11 May, 2016 1:36 pm

Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi Hosts a Screening of Leila Sansour’s film “Open Bethlehem”

As part of its cultural events and in the presence of HE Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development and HE Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Group Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director at Mubadala, Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, one of the...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 10 May, 2016 3:09 pm

University of Dubai grants 50% scholarship to outstanding undergraduate students from all nationalities

University of Dubai has announced a unique scholarship plan offering 50% discount on tuition fees for undergraduate courses to outstanding national and international students scoring 90% and above in their high schools.    Announcing the scheme during an academic meeting at the...

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