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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Culture & Education | Monday 9 May, 2016 12:30 pm

Al Oula radio station to participate in 15th Arab Media Forum

Al Oula radio station is set to participate in the Arab Media Forum 2016 for the very first time as part of its role as the audio arm of the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center (HHC). The 15th edition of this Forum, which will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre on May 10 and 11, will...

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Culture & Education | Monday 9 May, 2016 3:00 am

A night of laughs as OSN and Viacom roll out Comedy Central HD with Trevor Noah and Fahad Albutairi

An exclusive event, hosted by OSN and Viacom International Media Networks, marked the addition of Comedy Central HD to OSN’s roster of great new channels.    The two networks flew star of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, to Dubai to officially switch on the channel at a private...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 8 May, 2016 2:06 pm

“Knowledge without Borders” Begins its Provision of Home Libraries to Emirati Families in Sharjah

Sharjah–based cultural project ‘Knowledge without Borders’ (KwB), has commenced its provision of home libraries to Emirati families in Sharjah. The initiative forms part of its strategy to equip households in the emirate with sources of Arabic knowledge that are readily available...

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