Culture & Education | Sunday 28 June, 2015 12:00 am

Famous Arab comedians bring joy to SMC’s Ramadan Majlis

“It is impossible to separate art from politics.  Comedy cannot be separated from facts,” say comedians Ahmed Bedair and Tareq Al Ali Popular Arab comedians created an atmosphere of fun and laughter at the fourth Ramadan Majlis, organised by Sharjah Media Centre (SMC), yesterday ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 25 June, 2015 1:38 pm

New global education research holds important lessons for the Middle East

Learning company Pearson today publishes two new reports by the world-leading education expert Professor John Hattie which call into question some of the key reform policies pursued by governments in the last twenty years. Hattie’s research promises to be useful for education policy makers...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 25 June, 2015 3:57 am

Dubai Cares School Activity for Ramadan Campaign 2015

As part of Dubai Cares' ongoing Ramadan campaign 2015 titled "We Can Teach Each Other", which aims to promote a first-of-a-kind skill exchange between children in impoverished communities and school-going children from around the world, the organization today visited the Kindergarten Starters...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 24 June, 2015 1:38 pm

VISS And Monash University Announce Strategic Partnership

The Victoria International School of Sharjah (VISS) and Monash University, one of Australia’s top-ranked universities, are exploring plans for a strategic and wide-ranging partnership in educational areas of mutual interest.VISS, which offers the Australian curriculum up to grade 10, the IB...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 24 June, 2015 1:22 pm

ADU celebrates ‘Year of Recognition’ with milestones in international accreditation

Following a year of multiple achievements that has become known as the ‘Year of Recognition’, Abu Dhabi University concluded its 2014-15 academic year on a high note with its Annual Staff & Faculty Appreciation Day. Among many other achievements, ADU’s College of Business Administration...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 24 June, 2015 3:09 am

ADU celebrates ‘Year of Recognition’ with milestones in international accreditation

Following a year of multiple achievements that has become known as the ‘Year of Recognition’, Abu Dhabi University concluded its 2014-15 academic year on a high note with its Annual Staff & Faculty Appreciation Day. Among many other achievements, ADU’s College of Business Administration...

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Culture & Education | Monday 22 June, 2015 10:30 am

International School of Arts & Sciences students excel at International Benchmark Test – IBT

37 students were among the top students worldwide, some of them with a score of 99.9% Students of International School of Arts & Sciences (ISAS) successfully completed the International Benchmark Test (IBT) held recently. 76 students passed the test with flying colors, thereby demonstrating the...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 20 June, 2015 4:42 pm

Security Media to Launch Ramadan Nabatean Poetry Contest via Emarat FM tomorrow

The Security Media Department at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, represented by the Radio Branch, will be launching a Ramadan poetry contest as of Sunday via Emarat FM radio. Ms. Alia Atiq Al Rumaithi, Radio Branch Manager at the Security ...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 20 June, 2015 5:26 am

Celebrities and Dignitaries Turn out in Full Force to Watch Anasy Media’s First Screening of the Tainted Veil

Anasy Media’s The Tainted veil screened to over 75 invited guests at a private screening in London on Monday. The documentary is the collaboration of great minds documentary filmmaker veteran Ovidio Salazar, Nahla Alfahad and Mazen Al Khayrat. The Tainted Veil looks into the origins of the Hijab, ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 18 June, 2015 3:21 pm

Middlesex University triumphs at the Middle East finals of CIMA Global Business Challenge 2015

Middlesex University has been crowned the regional champion at the Middle East finals of the CIMA Global Business Challenge (GBC) 2015, the international business competition held by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in partnership with Barclays. The Middle East stage of the...

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