Culture & Education | Sunday 18 June, 2017 3:50 am

The UAEBBY Brings Big Smiles to Less Fortunate Children on Zayed Humanitarian Day

This year marks the 14th anniversary of Zayed Humanitarian Day, celebrated annually on 19 Ramadan to honour the values of compassion, giving and volunteerism embodied by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Founding Father of the UAE. In celebration, the UAE Board on Books for Young People...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 17 June, 2017 4:21 am

Mbsc Proactive Recruitment Efforts Generate Huge Response From Student Hopefuls

Prince Mohammed Bin Salman College’s high-energy proactive student recruitment efforts have paid off beyond expectations as the number of applications submitted to the KAEC-based College over the past three months has surpassed 1,200, a surprising 500% more than the college’s original...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 14 June, 2017 2:25 pm

More than 3,400 Saudi students to take part in summer camps after Eid

More than 3,400 gifted students will join summer camps to be conducted across Saudi Arabia following the Eid festival. The three-week program, organized by the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba), will be held in major cities such as Riyadh, Makkah, ...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 13 June, 2017 11:30 am

Prince Sultan University in Saudi Joins Red Hat Academy

Prince Sultan University today announced that it has collaborated with Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, to create the King Salman Education for Employment Program Red Hat Academy. Red Hat Academy is an open source, web-deployed and web-managed education program...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 13 June, 2017 4:48 am

Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi signs an MoU with Lycée Français Théodore Monod

As part of its commitment to support the French educational institutions in the UAE, Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lycée Français Théodore Monod Abu Dhabi. The agreement was signed by Professor Eric Fouache, Vice...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 13 June, 2017 4:06 am

AURAK Establishes Relationship with Irish University

The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) has signed an agreement which sees the University of Limerick (UL) becoming the university’s first Irish partner. The memorandum of understanding intends to stimulate intercultural activities and projects between the two universities,...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 11 June, 2017 6:45 am

Dubai Culture Launches Programme for Dubai Festival for Youth Theatre 2017 and 2018

In the run up to the eleventh edition of the Dubai Festival for Youth Theatre, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) – the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage – has announced the new festival programme for 2017 and 2018. This year, the programme...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 10 June, 2017 4:53 am

Dubai Customs organizes “Path of Happiness” training

Training Centre at Dubai Customs organized a training workshop entitled “Path of Happiness” which aims at raising awareness around happiness amongst Dubai Customs staff. Dr Shaikha Al Ghafiri, acting director of Dubai Customs' Training Centre pointed out that the...

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Culture & Education | Friday 9 June, 2017 4:57 pm

OIC urges member nations to commemorate Orphans’ Day

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called on its member states and humanitarian organizations to commemorate Orphans’ Day on Saturday. The OIC said orphans in disaster and crisis-struck zones continue to be in need of assistance, making an appeal to member states. “We...

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Culture & Education | Friday 9 June, 2017 5:54 am

Bahri provides job opportunities to Maritime Studies graduates of King Abdulaziz University

Bahri, a global leader in transportation and logistics, has announced the signing of an agreement with King Abdulaziz University (KAU) to provide training opportunities to KAU’s Marine Sciences graduates on board its vessels. Bahri will offer intensive practical training for students...

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