Culture & Education | Thursday 29 September, 2016 4:05 am

KFUPM is ‘driving force’ behind innovation in KSA

Prince Saud bin Naif, governor of the Eastern Province, has asserted the keenness of the province to inform the local and international community of the services provided by King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), as well as highlighting the achievements and patents of the...

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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 | Monday 26 September, 2016 4:20 am

Raytheon’s MathAlive! to debut in Riyadh at King Saud University

MathAlive!, the unique interactive math and science exhibit created by the Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), will open to the public in Riyadh at King Saud University (KSU) on the evening of October 2, 2016, following a VIP ceremony that same day. The exhibition’s debut in Riyadh will run...

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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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Culture & Education | Sunday 25 September, 2016 12:12 am

Bringing education to refugees in Lebanon with the Clooney Foundation for Justice

We are facing the largest refugee crisis since World War II. Last September, we asked ourselves if we could play a unique role in supporting organizations on the ground, and we invited people around the world to help us respond -- with Google.org matching every dollar. Since that time, Google.org...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 24 September, 2016 3:01 pm

25,000 buses to transport 1.2m students free of cost

The Ministry of Education has announced that it is offering a fleet of around 25,000 school buses free of cost to transport 1,227,525 or 20 percent of the male and female students in the Kingdom. The buses are expected to make 12,870,000 trips this year, operated by 28,000 drivers,...

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