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KSU students win professional ethics competition
Culture & Education | Saturday 5 March, 2016 8:07 am
Finance students from King Saud University emerged the winners of the 2015-16 CFA Research Challenge organized by the CFA Institute, Saudi Arabia chapter. The champion team will now represent Saudi universities in the upcoming CFA Institute Research Challenge to be held in April in Chicago. The ...
MoE seeks to ensure effective education
Culture & Education | Friday 4 March, 2016 10:32 am
The Ministry of Education (MoE) seeks to create a system that ensures an effective and efficient method of education for modern times. Education Minister Ahmed Al-Issa said that to achieve this, the ministry has launched a number of projects.  He said this during the launch on Thursday of a...
Jeddah's Children to meet Harvard and Nasa's Techniques
Culture & Education | Monday 29 February, 2016 6:55 am
The city of Jeddah has witnessed recently the opening of "Fast Track Kids" first branch in Saudi. This branch is to be among a wide chain of branches that reaches up to 338 ones, distributed in 48 countries around the world. Introducing a new educational concept through entertainment and...
Saudi youth is leading the way to knowledge-based economy in the Kingdom
Culture & Education | Sunday 28 February, 2016 8:11 am
 In line with Saudi Arabia’s Development Plan focused on narrowing the technology gap between the Kingdom and other industrial countries by 2020, and to promote the transition to a knowledge-based economy, the Dean of Information Technology at Al-Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University ...
Prince Khaled orders opening of two colleges
Culture & Education | Saturday 27 February, 2016 2:30 pm
Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has ordered the Taif University management to establish two colleges for boys and girls in Taysan Province. The Makkah governor, who’s also an adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, issued the order while on a visit to the province...
Ministry orders safety measures in schools
Culture & Education | Friday 26 February, 2016 4:02 am
Education Minister Ahmed Al-Eissa has called on directors of education in all cities and provinces to take all necessary steps as quickly as possible to guarantee the safety and security of schools and to ensure the safety of students. He directed that reports be submitted as soon as...
SBA is the first government authority to include reading as a criterion for recruitment and promotion
Culture & Education | Thursday 25 February, 2016 8:11 am
Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has launched a new initiative titled the “Reading Club” to encourage all its employees to read daily, in line with the vision and directives of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, who...
‘We All Dream in Gold’ The Oscars airs live and exclusively on OSN
Culture & Education | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 1:04 pm
With just one day to go, the countdown for the most celebrated and prestigious awards of the year has begun. Stay tuned to OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV network, to see all of the live action from the star-studded 88th Academy Awards ceremony at the same time as the...
Kingdom to have new media city
Culture & Education | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 8:57 am
The Kingdom would soon have a media city providing technical and other facilities for local and international journalists operating in the country. The media houses would be given “flexibility” to operate, within the rules and regulations of the country, said Adel Al-Turaifi, minister...
What are the English language requirements for study in the UK?
Culture & Education | Sunday 21 February, 2016 10:24 am
Thousands of Emirati students from the UAE travel to the UK each year for further education. Students in the UAE planning to study at UK universities have a lot to think about when it comes to choosing a course, a place to live, securing finance – along with checking visa and English language ...
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