Culture & Education | Sunday 14 February, 2016 7:39 am

UK conference highlights Saudi students’ accomplishments

The 9th Saudi Student Conference which is being held on Feb. 13-14 is sponsored by Umm Al-Qura University and hosted by the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. It was organized by the Scientific Society for Saudi Students in the UK (SSSSUK) with the collaboration of the Saudi Arabian...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 14 February, 2016 6:11 am

JISH holds workshops for speech language specialists

The Jeddah Institute for Speech and Hearing (JISH) on Saturday began two-day training workshops for their clinical team at the Center for Autism Research in Riyadh. Dr. Nahla Dashash, consultant speech language pathologist, and director of Clinical Services at JISH, provided the workshops inputs ...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 13 February, 2016 5:40 am

Education minister orders separate security department for schools

 A separate department to provide enhanced security to the Kingdom’s schools will be set up in all educational regions, Education Minister Ahmad Mohamed Al-Issa announced on Wednesday. Under the new directive, such departments will be established in all education regions in the...

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Culture & Education | Friday 12 February, 2016 7:38 am

Prince Khaled writes poem to inspire troops at southern borders

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has written a patriotic poem to inspire Saudi troops at the southern borders. Titled, “I wish to be with you,” the poem infuses encouragement in the hearts and minds of troops guarding the borders in Najran, Asir and Jazan. It also expresses in...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 11 February, 2016 7:46 am

Deloitte: Data analytics transforming higher education

Across the Middle East, educational institutions and providers face a myriad of challenges and opportunities. On the demand side, changing student and employer expectations place pressure on providers to improve learner outcomes and maintain relevance. Changes to regulations, growing competition...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 11 February, 2016 12:50 am

Families Around The World Will Come Together with BEAT BUGS

Netflix, Grace: A Storytelling Company (Grace), Thunderbird and Beyond Screen Production announced today that the highly anticipated children’s series BEAT BUGS will come to Netflix this summer. BEAT BUGS features original characters and a world created by Josh Wakely, who will direct, write...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 10 February, 2016 2:37 pm

Egyptian and Jordanian school leaders visit London for annual Education Development Day

London, United Kingdom 10 February 2016: 16 delegates from Jordanian and Egyptian schools have gathered in London for Pearson’s annual Education Development Day forum. The trip was facilitated by Pearson and the British Council in Amman and Cairo as a way of sharing international best...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 9 February, 2016 4:27 am

Education Ministry responsible for nurseries & kindergartens

The Ministry of Education will now issue licenses and be responsible for all matters related to operating kindergartens and nurseries. An approval to this effect was granted by the Council of Ministers on Monday. The weekly session of the Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques...

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Culture & Education | Monday 8 February, 2016 5:38 am

Teacher Presents Strategy for Developing School children Skills

 In a step to promote and develop school children skills in all three grades of elementary school, teacher Ahmed Saleh Omar Al Dayni, the mathematics teacher in Al-Faisaliah School for Gifted Students in Jeddah, has adopted an educational program in partnership with Mahmood Saleh Abbar...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 4 February, 2016 1:39 am

OSN Extends LONG-TERM Partnership with Discovery Communications across the Middle East and North Africa

OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV network, today announced the extension of its partnership with Discovery Communications across the Middle East and North Africa with a new distribution deal that will see the launch of 2 new HD channels exclusively for OSN subscribers, even more hours of new...

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