Culture & Education | Tuesday 17 March, 2015 11:27 am

New Areas of Focus, New Leadership Decided at 2015 MEPRA Annual General Meeting

The Middle East PR Association (MEPRA) hosted its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on February 25 at Middlesex University, Knowledge Village, Dubai. The board officially approved the organization’s 2014 financial results and outlined the implementation of several new, strategic priorities for 2015. ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 15 March, 2015 1:07 am

Sharjah International Book Fair shortlisted for Excellence Award at London Book Fair

Translation Grant recognised by Market Focus Achievement AwardSharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) - a subsidiary of the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) - has been shortlisted for the London Book Fair (LBF) International Excellence Award 2015 for the Market Focus Achievement Award. The Award goes to ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 12 March, 2015 8:16 am

Conference pays tribute to legacy of KSA founder

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman attended on Wednesday the second International Conference on the History of King Abdul Aziz at a local university, which will showcase the leadership qualities and achievements of the late monarch. Accompanied by Crown Prince Muqrin, deputy premier,...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 11 March, 2015 9:31 am

King Faisal International Prize winner Jeffery Gordon delivers ‘virtual’ public lecture

Winners of the 37th annual King Faisal International Prize (KFIP) have been taking part in a series of public lectures in Riyadh this week, sharing the ideas that earned them Saudi Arabia’s most prestigious academic accolade.Winner of the 2015 prize for medicine, Professor Jeffery Gordon was...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 10 March, 2015 7:31 am

Makkah governor stresses key role of universities

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, said that scientific research is the launch pad for universities to play greater role in community services. He said this while receiving President of the Umm Al-Qura University Bakri Assas, a science research team of the Technology Invention Center at the...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 8 March, 2015 4:01 pm

SABIC and ExxonMobil participate in High Institute for Elastomers Industries graduation class

SABIC and ExxonMobil participated in the first graduation ceremony of the High Institute for Elastomers Industries (HIEI) in Yanbu on March 4. Patronized by Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Madinah, the ceremony was attended by Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Thenayan Al-Saud,...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 8 March, 2015 6:31 am

Project ready for students’ nationwide test

The Public Education Evaluation Commission (PEEC) has begun its practical application phase of the professional development program for its evaluators, starting with field training conducted through school visitations across Riyadh and Jeddah.Announcing this, Najlah Al-Driehim, director of the...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 8 March, 2015 6:15 am

KAICAL stresses on projects to promote use of Arabic language

Riyadh-based King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz International Center for Arabic Language (KAICAL) is committed to stimulating scientific research and creating public awareness about the impact of language on all aspects of society.To this end, KAICAL has designed a scientific work plan to create quality...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 8 March, 2015 6:09 am

Nominations for Urban Heritage Award opens

The Secretariat General of the Prince Sultan bin Salman Urban Heritage Award has invited the submission of nominations for the sixth session of the Urban Heritage Award this year.The nomination is exclusive to the students from colleges or architecture and planning schools, as well as colleges of...

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Culture & Education | Friday 6 March, 2015 11:48 am

BMC pens cooperation deal with Canadian university

A delegation from the University of Manitoba in Canada recently visited the Kingdom to study a joint cooperation agreement with the Batterjee Medical College (BMC). The Canadian representatives were led by Dr. Emily Atfery, dean of the university’s faculty of medicine, and met with Dr. Khaled...

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