Culture & Education | Saturday 31 January, 2015 12:20 pm

WAMY meet lauds KSA support for world youth

Saudi Arabia’s support to Muslim causes in general and youth in particular the world over has received high praise from prominent leaders of the 12th international conference of the Riyadh-based World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY), which opened here on Thursday (Jan. 29).In his address at the...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 29 January, 2015 3:42 pm

Aviation Foundation Course Cadets Graduate

Global pilot training group Airways Aviation announces the graduation of its first batch of Aviation Foundation Course cadets at a ceremony held at its Dubai Knowledge Village campus recently.The bespoke Airways Foundation Course prepares cadets for either European EASA and Australian CASA pathways ...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 28 January, 2015 8:39 am

Mawhiba leads the way for the youth

The late Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah gave a boost to the education sector when he launched the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity “Mawhiba” in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.The late king believed that education was the...

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Culture & Education | Monday 26 January, 2015 2:30 pm

Sky News Arabia Partners with Egypt-based Al Ahram to Broaden Scope of Programming

A high-level delegation from Egypt-based Al Ahram Establishment visited the headquarters of Sky News Arabia in Abu Dhabi to sign a strategic media partnership that mandates the two sides to share knowledge, expertise, and build synergies in training, advertising and programming. The agreement was...

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Culture & Education | Friday 23 January, 2015 1:48 am

Al-Khodairy unveils new vision

Newly appointed Culture and Information Minister Abdul Aziz Al-Khodairy has unveiled a new vision for the Kingdom’s media to foster cooperation between the people and the authorities and to ensure development and improve quality.Speaking to the editors in chief of Saudi newspapers and magazines...

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Culture & Education | Friday 23 January, 2015 12:57 am

Govt studies causes of violence in school

The Ministry of Education has been researching the problem of violence and bullying among students in public schools to determine reasons and ways of taking action to stop it.A committee formed by the ministry has been working on a plan to reduce and combat the rising levels of violence among...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 22 January, 2015 12:09 am

UBS announces partnership with Saudi Art Council as new sponsor of Jeddah Arts “21,39”

UBS, the world’s leading wealth manager, has announced that it will partner with the Saudi Art Council to sponsor the 2015 edition of Jeddah Arts “21,39”, which will begin in Jeddah tomorrow. Now in its second year, Jeddah Arts “21,39” is a non-profit initiative organized by the Saudi Art ...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 21 January, 2015 12:34 am

SECOND EDITION OF GLOBAL TALENT COMPETITIVENESS INDEX RELEASED

INSEAD, the leading international business school, today released the 2014 edition of its annual Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI). The study, which measures a nation’s competitiveness based on the quality of talent it can produce, attract and retain, was produced in collaboration with...

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Culture & Education | Monday 19 January, 2015 1:01 pm

Olympics Creativity and Giftedness Lunches its 9th Annual Program

Showcasing the unique and exceptional talents of the Olympics Creativity and Giftedness program #Doroob officially opened its Visual Arts Exhibition at Arab Mall this Saturday January 17, 2015 presenting the works of the 72 finalists in the 2014 Photography and Vlogging categories. The goal of the ...

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Culture & Education | Monday 19 January, 2015 2:24 am

Campaign checks students’ eyesight

The Ministry of Education recently launched a national campaign to discover the visual problems of kindergarten and elementary students. The campaign was launched with the cooperation of the National Commission for Children and the Ebsar Foundation for the visually impaired.The four-day campaign...

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