2006
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$2.6bn science and techno uni
Saudi is setting up the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology at a cost of $2.6bn in Thuwal, Arab News reported. Classes are due to begin in 2008. Egyptian Nobel Prize laureate Ahmed Zewail is favoured to become the university's president, a source said. As well as locals, the university will accept students from outside the country.
Private schools close for Games
Private schools in Qatar will be closed during the Asian Games which start on Friday, the Peninsula reported. The government is allowing the schools to take their holidays during the games. But it will be classes as ususal for Government schools and universties.
AUS new testing centre
The American University of Sharjah has opened its new testing centre, Gulf News reported. The centre will accommodate various external examinations. AUS testing partner AMid-East will have a permanent office there.
ENDP, Dubai Properties MoU
Emirates Nationals Development Programme has signed an MoU with Dubai Properties for the purpose of recruiting nationals in the real estate sector. DP has two programmes for national jobseekers: Al Tatweer, a six-month HR development programme for school leavers; and Al Etqan, a 12-month course for higher diploma and bachelors degree graduates.
Police colleges raise skills
Police academies in the UAE will concentrate on e-learning and English language skills in future courses, according to a senior ministry official cited in Gulf News. The Abu Dhabi Police College graduated 162 new cadets last week, including three from Bahrain and one from Yemen. The Ministry of the Interior wants local colleges to be seen as a model for turning out outstanding recruits.
Microsoft academy in Bahrain
Microsoft has nominated the Directorate of Training at the Ministry of Education in Bahrain as the first Microsoft certified IT Academy for Teacher Training in the Gulf. The Microsoft IT Academy provides Information and Communication Technology education to Bahraini schools under Microsoft's Partners in Learning global initiative. The academy offers computer skills development to teachers and training on how to use technology as an integral part of the learning process.
Aspire visits Singapore
Qatari students from the Aspire Sports Academy have visited the Singapore Sports School as part of a trip to the Far East to help their sporting and academic development. The visit was part of an on-going exchange programme developed between the two institutions. More than 60 students participated in training sessions, coaching and lectures.
UAE hands over 52 schools
The UAE Initiative for Support and Reconstruction of Lebanon has handed over 52 newly renovated schools to the Lebanese Ministry of Education, reported the local WAM news agency. Mohammed Al Rumaith, the project's DG, said that the UAE has now rebuilt 233 schools in the south of Lebanon following the Israeli bombing attacks in the summer.
UAE students pick UK unis
The number of university students from the UAE studying in the UK has increased by 10% in a year, reported Gulf News. In the academic year 2004-5, there were 1,810 UAE students in the UK, with around half studying for undergraduate degrees and the remainder involved in postgraduate studies. The numbers were provided by the British Council from data supplied by the UK's Higher Education Statistics Agency.
Arabic teacher shortage in Dubai
An official at the Dubai Education Zone has revealed that a number of schools are lacking specialist Arabic teachers following a spate of resignations by UAE nationals, reported Gulf News. Some public schools have re-employed expatriates who had previously been released in order to enable locals to take up teaching posts. The DEZ has been left surprised by the resignations and is also coping with a shortage of inspectors.
Construction MBA info session
Manchester Business School is holding a free information session about its MBA for construction executives at Dubai Knowledge Village on 25 November 2006. Director of the programme, Professor Graham Winch, will talk about the course from 6.30-8.00pm.
ADU to show new courses
Abu Dhabi University will be promoting its newly accredited undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Getex Abu Dhabi 2006. They include a range of business administration, science, arts and education related bachelors and masters degrees. The university will also be presenting its new $71m campus, which opened in October.
UAE students pick UK
Increasing numbers of UAE students are choosing to study in the UK, with numbers in 2004-05 up 10% on the previous year, according to British Council statistics. Most of the 1,810 UAE students currently studying in the UK are males in their late teens and early twenties.
Getex opens for business
Academic courses and training programmes from more than 125 institutions in 15 countries will be on show at Getex Abu Dhabi, which opens Friday. The exhibition will focus on higher education courses, particularly in management, medicine, IT and e-learning, according to organisers. There will be free academic and career counselling workshops.
Alberta curriculum at Qatar school
The Qatar Canadian School has adopted the Alberta Education Programme as its curriculum, The Peninsula reported. The Canadian-based education system works on small class sizes and individualised teaching to encourage innovation and creative thought in students, said the school's principal, Brenda Walker.
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