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Iraq to ink education deal with AED
Iraq and the Academy for Educational Development (AED), a non-profit social change organisation, will sign a new education initiative that aims at sending up to 10,000 Iraqi students per year over the next five years to foreign schools in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia, to complete their higher education studies. The initiative will begin with a pilot program of 500 students for the 2009/2010 school year.
Students urged to heed new UK visa rules
The Cultural Attache to the Embassy of Kuwait in London, Dr. Fayez Al-Thifeeri, is cautioning students wanting to study in the UK to be aware of new amendments made by the UK government for issuing academic visas. The British Interior Ministry has replaced all academic admission notes with a Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies, he noted, adding that the new document encompasses all academic data of the student. He also urged students and their parents, both those on government scholarships or studying at their own expense, to 'prudently and soundly' choose the academic institution they want to join due to 'strict' legal procedures required to change majors or schools. He also warned students not to leave the country without notifying the school, as such a move could lead to more security restrictions should the student wish to reÜenter the U.K. again.
Maarif, Intel sign e-learning agreement
Maarif for Teaching and Training, which owns 60 schools in 10 major compounds across Saudi Arabia, has signed a cooperation agreement with Intel Corporation to promote e-learning and related technologies. Under the agreement, the two parties will work to provide advanced educational solutions based on the use of Intel-powered classmate PC branded as Smartmate in the pre-school and primary levels of education in all Manarat Schools. Intel will also transfer its international expertise in teacher training, learning technologies, and educational programs to Maarif with a view to promoting students' skills and independent learning.
Boeing launches student engineering award
Boeing International has invited engineering students from the Middle East to participate in the Engineering Student of the Year Award, which will be presented in November during the Flightglobal Achievement Awards at the Dubai Airshow. The worldwide competition is open to any full or part-time engineering student pursuing a recognized degree. The winning student's work must be judged as likely to impact the future of aerospace engineering in areas such as new or enhanced capabilities, systems, processes or tools; new levels of performance; and improved life cycle costs.
Scholarships for Arab translators
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation has signed cooperation agreements with the American University in Sharjah, the Algiers-based High Institute for Translation and the Jordanian University in Amman to offer scholarships to professional Arab translators for gaining a Master's degree in translation, WAM has reported. Other leading regional institutes and universities are expected to join the programme soon, the foundation said. The new initiative is part of the 'Turjuman' programme which aims to boost the translation industry across the Arab World. Applicants to the Foundation's Master's programme are required to be professional translators of Arab nationality with substantial years of experience in the field.
58 projects in Karbala finalized
Fifty-eight projects in the education sector were finalized in Karbala province at a total cost of 10.19 billion Iraqi dinars on Sunday, the governor said. 'The projects include new schools, addition of new departments, restoration of school buildings, health utilities and fences,' Amal el-Din al-Hirr told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
Dulwich College to open in Saadiyat Island
Abu Dhabi's Tourism Development & Investment Company has announced in an agreement with the UK's Dulwich College, its plans to open a campus on Saadiyat Island by 2012. Founded in 1619, Dulwich College welcomes students from as early as three months to the age of 18. The college has also opened an academy in Shanghai.
German embassy funds Jordan school expansion
Germany's embassy in Jordan has given JD13,000 to establish a new kindergarten at the Theodor Schneller School in Amman, the Jordan Times has reported. The kindergarten will be open for boys and girls under the supervision of experienced Schneller School staff, the embassy has said. The Theodor Schneller School Amman was founded in 1959 as a shelter for orphans and provides educational and vocational training for underprivileged children.
'Building site' delays school opening
The Oundle School, a British private school, has delayed the launch of its Dubai branch, which was scheduled to open its Jumeirah campus this year, until 2011 saying it does not want to open 'in the middle of a building site', The National has reported. The new school will have space for about 1,600 primary and secondary school pupils. A local partner will fund it and pay a fee to Oundle, a co-educational school in Northamptonshire founded in 1556.
All UAE schools need accreditation from 2010
The UAE's Education Minister Humaid Quttami has said that beginning in 2010 all schools in the UAE will need to be accredited by the ministry, Khaleej Times has reported. He said a quality assurance programme will begin from September in schools in phases, and that all schools will be evaluated based on an international quality framework developed by the ministry. However, schools which are governed by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority will not be subject to a ministerial evaluation, he added.
Umm al Qaiwain may launch new university
The education zone of the UAE emirate of Umm al Qaiwain is studying whether to launch a university for its residents on orders from Sheikh Saud bin Rashid, the emirate's Ruler, according to Abaid al Qauod, the zone's director, reported The National. He said the study would consider issues such as whether to set up a new school from scratch or work with a foreign university to launch a branch campus. The study would be completed by the end of the year, which would allow a university to open in 2011, according to officials.
Kuwaiti MoE refutes reports on contracts with Iraqi teachers
Kuwaiti Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr Moudhi Abdulaziz Al-Humoud said Monday her ministry has not made any move towards contracting with Iraqi teachers for the upcoming schooling year. 'The ministry's committee on overseas contracts has contracted with teachers from several Arab countries excluding Iraq,' the minister told KUNA, refuting the recent press reports.
Bahrain to reassess degrees of foreign students
Bahrain's Education Ministry has announced it would reassess degrees of students graduated from medical colleges in Eastern Europe and Eastern Asian countries, the Gulf Daily News has reported. A ministry official said these universities defy international standards by admitting high school graduates with low averages. Students planning to enrol at foreign universities were yesterday urged to ensure their degrees would be accredited in Bahrain, the official added.
College funding for all Emirati students
The UAE's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research said yesterday that funding for every qualified Emirati to go to a federal university should soon be made permanent, reported The National. Over 13,000 students received text messages yesterday from the national admissions and placement office, notifying them they had a university place for the coming year. However, for the second year in a row, this was only made possible by an emergency funding increase.
AUST inks joint agreement with Temple University
Ajman University of Science and Technology (AUST)and the USA's Temple University have signed a joint agreement under which AUST electrical engineering students now have the opportunity to join Temple University at the successful completion of the specified coursework during their first two years of study. The students will continue their education at Temple University and will be awarded the BSEE degree (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering) issued by Temple after successfully completing the remaining coursework in two years.
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