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Education forum kicks off in Dubai
Leading education officials from throughout the Middle East are in Dubai this week to attend a leading-edge forum which is expected to assist in setting a new education agenda for the region.Ministry and NGO officials from Bahrain, Yemen, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia will be at the Gulf Education Forum, which runs at the Madinat Arena from January 21-23. The forum will examine key issues impacting the education industry in the region.
United Arab Emirates: Monday, January 21 - 2008 at 08:36 |

Lack of funds for UAE special needs pupils
An initiative to integrate the first four UAE pupils with Down's syndrome into a public kindergarten has been cancelled due to lack of funds, reported Gulf News. Although the initiative was initially successful, at the beginning of the second term the project suffered repeated failure, resulting in its cancellation. Three of the special-needs pupils have been left without any form of schooling.
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, January 20 - 2008 at 07:51

YAL launches student program
Maha Al-Ghunaim, President of YAL- Kuwait chapter announced the launch of a training program with an initiative of bringing together Kuwaiti and foreign students in the private sector, reported Kuwait Times. The 'Internship and Exchange Program' will allow students to exchange their knowledge and capabilities within the Kuwaiti's various organizations and universities, given that Kuwait's private sector is one of the best and strongest sectors in the region in terms of size and experience.
Kuwait: Saturday, January 19 - 2008 at 11:16 |

Kuwait MOE staff say no to fingerprint machines
A group of Ministry of Education employees are demanding for the halt of using fingerprint sign-in machines, reported Kuwait Times. The MOE employees stated that the fingerprint machines caused cancer and many other diseases. The employees also claimed that the machines had been cancelled in many other ministries and they urged all employees to go on strike till the old card-punching system was redeemed. Commenting on the call for a strike, some parliamentary sources stressed that those in favor of removing the machines were a group of unproductive employees who never used to go to work and who had other people punch their cards in and out.
Kuwait: Thursday, January 17 - 2008 at 09:49 |

1,100 pass promotion tests in Kuwait
The Ministry of Education's Assistant Undersecretary for public education affairs Mohammed Al-Kandari said 1,100 ministry employees had passed their oral and written tests and had qualified to be promoted to higher positions, reported Kuwait Times. Al-Kandari said the promoted employees included male and female teachers who had been promoted to senior teacher, supervisory and managerial positions.
Kuwait: Thursday, January 17 - 2008 at 09:34 |

Kuwait new director for students funds
The Ministry of Education's General Manager of the private education department Mohammed Al-Dahes was recently appointed as the director of the needy students charity fund, reported Kuwait Times. Al-Dahes will be taking the place of the recently retired director Bandar Al-Hawwas.
Kuwait: Thursday, January 17 - 2008 at 09:32

Kuwait postpones exams
The Rector of Kuwait University Abdullah Al-Fahaidan announced that exams scheduled on January 19 will be postponed until January 22, reported Kuwait Times. Al-Fahaidan said the exams were postponed because most Muslims will fast on January 19, which is known as the day of Ashoura. Meanwhile, MP Husain Mezyad asked the Ministry of Education to delay school exams by two hours every day because of the cold weather.
Kuwait: Thursday, January 17 - 2008 at 09:30

More school closings in UAE
The UAE's Ministry of Education has announced that all government and private schools in Dubai, Sharjah, and the northern emirates will remain closed on Wednesday and Thursday because of heavy rains, reported Khaleej Times. However, public and private schools in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and the western region will remain open.
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, January 16 - 2008 at 08:06

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