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Kuwait Uni to ink KD5m building deal
Kuwait University has signed a contract with the international consultancy, SoM, in coordination with Gulf Dar Consultants for engineering to design wards for students' activities and sports in the district of Al-Sheddadiah, at a cost of KD5m, Kuna has reported. The building will be constructed on a 124,105 sqm plot of land.
Abu Dhabi hospitality college to upgrade campus
Abu Dhabi's first hospitality management college, European International College (EIC), is planning to move to a bigger campus to enable it to accommodate more students, the college's chairman has said. Dr Abdullah Abdul Jalil Al Fahim has said that the expansion is meant to attract more students, especially Emiratis, to take up hospitality management. The three-year-old college currently has 70 students.
Dubai forms new group to boost education standards
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced it will form a group to study the best practices at international schools in order to boost education standards in the emirate. The Dubai Private Schools Group also aims to ensure that national curriculum schools catering to the budget segment of Dubai's population also operate cost-effectively and to high standards. The new group will require a minimum of 30 members, according to the chamber's regulations on the organisation of business groups.
Dubai to develop rental index for education centres
Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority has signed an agreement with the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Rera) to develop a unified index that will establish appropriate levels of rent for different areas, with a view to achieving stability in the rental market for public, as well as private, educational buildings. At present, rents for adjacent schools can vary significantly, which in the case of private schools has a knock-on effect on the level of tuition fees. The new scheme, which will involve the development of long-term rental contracts, is intended to smooth out such disparities.
UAE schools adopt RFID to thwart diploma forgery
Fifty universities throughout the UAE are placing adhesive RFID labels containing security codes on the diplomas they issue, in order to ensure the validity of the documents, as well as speed up the process of university registration. The ministry has advised universities to standardize the data they collect, such as students' personal and academic information. It also urges schools to provide their students with academic certificates that cannot be forged.
School bus fee hikes too high, RTA says
The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has told schools and transport companies that they cannot use the new bus regulations as a justification for increasing their transport fees, reported Gulf News. Most schools in Dubai have announced a transport fee hike from 60 to 100% with effect from September, citing higher costs associated with meeting new school bus regulations set up by the RTA. Eisa Abdul Rahman Al Dossary, CEO of the RTA's Public Transport Agency, said the amount needed to upgrade a school bus to meet the requirements of the new rules ranges from Dhs8,000 to Dhs15,000, and he said it would be reasonable if the fee increase per pupil were in the range of Dhs250 to Dhs500 maximum and for one time only.
SABIC, Schlumberger join KAUST program
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has announced that Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and Schlumberger have become founding members of the KAUST Industrial Collaboration Program (KICP). KICP membership ensures access to all KAUST research, seminars, events, and networking and provides collaborators with recruiting and outreach support, in addition to employment and funding prospects to students.
French Fashion University launches courses
The French Fashion University Esmod (FFUE)-Dubai has announced the introduction of new programmes for the 2009-2010 academic year, which include workshops in summer fashion and children's wear, a make-up programme, merchandising and branding courses, and a three-year Bachelor of Arts degree in fashion. The new courses are to complement the region's growing beauty products market, which is expected to reach $2.9bn in 2009 and of which the UAE segment is expected to hit $898.4m, with Dubai accounting for almost 70% of the market.
Bradenton Prep to open at Sports City
Bradenton Preparatory Academy is set to open its branch at Dubai Sports City this September. The US-based academy has announced it will offer its bespoke learning curriculum, where students are encouraged to pursue non-curricula interests such as art and sport, while receiving preparatory education. The academy facilities include kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, high school, auditorium, gymnasium, fully equipped science laboratories, a performing arts centre, and two art rooms.
Kuwait Australian College opens Maritime centre
The Australian College of Kuwait (ACK) has inaugurated its Maritime Simulation Centre, a state-of-the-art multi-faceted training facility that provides both effective and virtual training for Kuwait's petroleum, transport, maritime, maritime security and defence related industries. The new centre has been launched in association with Lockheed Martin and the National Offset Co, a Kuwaiti state-owned closed shareholding company, and will offer theoretical and practical training services to civilian and military personnel at the local and regional levels.
Abu Dhabi school to double capacity
The American Community School, one of Abu Dhabi's oldest private schools, has announced plans to double its capacity by opening a new campus, reported The National. The school said a $3m gift from Lockheed Martin, the American defence contractor, enabled the ACS to go ahead with the new site, which will eventually accommodate another 1,000 children. The expansion is seen as helping to ease a a crisis in school places in the city.
Sorbonne sees growth in Abu Dhabi
Dr Jean-Pierre Machelon, dean at the Université Paris Descartes, which runs the law and economics programmes at Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, told The National that enrolment at the university is growing and the popularity of some French-language courses, including the history of western art and the history and politics of Gulf countries, is 'spectacular'. Other indicators that the university is thriving, Dr Machelon said, were the range of other projects it had launched, among them the Open Sorbonne, which offers lectures to non-students.
UAE to provide online career guide
The UAE Ministry of Education has announced that it will establish a comprehensive online guide for school students next academic year, to help students choose a profession, understand the needs of the UAE labour market and gauge each student's aptitude for their chosen path. The service offers information on universities, programmes and employment prospects, and will be available on the ministry's website, www.moe.gov.ae.
Saudi Arabia to launch new SR1bn education project
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Education plans to launch a SR1bn project to upgrade the mathematics and science syllabi in the kingdom's schools, reported Al-Watan newspaper. Muhammad Asiri, secretary-general of the project, said the new syllabi will be introduced in the first and fourth standards of primary schools and the first standard of intermediary schools. Secondary schools will get the new syllabus a year later, he added. In order to implement the project, 545 education supervisors are undergoing training in the new teaching style while 4000 teachers have already completed their training.
Saudi to upgrade math and science
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Education is investing SR1bn to upgrade the mathematics and science syllabi in the kingdom's schools, according to a report from Al-Watan newspaper. New syllabi will be introduced in the first and fourth standards of primary schools and the first standard of intermediary schools, beginning next academic year.
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