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Sharjah students build solar car
Siemens and the American University of Sharjah have teamed up to support its students in building solar-powered cars. The car is expected to be finished by May 2008 and will be able to reach a speed up to 100km per hour using only the power produced from solar array.
United Arab Emirates: Monday, February 25 - 2008 at 08:13 |

Call for English, Arabic balance in education
The Arabic language could face extinction in the UAE and the Gulf in the long run if education policies are not revised to strike a balance between English and Arabic as the medium of instruction, according to speakers on the first day of the two-day international Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages conference in the American University of Sharjah, reported Khaleej Times. Fatima Badry, Professor of English and Linguistics and Director of TESOL at AUS, said that if Arabic was relegated to a second class status, the language might become extinct like Sanskrit, Greek and Latin. Citing examples of France, Syria and Canada, the speakers noted that Gulf countries could teach subjects in both English and Arabic or alternate between the two languages every year.
Sunday, February 24 - 2008 at 07:42 |

Tanmia ties up with Azadea
Tanmia has partnered with Azadea Group in an employment program within Azadea for UAE nationals. The firm has opened various job opportunities for UAE nationals in its chain of retail outlets, restaurants and coffee shops of more than 30 brands that include Zara, Virgin Megastore, Mango, and Sunglass Hut.
United Arab Emirates: Saturday, February 23 - 2008 at 08:10 |

EFG-Hermes donates $500,000 to school feeding
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed $500,000 contribution from EFG-Hermes Foundation to support the education of thousands of vulnerable children in Egypt by providing them with take-home rations of food. The donation will be used to support children engaged in or at risk of engaging in exploitative child labour, as well as children who are enrolled in community schools with a special emphasis on girls' education. Take-home rations of food will be purchased for approximately 9,250 children in the four governorates of Sohag, Beni Sweif, Assiut, and Red Sea.
Egypt: Thursday, February 21 - 2008 at 08:27 |

High-level education forum to be held in Dubai
Delegates from Ministries of Education from the Middle East, South Asia and the UK will meet to discuss the future of education in a forum to be held in Dubai on 27 February. The forum, 'Building Capacity, Raising Performance: Trends in Secondary Education', will focus on issues central to education policy making and the international drive for improved school performance. Ministry officials from Qatar, Sudan, Pakistan, UAE, Jordan, Oman, Syria, Egypt, and Kuwait will be in attendance. The forum will be hosted by University of Cambridge International Examinations in partnership with the Knowledge and Human Development Authority and RM Education.
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, February 20 - 2008 at 07:58 |

UN praises Qatar education initiatives
UNESCO has praised the attention Qatar accords to the education process in the country and said the regional conference on the Arab States-mid term Review on Education for All, to be held from today until Thursday at Ritz Carlton Hotel in Doha, reported Gulf Times. In a statement to Qatar News Agency, Hamad bin Saif al Homami, the director of UNESCO's regional office in Doha, hailed Qatar's pioneering experience in the domain of advancing education through state initiatives. Education ministers from 20 Arab countries will participate in the conference to demonstrate their accomplishments towards materializing the objective of the UNESCO's education initiative.
Qatar: Tuesday, February 19 - 2008 at 09:35 |

Yemen, WB discuss educational cooperation
Deputy minister of education Abdul-Aziz bin Habtour held talks with the Washington-based World Banks Consultant Brenda Cock education cooperation between Yemen and the WB, reported Saba. The meeting dealt with a report to be presented in the Semester Evaluation Conference of Basic Education Development Project (BEDP) to be held next April. Bin Habtour valued donor's support to the project that contributed positively to boost human capabilities and constructing schools in different governorates. He also discussed with the consultant of BEDP Sharon Bity mechanisms of developing project's performance and possible support of Education Ministry's Technical department for this purpose.
Yemen: Tuesday, February 19 - 2008 at 09:02 |

Murdoch University to launch in Dubai
Australia's Murdoch University has signed a partnership agreement with Dubai's International Academic City to open up a new university in the emirate. Murdoch University International Study Centre Dubai is expected to attract students from within the UAE, across the Middle East as well as the Subcontinent, offering degrees in Media, Mass Communication and Business. The first semester will start in September 2008.
United Arab Emirates: Monday, February 18 - 2008 at 08:07 |

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