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Qatar University launches educational fund
Qatar University, Al-Faisal Holding Company and Qatar National Bank have announced the launch of a new joint initiative for students in QU's College of Business and Economics, Gulf Times has reported. Al-Faisal Educational Fund aims to enhance courses in investment and portfolio management by giving students the opportunity of firsthand experience of investment activities at Qatar Exchange and other stock markets in the Gulf region. The Fund is facilitated by Al-Faisal's subsidiary, the Al Rayyan Education Company and will be financed by Al-Faisal's chairman and CEO, Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim al-Thani. It will be managed by the investment department of QNB.
GEMS school layoffs were 'normal adjustments'
Global Education Management Systems (GEMS), the UAE's largest operator of private schools, said its recent layoffs were the result of normal yearly adjustments, the company told the National. Last week it announced layoffs at the GEMS American Academy - Abu Dhabi and the Wellington International School in Dubai, and said it would cease offering secondary classes at Royal Dubai School. 'We are doing what we do every year and adjusting staffing levels,' Richard Forbes, the director of marketing and communications for the company, told the daily.
Mantra signs research deal with Saudi university
US firm Mantra Venture Group has signed a letter of intent with Saudi Arabia's King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals to explore and research new processes that would use the company's Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide (ERC) reactor, a form of carbon recycling, Saudi Gazette has reported. ERC can convert carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals, and the pair hope that via research at the university, more can be added to that list. Current chemicals produced include formate salts, formic acid, oxalic acid and methanol.
Heriot-Watt University Dubai to build new campus
Heriot-Watt University Dubai has said it will build a new campus at Dubai International Academic City. The number of students at its current Dubai campus has grown by 30% to 1,300, according to the University's vice-chancellor Prof. Steve Chapman. In addition to building larger premises, the Dubai campus will introduce PhD programmes, he added, because the university wants to focus more on research.
ICDL, MSU Dubai tie up for ICT programs
ICDL GCC Foundation and Michigan State University (MSU) Dubai have announced its partnership to set up a new ICDL Certified Training and Assessment Centre at MSU Dubai. The facility will offer specialised IT training programs for educators and students in higher education. The two institutions have also agreed to have also agreed develop a curriculum for a new ICT program, in both Arabic and English.
Gems to shut Dubai secondary school
Gems has confirmed that it is closing the secondary part of Royal Dubai School in Mirdif, Dubai, due to financial reasons. The school had fewer than 100 students and parents have been told that it was uneconomical to run. Pupils have a guaranteed place of one of two alternative Gems secondary schools, and have been given the choice of moving them either in January or at the start of the next academic year. However, some have raised concerns about what this will mean for class sizes. The primary school will continue to operate, the company said.
Qatar University offers honour programme
Qatar University (QU) has launched a new programme which is designed to meet the needs of students with distinguished academic record, Gulf Times has reported. The 'Honours Programme' aims to encourage students to maintain high academic levels and offers them the opportunity to maximise their drive for excellence selected courses taught in a rigorous academic setting, QU President Professor Sheikha Abdulla al-Misnad said. The programme requires the completion of 24 credits over a period of four years or eight semesters, she added.
Some top Dubai schools to be downgraded
Some highly rated schools in Dubai will be downgraded in the next round of government inspections because of a new emphasis on teaching Arabic, the National has reported. Dubai's school authority, the Knowledge and Human Development Authority, confirmed that some schools which were ranked 'outstanding' last year had been marked down because they had not made sufficient improvements in Arabic language and Islamic studies instruction. The impending downgrades would be a blow to the schools as their ability to raise fees is linked to their performance in the inspections, the paper reported.
RIT Dubai to launch new undergraduate programmes in 2010
The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Dubai has revealed plans to expand its portfolio by launching undergraduate programmes in engineering, business and computing by September 2010. RIT Dubai currently offers post-graduate studies and advanced certificate courses in selected fields.
Secondary school students in Qatar to get bus service
Qatar's ministry of education and higher education has decided to provide a bus service to students of independent and semi-independent secondary schools in the country, the Peninsula has reported. The bus service is currently available for students of elementary and preparatory schools.
Honeywell teams up with King Faisal University
Honeywell Middle East has launched an academic and industrial collaboration program with King Faisal University. Honeywell will provide technical and research support, training, internships, scholarships and bursaries to selected students enrolled in the University's electrical, instrumentation, chemical engineering, computer science and management programs. The program will include the launch of a summer internship program and academic achievement awards for six students, in addition to regular seminars and career days hosted by Honeywell's executives.
IED launches executive coaching programme
The Institute for Executive Development, a member of the Abu Dhabi University Knowledge Group, has announced the launch of a coaching programme for the executives in the region. The programme, which is run in collaboration with Ashridge Business School, is scheduled to begin on October 26, 2009 at Abu Dhabi University and consists of three interactive, three day workshops and an optional one-day practicum.
Saudi requires higher education teachers license
A teaching license is no compulsory in Saudi Arabia, where newly appointed school teachers and instructors in higher education need to take an examination to obtain a teaching license, Saudi Gazette has reported. According to Muhammed Al-Sudairi of King Saud University in Riyadh, new teachers were scheduled to sit the examinations at the beginning of this academic year's second semester, while examinations will be phased in for staff already in employment.
Horizon launches aviation business admin Diploma
Al Ain-based Horizon International Flight Academy has inaugurated its Higher Diploma programme in Aviation Business Administration. The course includes a comprehensive mix of business and aviation subjects covering three semesters, with a flexible schedule so as not to conflict with the normal working routine of employed individuals, the academy said.
Bahraini schools warned on fee hikes
Bahrain's education ministry has warned the kingdom's private schools not to increase students' fees or implement new ones without official approval, Gulf Daily News has reported. Schools found violating the rules will be held accountable legally, and may have their licences revoked, the ministry said. 'The aim is to secure affordable fees for parents and strike a better balance between schools' means and educational standards,' a ministry statement said.
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