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Jordan increases university numbers
Jordan's Higher Education Council (HEC) has said it will raise the number of students accepted at the kingdom's public universities for the upcoming academic year by 2,240 seats, the Jordan Times has reported. Selected universities will accept 20 extra students in certain specialisations, including medicine, dentistry, pharmaceutical studies, civil engineering, architecture, computer sciences, electric engineering, nursing, English language, business administration, accounting, marketing and information technology, HEC said.
Registration stopped in five private Bahraini universities
Five private universities in Bahrain are being prevented from registering new students for one year, with certificates from two of them being studied for their credibility. The five universities have been named by the Bahraini Education Minister Dr Majid Al-Nuaimi as Kingdom University, Gulf University, Delmon University for Science and Technology, University College of Bahrain, and Birla Institute of Technology International Center. The certificates in question are from Gulf University, Delmon University for Science and Technology, as well as a third university, Applied Science University.
More professionals want to teach
More professionals are inquiring about how to transfer their skills into the classroom or earn a teaching degree, according to some schools in the UAE, The National has reported. A spokesman for Taaleem, which runs eight schools in Dubai and Abu Dhabi has said, they hardly get calls of such nature six months ago. But now it receives about half a dozen a month inquiring about teaching in their schools. The report further noted the economic downturn as the reason for the surge in the number of people training to become teachers.
Oman schools to reopen September 26
Oman's Ministry of Education has announced that general schools, private education schools, kindergartens and private schools will now open only on September 26, the Times of Oman has reported. The decision is applicable only to schools that follow the Omani education curriculum, the ministry has said, which would cover approximately 600,000 pupils. However, administrative, teaching and technical staff of the schools will continue to work.
KAUST inks Mentor deal
Saudi Arabia's King Abdul Aziz University for Science and Technology (KAUST) and US-based Mentor Graphics have signed an agreement to jointly promote and develop electronics design technology in the kingdom, the Saudi Gazette has said. According to the agreement, the Advanced Microelectronics Technology Centre will be established at KAUST. The centre will offer three programs that will contribute to the Saudi National Strategic Plan; Advanced Technology Program; Professional Training Program; and the Incubation Support Program. Mentor will provide comprehensive design automation software as well as consulting and training services.
AUD gets accreditation for IT degree
The American University in Dubai (AUD) has announced that the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET has accredited its Bachelor of Information Technology degree. The program is also accredited by the UAE's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, AUD has said.
Zayed University academic year begins
Zayed University began its new academic year with a convocation on Tuesday. Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and President of Zayed University, inaugurated the twelfth convocation event. The institution's priorities for this year include expanded focus on graduate and continuing education programmes and improving research output to achieve international standards, Gulf News has reported.
Dubai begins school permit issuance
The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has announced the launch of the process of introducing Education Services Permits for all schools, universities and training institutions in Dubai. Education providers will need the permit to operate in Dubai, which will be issued by the Regulation and Compliance Commission at KHDA. New education establishments will be judged on the added value they would bring to Dubai in line with the Dubai Strategic Plan 2015, KHDA has said.
UAE to close schools if H1N1 spreads
The UAE's Ministry of Health has said that the country will consider closing down schools if H1N1 influenza infection becomes widespread after they begin reopening later this month, Khaleej Times has reported. The closure of the schools will be determined based on the guidelines and criteria laid out by the World Health Organisation, the ministry has said, adding that the decision was part of a unified Gulf Cooperation Council plan to tackle the spread of infection.
Oman Indian schools 'not to announce H1N1 closures'
The board of directors of Oman's Indian Schools has directed schools under its jurisdiction not to announce any further closures in the wake of the H1N1 scare unless specifically instructed by local government authorities, the Oman Times has reported. There are plans to 'relax' attendance rules and curtailing winter vacation is also an option, Yusuf Nalwala, chairman of the board has said.
Al-Anbar inks scientific study deal
Syria's Arab Centre for the Study of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD) has signed an agreement with al-Anbar University of Iraq for scientific and cultural cooperation, Sana news agency has reported. The agreement provides for organising training courses to qualify technical cadres working in developing dry and semi-arid zones and offering the necessary facilities required to pursue developmental researches.
Private schools preferred by some Emiratis
More than half of Emirati children in Dubai attend private schools and the number has grown by about 7% a year over the past five years, The National has reported. Meanwhile in Abu Dhabi, only 29% of the 128,988 Emirati students are at private schools. Some Emirati parents, who were interviewed believe state schools offer inferior education and facilities. The report further mentioned that results from the recent Trends in Mathematics and Science Study found that 10-year-olds at UAE state schools scored roughly 14 percentage points lower in maths, and 15 points lower in science, than their privately educated peers.
Muscat Indian School to close as H1N1 measure
Oman's Indian School Muscat has said it has decided to close down for 10 days starting Wednesday and will re-open on Saturday, August 22. The decision aims to ease parental anxiety and as a precautionary measure to effectively contain the spread of H1N1 influenza, the school has said.
Jordan Science and Technology to accept Kuwaiti students
The Jordan University of Science and Technology has signed a cooperation agreement with the Kuwaiti Cultural Office in Jordan on the admission of Kuwaiti students to the university, The Jordan Times has reported. Under the agreement, seats will be allocated for Kuwaiti students in medicine, surgery and dentistry majors.
Qatar receives 21 new schools
Qatar's Public Works Authority, Ashghal, has said that it has delivered over 21 new schools and pre-schools to the Supreme Educational Council for the current academic year 2009-10, the Peninsula has reported. Ashghal has also said that a tender will be floated soon for five new schools, which are expected to be completed by May 2010, in addition to tenders for another five schools, which are to be completed between September and December 2010.
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