AME Info News - Education

US and Saudi sign technology agreement

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:34:00 GMT

The US and Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement to encourage cooperation on science and technology. Some of the areas included in the deal are materials sciences, water purification, education methods, plant genomics and bio-technology. The agreement will help US academic institutions form partnerships with Saudi universities.

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Saudi schools remove extremist books

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:05:00 GMT

Saudi Arabian authorities have started removing controversial books containing extremist ideas from school libraries in a move to protect the younger generation from terrorist idealogies, reported Gulf News. In a circular sent to all regional educational departments, Saeed Al Melais, undersecretary at the Ministry of Education, ordered that a list of specific books should be withdrawn from the libraries of schools and educational resource centers in various regions of the kingdom. He also directed authorities to check for other books containing similar ideas at the libraries and remove them immediately.

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Iran schools hold earthquake drill

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:57:00 GMT

Schools in Iran have held a series of earthquake drills to teach pupils what to do if a tremor strikes. The Iranian capital, Tehran, sits on the intersection of three major faultlines and experts warn of the potential for disaster if preparations are not set in place. [AMEInfo.com]

Standard Chartered to sponsor Qatari students

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:29:00 GMT

Standard Chartered Bank has signed a three year agreement with the Ministry of Labour to sponsor Qatari students who will then join the bank as full time employees. The agreement provides for Standard Chartered to sponsor Qatari students from Qatar University or any of the other universities in the country in their first and second year of study. [AMEInfo.com]

Qatar class sizes limited

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:17:00 GMT

Qatar's Ministry of Education has asked private schools to limit the number of students in each class to 30. Masoud Ali Mubarak, inspector of private schools, said that the ministry's directive had been sent to private and community schools in the country. [AMEInfo.com]

$1bn education park planned

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:06:00 GMT

The emirate of Ras Al Khaimah is to invest up to Dhs3.67bn in order to create an education park. The park is scheduled to eventually cover an area of five million cubic metres and will include all educational colleges signed up in the emirate's free trade zone. [AMEInfo.com]