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Samsung launches its Smart School system in the UK

Samsung has now started a pilot in the UK but is not ready to divulge the name of the school.
East Asia
South Korea
05/02/2013

South Korea puts first satellite into space

Reports from Seoul on Wednesday said the 140-tonne rocket successfully completed its separation, allowing the satellite...
East Asia
South Korea
05/02/2013

UniMy, Malaysia’s first boutique university launched

University Malaysia of Computer Science and Engineering (UniMy), Malaysia’s first boutique university launched recently...
East Asia
Malaysia
01/02/2013

Thammasat University eyes top 40 Asian university

Thammasat University is aiming to become one of the top 40 universities in Asia in 2016 while maintaining its integrity...
East Asia
Thailand
01/02/2013

Emirati university students shunning engineering courses

A quarter of Emirati university students are studying courses below degree level, new figures reveal.
Middle East & Africa
UAE
01/02/2013

Ministry of Higher Education grants 271 scholarships in Oman

Abdulmonaim bin Ahmed al Maamari, Director of the Internal Scholarship Department, said that the students had applied...
Middle East & Africa
Oman
01/02/2013

44 per cent of students at SQU take longer to complete their course

Concerned over the unsatisfactory performance of the students, a team of eight researchers at SQU are trying to...
Middle East & Africa
Oman
01/02/2013

15000 new school places coming in Abu Dhabi next academic year

Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) confirmed that 13 schools would be opened between September this year and August...
Middle East & Africa
UAE
01/02/2013

Prime Minister calls for Tawjihi reform ‘vision’

Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Saturday called for reforming the General Secondary Education Certificate (Tawjihi)...
Middle East & Africa
Jordan
01/02/2013

Saudi Ministry of Health introduces scholarships for health service workers

The new program is focused on health service providers who are interested in furthering their knowledge and enhancing...
Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
01/02/2013

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