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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

Professional license system introduced for teachers in Doha

The Supreme Education Council (SEC) has introduced a professional license system for Teachers and Principals and school...
Middle East & Africa
Qatar
01/02/2013

Strengthening quality and reducing emphasis on scale

A total of 95 first-class subjects were evaluated. Five improvements were made in this round of subject evaluation,...
East Asia
China
31/01/2013

Malaysia to host Xiamen University’s first overseas branch campus

Xiamen University, listed among the top 20 universities in China is setting up its first overseas branch campus in...
East Asia
Malaysia
31/01/2013

Moratorium on new private tertiary institutions in Malaysia

Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin announced a two year moratorium on new private tertiary...
East Asia
Malaysia
31/01/2013

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