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  • Independent Schools have an edge: Survey


    Independent Schools have a definite edge over the schools that were functioning under the Ministry of Education until recently, in Qatar. The Peninsula - 07Nov 08:30GMT
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  • Qatar ministry increases allowance for vocational school students


    Minister of Education and Secretary General of the Supreme Education Council (SEC) H E Saad bin Ibrahim al Mahmoud, has issued an order increasing the allowance given to students attending vocational schools at different levels. The Peninsula - 07Nov 08:29GMT
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  • Kuwait: Unified education system needs amendments


    An MP has stated that the announcement of local exam pass rates reaching 90 percent indicates a flaw in the unified education system in place, since this figure is not representative of the reality of Kuwait's secondary school education system. Kuwait Times - 07Nov 08:13GMT
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  • Fee caps fail to cut cost of education


    Caps on school fees have failed to reduce the cost of education, with parents still paying between Dh12,000 and Dh60,000 a year for a child in some schools. Khaleej Times - 07Nov 07:47GMT
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  • Jordan Higher Education Council approves academic committee


    The Higher Education Council on Thursday approved the make-up of the academic committee and the council's administrative and financial committee, according to statement issued by the ministry. Jordan Times - 06Nov 08:46GMT
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  • 50pc of ABP students get on honours list


    More than 50 percent of the students currently enrolled in Qatar Foundation's Academic Bridge Program (ABP) are on the honours list, which could assure the highest success rate for university admissions in the ABP's history. The Peninsula - 06Nov 08:39GMT
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  • Farjam Collection launches new educational programs


    The Farjam Collection launches new educational programs to coincide with the unveiling of four exquisite additions to its Qur'an exhibition. Arab News - 06Nov 08:11GMT
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  • Syllabus development sees subjects merged in Jordan


    Primary and intermediate schools will run changed Shariah syllabuses from the next academic year as the part of plans to develop curriculums in Jordan. The Saudi Gazette - 05Nov 07:49GMT
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  • Qaeda blasts Saudi king over mixed university: SITE


    The Yemen-based branch of Al-Qaeda has accused Saudi King Abdullah of violating Islam by launching the kingdom's first public university where men and women can mix, SITE Intelligence reported. AFP - 04Nov 11:13GMT
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  • Libya launches 'smart classroom' network for 4,600 schools


    The Kadhafi Foundation, in partnership with Sicilian firm Temix, will launch a new national computer literacy project on Tuesday (November 3rd) at As Baha El Sobho school in Tripoli, Ansa reported.The e-learning initiative affects some 4,600 Libyan... Magharebia.com - 04Nov 06:58GMT
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Academic staff at Princess Noura Bint Abdul Rahman University are reportedly turning down in droves the opportunity to take scholarships abroad because of "family conditions".
 

 
Shaking Up Education
Alongside the glittering towers and the futuristic visions that are transforming the physical landscape, Abu Dhabi is embarking on a less visible but potentially more profound change: wholesale reform of its school system.
 

 
Striving For Better Schooling
Bahrain's inaugural education summit last week, which brought together educationalists from the US, Europe and Asia, was intended to stimulate ideas for education reform. It was also a chance to pick over some of the many failed experiments.
 
 
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