Middle East
Egyptian University Nur-Mubarak renamed
Share Egyptian University of the Islamic Culture Nur-Mubarak in Almaty changed its name to Kazakh-Egyptian Islamic University Nur, Tengrinews.kz reports citing the press-service of Kazakhstan Agency for Religious Affairs. In the beginning of 2011 Kazakhstan’s Muslims Union requested to exclude ... Read More »
UAEU initiate cooperation with Helwan University
Share The President of Helwan University at Egypt visited United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) to explore mutual relations between the two universities in fields of research, education and student affairs. H.E. Dr. Ali Rashid Al Noaimi, UAEU Vice Chancellor, met ... Read More »
Lessons in English in UAE schools ‘violation of constitution’ FNC told
Share By Wafa Issa Teaching in Arabic should be compulsory in state universities, Federal National Council members and linguistic and educational experts have urged. Lessons taught in Englsh are “a clear violation of the country’s constitution”, said Jamal Al Mehiri, ... Read More »
Royal Scientific Society launches the ‘Green Universities’ project
Share The Royal Scientific Society (RSS) launched the “Green Universities” project in Jordan. The project; funded by the United States Agency for International development USAID/the Public Action for Water, Energy & Environment Project; targets three Universities namely; Mutah University, Hashemite ... Read More »
More UAE students flock to free zone universities
Share It is remarkable that almost half the total number of university students in Dubai are attending institutions in the educational free zones, and more remarkable that this large percentage includes 43 per cent of Emirati students, a local daily ... Read More »
Saudi- Rise in family incomes pushes up enrollments in universities
Share The Ministry of Higher Education has attributed the rapidly growing number of students in the Kingdom seeking university education to the remarkable growth in the people’s income. The Kingdom’s per capita income reached SR 81,200 in 2011, according to ... Read More »
Student enrolment at Dubai Universities increases by 11%
Share Student enrolment at Dubai universities has risen by 11% in the last year, according to the KHDA 2012 Higher Education Landscape report. The report, which also shows an 8% increase in academic programmes, is testament to Dubai’s position as ... Read More »
Nigeria: Turkish universities woe Nigerian students
Share The Turkish Education Exhibition opened at the Nigerian Turkish International College (NTIC) Abuja promising Nigerian students of affordable tuition and employment after graduation. Opening the Exhibition, Emin Godek, Director, Aydinlar Educational Limited, said 550 Nigerian students including those from ... Read More »
HBKU Test Center offers students early university preparation
Share Hamad bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) Test Center is offering students in grades 8, 9, and 10 the opportunity to take the EXPLORE, PLAN, and PSSS tests in order to help prepare them for the university admission process as early ... Read More »
University of Dubai prepares Emirati women entrepreneurs to take on challenge
Share University of Dubai (UD), one of the leading entrepreneurial universities in the UAE, has graduated yet another cohort of selected Emirati women entrepreneurs from the Northern Emirates. Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Bint Mohammed Bin Sultan Al Qassimi, Chairperson of ... Read More »
