Education News

Quizzing the IT way

With participation from over 600 students from various emirates across the UAE, the second edition of the TCS IT Wiz-UAE edition saw boys and girls from Grades 9 to 12 battle it out for the coveted IT Wiz trophy.

Workshop on teaching Arabic to KG

Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) has organised a three-day training workshop to support teaching Arabic using puppets for Kindergarten (KG) and Cycle 1 (C1) students across Abu Dhabi schools.

Bullying: Show them the way

Parents were shocked and outraged at the tragedy that befell the 11-year old Loujain Hussain, who is now in a medically-induced coma after being attacked by four younger boys at her school.

Asian schools happy with old schedule

Asian school authorities and parents say being exempted from the Ministry of Education-prescribed holiday schedule has worked out to their benefit. Last week, the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) announced that Asian schools in Dubai have been exempted from the unified calendar.

UAE Innovation Challenge: Taking to the skies

Students from the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) capped months of hard work with a series of flights over the Zayed Cricket Stadium.

Dubai revamping education strategy

An updated strategy and implementation roadmap is being developed for the education sector in Dubai to ensure alignment with the emirate’s and UAE’s long-term economic and social developmental priorities.

US accreditation for IMT Dubai

DUBAI — Business management school Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Dubai, has become the second institution from Dubai to receive accreditation from Kansas-based International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).

IB curriculum school opens in Ajman

AJMAN — Shaikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman, on Wednesday inaugurated the Ajman Academy (AJAC), the first of its kind school in the emirate to adopt the International Baccalaureate.

Economic Minister visits DPS Dubai

UAE Minister of Economy Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri felicitated students of Delhi Private School, Dubai, at the school’s scholar badge ceremony. The special awards presented by the school acknowledges excellence in academics and co-curricular fields for senior students.

10 GEMS students and teacher 
celebrate Shaikh Hamdan Award

Ten GEMS students and one teacher have been honoured with the Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Distinguished Academic Performance.