Demand for student discounts Many students in Dubai are strapped for cash and live a low-cost life in the fast-paced city. Allowances are limited and barely enough to meet high living costs. Food, electricity bills, travel expenses and stationery top their list of priorities, and with few subsidies and discounts on offer, most students find the going getting tough by the end of the month.
Workshop highlights need for environment education DUBAI - A four-day workshop on youth and climate change by the Emirates Environment Group (EEG) provided students with insights into tackling environmental issues and reducing the carbon footprint.
The making of a new-age journalist DUBAI - Media training is at the crossroads as more and more journalism schools are relooking their course offerings. Experts say innovations in digital technology and the explosion of social media have created new jobs and changed the way journalists work.
More special education teachers is need of hour ABU DHABI - Special education needs more qualified teachers, Dr Nabil Ibrahim, Chancellor, Abu Dhabi University (ADU), said on Monday.
16,000 students, 30 universities and a bus DUBAI — There is despair over the limited public transport facilities to Dubai International Academic City (DIAC). Students say the present lone and long route is insufficient and have demanded additional RTA buses to take them to their place of study.
Career in making people look good Fancy a career in making people look beautiful? Or even better, working in a top class spa as a spa therapist. Beauty education is fast taking shape as a lucrative option for students all over the world as specialised training centres are opening up for students in the UAE.
Focus on research in UAE universities Several universities in the UAE are shifting focus to include research-based programmes in their latest course offerings.
Getting down to business In the backdrop of a global economic slowdown, many business schools across the country are redesigning their syllabus to groom students and help them cope with a withering employment market.
Khalifa University partners with Georgia Tech ABU DHABI — The Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research (KUSTAR) has partnered with the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in the US to develop joint research opportunities and education programmes in Engineering.
Private academy opens on govt school campus in Muroor ABU DHABI — Students who enrolled at the 21st Century Private Academy in Muroor turned up early on Sunday to attend the orientation of the newly-opened school.