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Eton Institute’s 24 Hours Online Sale Offers Discounts Up To 50%

Eton Institute has announced its much awaited yearly online summer sale, taking place on the 13th of August, offering discounts on a range of...

Applications now open for the Falcon Scholarship

The Falcon Scholarship is awarded to exceptional students who have completed an undergraduate degree from a college or university in the United Arab Emirates....

American Universities Dominate New World University Rankings

Israel, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are home to the best universities in the Middle East, with the UAE lagging behind at the 25th position,...

GCC Students to Reach 13.7 million by 2020

The number of students in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) is predicted to continue to increase and reach 13.7 million in the next six...

Smart End-of-the-Year Gifts for Teachers

The end of the school year is fast upon us and many parents are already looking for gifts for teachers in order to express...

TCA Abu Dhabi opens enrolment for sixth tourism youth summer camp

Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) has opened enrolment for the sixth in its annual Tourism Youth Summer Camp series, saying...

Dubai private schools increase fees again, despite minor progress

Many parents in Dubai began receiving notices that tuition fees will be increased for the 2014/2015 academic year. This is a result of the...

KG1 School Admission Age Raised to 4 in Dubai

Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority announced that from three, the minimum age for admission in kindergarten has been raised to four. The change...

Dubai Private Schools Demand Increase in Fees

Private schools in Dubai demand yet another increase in tuition fees, claiming the rising inflation and consumer prices leave them with no revenues. (Read...

Better education is among the top priorities for UAE people

Better education and healthcare are the most important issues for the people in the United Arab Emirates, according to the results of a new...

Dubai Private Schools Reported 8.3% Increase in Students

The number of school and university students in Dubai has increased in the past year by 8.3 percent. Ten new private schools opened in...

UAE Students Still Perform Far Bellow International Average

UAE students demonstrated once again disappointing problem-solving skills, according to the latest rankings in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests. One may...

To teach in UAE teachers must have a licence, new regulation

Teachers will have to acquire a federal license in order to work in UAE schools, says a new regulation from the Ministry of Education....

10 days school calendar extension applauded by parents in UAE

The next academic year for all public and private schools in UAE, except for those having Indian and Pakistani curriculums, will be 10 days...

The Future of Education – School in the Cloud

It is a common belief that the future of education is tightly connected to technology. Tech companies are now willingly investing in various education-related...

New regulation acknowledges the need for Middle Eastern students to put...

MEEC Announces Increased Credit Hours Requirement for Students A new regulation recently passed by Middle East Education Council (MEEC) stipulates the need for additional course...

Best Universities by Reputation in 2014

If you are planning to enroll in a university this year, maybe you should take into consideration Times Higher Education’s latest annual ranking of...

Dubai’s Indian and Pakistani Schools Maintain Poor Performance

Indian and Pakistani schools in Dubai were found to offer students poor education. That was revealed by the latest “Indian and Pakistani School Inspections”...