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Students to design their own 'future-ready' courses at DIDI

Dubai - Emirates Voice

The debate of whether humans will face job redundancies due to the rapid adaptation of artificial intelligence and robotics has been ongoing for the past few years. A new non-profit education institute in Dubai seems to have an answer to these concerns. The Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI) is offering programmes that will prepare students for futuristic jobsRead more

Sudan students, police clash on third day of protests

Khartoum - Emirates voice

Hundreds of Sudanese students from the University of Khartoum threw stones at anti-riot police Monday on a third day of protests against soaring bread prices, an AFP correspondent reported. Bread prices more than doubled last week as flour manufacturers raised prices on dwindling wheat supplies after the government decided to stop importing grain and allowed private companies to do so. Sporadic anti-governmentRead more

Yemen's Houthis storm schools to recruit children as fighters, say residents

Dubai - Emirates Voice

Yemen's Houthi militants are storming public schools in rebel-held areas to recruit students as fighters, taking some away by force without telling their families, local residents have told The National. It comes after Yemeni news sites on Sunday published a letter from the president of the so-called Supreme Political Council — which rules Sanaa and other rebel-held territory — toRead more

University of Birmingham Dubai appoints two key senior academic leaders

Dubai - Emirates Voice

The University of Birmingham Dubai, the first British "top 100" university scheduled to open in the UAE, has appointed two senior academic leaders as it gets ready to open a permanent campus in 2020. The university has named Glyn Watson as its inaugural provost; Mr Watson, who currently holds the position of interim pro-vice-chancellor and head of the College ofRead more

US colleges draw fewer foreign students but avoid crisis so far

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

International enrollments at US colleges have fared better than expected this year, but many schools still fear the country's political climate, according to a national survey. The Institute of International Education reported on Monday that the number of new students coming from abroad fell by an average of 7 per cent at nearly 500 colleges and universities surveyed this fall,Read more

AGU researcher wins award for educational research

Manama - Emirates Voice

Rabab Ibrahim Al Gharib, a researcher at the Department of Graduate Studied at Arabian Gulf University (AGU) has won the Shaikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani Prize for Educational Research. She achieved third place in the category of postgraduate students for her research entitled, “Predictive value of working memory and Discrepancy Criterion in the identification of learning disabilities in fifthRead more

Stem courses provide Emiratis skills to face the future

Abu Dhabi - Arab Today

The number of Emirati students opting to enrol in Stem courses is slowly increasing, educators say. While about 70 per cent of students choose to study business or business-related subjects, more are looking at the benefits of choosing science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses, said Dr Warren Fox, head of higher education in Dubai’s education regulator, the Knowledge and HumanRead more

UAEU students design car to compete in Singapore eco-marathon

Abu Dhabi - Arab Today

Students from United Arab Emirates University have designed an environmentally-friendly car to compete in an eco-marathon in Singapore this month. The vehicle - made from synthetic materials, plastic and carbon fibre - will be raced against 100 teams from March 16 to 19. The students, who are competing in the marathon for the first time this year, took 4 monthsRead more

Students win 7 ‘Top in the World’ exam awards

JEDDAH - Arab Today

Seven students in western Saudi Arabia won the prestigious “Top in the World” award from Cambridge International Examinations. An event held in Jeddah on Wednesday celebrated the achievements of 57 outstanding learners from 12 schools in western Saudi Arabia, who took Cambridge IGSCE and A Level exams last May and June. It was hosted by The British Council, in collaborationRead more

Illinois high school shuts down for second day after stomach virus outbreak

Detroit - Xinhua

An Illinois high school has told students to remain home for a second day due to a stomach virus affecting nearly a third of its 2,500 students, reported the United States TV network CNN on Wednesday. About 800 students were ill with norovirus-like symptoms and the school was working with Illinois Department of Public Health to clearly identify the virusRead more