Culture & Education | Tuesday 11 December, 2018 2:53 pm

Dubai Culture organises Cultural Economy session

The Literature Department at Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts, heritage, and literature, organised a panel discussion on cultural economy at Dubai Design District. During the session, which was held on 10thDecember 2018....

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Culture & Education | Monday 10 December, 2018 3:35 pm

Dubai Culture officially inaugurates ‘Live our Heritage' festival at Global Village

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts, heritage, and literature, organised the ninth edition of Live Our Heritage Festival which launched on 30 October at Global Village. The festival was attended by a number of important...

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Culture & Education | Monday 10 December, 2018 12:30 pm

Zayed University and Red Crescent Support Underprivileged Students

Zayed University and the UAE Red Crescent Authority have signed an agreement to grant Dh1,017,000 (One million seventeen thousand dirhams) to underprivileged Emirati students' education at Zayed University.   Both sides agreed to host charitable initiatives and campaigns, engage...

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Culture & Education | Monday 10 December, 2018 11:16 am

National Geographic Kids Abu Dhabi Celebrates First Year Anniversary with a Camp for UAE students at Kennedy Space Station

National Geographic Kids Abu Dhabi, the first Arabic-language channel providing factual entertainment for children 7-13 years in the Middle East and the Arab world, celebrated its first-year anniversary today, following its hugely successful launch, which took place in 2017, under the patronage ...

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Culture & Education | Monday 10 December, 2018 10:04 am

The Pearl Initiative and Young Arab Leaders Enter Into an Alliance for the Empowerment of Regional Youth

The Pearl Initiative, a business-led non-profit promoting corporate accountability in the Gulf region, today entered into a partnership with the Young Arab Leaders (YAL) to support young business leaders in building a more sustainable business ecosystem in the region. The Head of Programmes at...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 9 December, 2018 4:46 pm

EdTech startup Noon Academy wins London Business School's award

Middle East's leading EdTech startup Noon Academy, a graduate of Saudi Arabia's Badir Program for Technology Incubators and Accelerators, has won the prestigious Real Innovation Award at the London Business School 2018 Noon Academy’s founding team was recognized for it’s...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 9 December, 2018 2:19 pm

Aurak Celebrates International Friendships

The Department of International Programs and Partnerships of the American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) participated in the global "International Education Week" by promoting cultural understanding with a series of events and activities, introducing students to the opportunities at ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 9 December, 2018 2:47 am

School curricula to include philosophy, critical thinking

Education Minister Ahmed Al-Issa has said efforts are under way to revamp the high school curricula and include new educational projects that will include subjects in philosophy and critical thinking. “The high school curricula will be developed and the new developments will be announced...

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Culture & Education | Friday 7 December, 2018 1:09 am

New media center to assess quality of reports and effect on KSA

Saudi Arabia has decided to establish a new independent organization to address the quality of media reports affecting the image of the Kingdom. A royal decree was issued on Nov. 24 to create a new center for media and communication studies. The purpose of the center is to effectively gauge local ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 6 December, 2018 2:48 pm

Global Knowledge Index 2018 and The Future of Knowledge: A Foresight Report shine at Knowledge Summit

The fifth annual Knowledge Summit, organized by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF), began the proceedings of the second day with a session dedicated to the 2018 edition of the Global Knowledge Index (GKI), launched the previous day. The panel brought together...

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