Culture & Education | Saturday 14 October, 2017 1:36 am

Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival Turns 5!

The fifth anniversary celebrations of the Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival (SICFF 2017) commenced last evening with a five-tier cinema-themed chocolate cake, a large turnout of young film enthusiasts, animation’s favourite characters, social media influencers, and...

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Culture & Education | Friday 13 October, 2017 8:27 pm

KSU Wins Best Scientific Research Award at Int'l Conference in Dubai

King Saud University (KSU), represented by Prince Miteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Chair for Osteoporosis Research at the Department of Biochemistry of the Faculty of Science, has won the Best Scientific Research Award at the 5th Clinical Conference & American Association of Clinical...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 12 October, 2017 2:22 pm

Plentiful Cinema-based Activities Offered by SICFF 2017

Alongside being the first-of-its-kind cinematic extravaganza curated for children and young adults, the fifth Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival (SICFF 2017) has conceptualised and created a vast selection of hands-on activities, which are encouraging young participants to...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 12 October, 2017 2:06 pm

American University of Sharjah announces the foundation of the Office of Executive Education and Professional Development

American University of Sharjah (AUS) has taken a new initiative to enhance and centralize its executive education offerings by creating a new Office of Executive Education and Professional Development (OEPE). The new office will fall under the Office of the Chancellor.    AUS...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 12 October, 2017 12:20 pm

Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi organizes an awareness week

On the occasion of the World Mental Health Day and under the theme “Wherever you go, there you are”, Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi organized an awareness week for its students to showcase the importance of mental health. The event started on the 8th October and...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 12 October, 2017 9:01 am

Facebook Journalism Project launches in the Middle East & North Africa

As part of the Facebook Journalism Project, Facebook brought together a diverse set of news organizations in Dubai today for a “News Day’. The full-day event was curated for journalists, newsroom managers, administrators and social media editors in the region, to deepen their...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 12 October, 2017 5:07 am

Sharjah Girl Guides Marks International Day of the Girl Child

To mark the International Day of the Girl Child, Sharjah Girl Guides (SGG) organised two days of ‘Team Girl’ interactive workshops aimed at brownies, aged 7-11 years, to help them understand the different and often harsh challenges that girls from other parts of the world face on a...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 11 October, 2017 7:39 am

King Saud University Partners With Northrop Grumman for Cyberarabia

King Saud University and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) are joining hands for CyberArabia to foster innovation in cyber security among Saudi university students. The third annual cyber security workshop and competition, CyberArabia, to be held Oct. 11-12, 2017, is part of the...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 10 October, 2017 3:05 pm

How Does GoT Create its Dragons? Fascinating Secrets Revealed to Young Animators at SICFF 2017

One knows a children’s film festival has got off to a flying start when its first workshop involves fire-breathing dragons and the iron throne from one of present day’s best fantasy drama television series, Game of Thrones.   Conducted by visual effects (VFX) artist, Thomas...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 10 October, 2017 2:46 pm

Dubai Culture Announces Cultural Partnership with L’ÉCOLE Van Cleef & Arpels Dubai

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, has announced its cultural partnership with the prestigious L’ÉCOLE Van Cleef & Arpels (L’ÉCOLE) – the Paris-based school of jewellery arts...

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