Culture & Education | Friday 10 March, 2017 6:00 am

ISACA Survey Identifies Five Biggest Barriers Faced by Women in Tech

Wage inequality compared to male colleagues, workplace gender bias and a shortage of female role models are among the main barriers faced by women working in the technology field, according to a new survey by global technology association ISACA. Detailed in today’s release of “The...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 7 March, 2017 8:52 am

‘Mobilité Francophone’ Stream to help French-speaking professionals to get Canadian Permanent Residency

All French-speaking skilled workers and professionals have a golden chance of getting Canadian permanent residency. The goal of the International Mobility Program stream is to attract skilled francophone workers to Canada. The Mobilité Francophone stream exempts employers from the Labour...

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Culture & Education | Monday 6 March, 2017 9:21 am

30% university students drop out without degrees: HRDF

 About 30 percent of Saudi students who join university fail to complete undergraduate studies and obtain degrees, according to a report of the Human Resources Development Fund carried by the local daily Al-Madina on Sunday. The report will be discussed by the Shoura Council on Tuesday. It...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 5 March, 2017 11:27 am

Saudi team builds education platform for young refugees

A Saudi team specialized in education and technical training established the first educational platform for 13 million young refugees in Arab countries, Makkah newspaper reported. The Saudi team leader and supervisor of the project, Zaheer Azhar, explained that the purpose of the platform was to ...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 4 March, 2017 8:41 am

Saudi Arabia to open 3 Arabic-language institutes in Indonesia

Saudi Arabia is planning to establish Arabic-language institutions in the three major Indonesian cities of Makassar, Medan and Surabaya, said Saudi Ambassador Osama Mohammed Abdullah Al-Shuaibi. The envoy said the goal is to help Indonesians improve their Arabic-language skills, and the...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 4 March, 2017 1:33 am

Child Safety Campaign Workshops Highlight the Dangers of the Internet

Rapidly increasing access opens doors to online abuse   Sharjah’s Child Safety Campaign (CSC) has held two dedicated workshops to test children and young people on their internet awareness in order to help them avoid online abuse, protect their privacy and exclude inappropriate...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 4 March, 2017 1:13 am

Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces Shortlists in Translation and Literary Studies 11th Cycle

The Sheikh Zayed Book Award announced today the works shortlisted in its “Translation” and “Literary& Arts Criticism” Categories. The frontrunners in “Translation” include three scholarly studies, two of which construed to Arabic from original works in...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 2 March, 2017 8:13 am

Madinah’s Martyrs Square undergoes major facelift

The first phase of a major project to develop the Martyrs Square in the Prophet’s City is nearing completion. The project included development of 45 buildings that peep into the square, an official statement said, adding that it would give the area a picturesque look, Al-Madina daily reported ...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 1 March, 2017 10:29 am

‘Wall of Giving’ Promotes Values of Reading and Sharing

Nurturing a habit for reading is a lifelong practice, and is defined not just by the act of reading itself, but by a more holistic process of gathering, attaining and sharing the knowledge and experiences contained within books. The ‘Wall of Giving’ is one of Sharjah Children...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 1 March, 2017 8:01 am

100 new international schools by 2019

At least 100 new international schools will be built in the Kingdom by 2019, a source from the Council of Saudi Chambers was quoted as saying on Monday. The issue has been discussed with the head of the Council of Saudi Chambers’ National Committee for International Education, Mansour...

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