The education bouquet just got bigger with 112 new programmes introduced by higher education institutes in 2009-2010, and business-related courses are again a big draw. These courses still enroll half the students seeking higher education, Khaleej Times has learnt.
‘in the next few years Manipal University will be an education force to reckon with in Dubai’’ may sound ambitious in an Emirate known for the most international branch campuses. But Director B. Ramjee backs his statement by underscoring the increase in enrolments and a plan to build a new state-of-the-art campus by 2011 to meet the demand.
A weekend at the mall for a teenager = Dh50 on food, Dh400 for a pair of branded sneakers, Dh300 on that chic outfit or a pair of sunglasses and there’s still some cash left to splurge on a new mobile phone that has hit the market.
Virtual world and games becoming key platforms to impart values, culture and critical thinking
A CONFERENCE on “Women and E-Learning: Potentials and Challenges” will be held at Ajman University of Science and Technology (AUST) on March 17-18, 2010, to celebrate Knowledge Day.
THE University of Dubai (UD), a prestigious academic institution established by Dubai Chamber, has launched its new MBA programme for the year 2010.
DUBAI - Class X students of the Indian Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) do not have to battle it out for percentages this year as they will be evaluated according to a new grading system that the board has introduced for the final examinations, beginning this week.
Khaleej Times brings you an interview with Dr. Christine Coombe, Assessment Leader for the Higher Colleges of Technology and English Faculty at the Dubai Men’s College, who has become the first teacher from the Middle East to be elected President of TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages), the largest organisation of English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers in the world.
Till a few years back, some lost travellers and stray camels were the only ones spotted in a wide stretch off the Al Ain and Al Ruwayyah road.