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$5.34bn plan to build 3,200 new Saudi schools

$5.34bn plan to build 3,200 new Saudi schools

Education
New buildings will provide accommodation for 1.7m students across the kingdom.

  1. ABB seals $120m deal to power Saudi uni for women

Dubai business leaders set up group for education
Education
New body aims to help improve standards in private schools in emirate.

ABB seals $120m deal to power Saudi uni for women
Education
Substations agreement for Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University.

35% say Arabic, Islamic studies key for UAE schools
Education
Arabian Business poll shows mixed reaction to KHDA's decision to downgrade schools.

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Unnatural selection
Why allowing the UAE’s best private schools to select only the brightest children is a matter policymakers must consider.

 Rob Corder  

University Challenge
The mediocrity of Middle Eastern higher education is a failure that must be addressed, argues Rob Corder.

 Rob Corder

more »OTHER MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS NEWS STORIES

Banking & Finance

  1. Tamweel, Amlak merger seen in Q1 2010

Construction & Industry

  1. Dubai plans start-up help for expat entrepreneurs

Culture & Society

  1. UAE announces Eid and National Day holidays

Education

  1. $5.34bn plan to build 3,200 new Saudi schools

Energy

  1. $4.4bn Abu Dhabi oil project contracts awarded

Healthcare

  1. Kuwait tops Mideast list for swine flu cases

Islamic Finance

  1. Moody's sees 50% surge in sukuk issuance this year

Media & Marketing

  1. Rupert Murdoch signs up to Abu Dhabi media summit

Personal Finance

  1. Credit bureaus combine to form regional group

Politics & Economics

  1. UAE will not drop US dollar peg – cenbank chief

Real Estate

  1. Dubai property market 'may take 10 years to rebound'

Retail

  1. UAE key market for new retailers - survey

Sport

  1. Westwood leads Race to Dubai at end of second day

Technology

  1. Paltel says deal with Kuwait's Zain is off

Transportation

  1. Somali pirates free UAE-owned cargo ship

Travel & Hospitality

  1. Dubai's Jumeirah Group plans hotels in Brazil

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MORE EDUCATION STORIES

  1. UAE private schools set for talks on shake-up move
  2. Private schools lose top ranking over lack of Arabic classes
  3. 116 Kuwaiti pupils catch swine flu since start of term
  4. DIC eyes tie-up with top IT firms to train Emiratis
  5. Education is key for developing nations - Sheikh Salman
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Do you think there are too many banks in the UAE?

Yes, there aren’t enough people to support them all, so there should be some mergers.
No, you need to have smaller banks, especially post financial crisis.
No, banks from certain countries, like India with a huge expat population here, are under represented.
Who cares, the service is terrible wherever you go.

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