The “Mohammed bin Rashid Initiative for Smart Learning” will aid 13,000 students
Education
Qatar’s teachers highest paid in Arab world
Teachers in Qatar earn $80,000 per year. while in the UAE they net $60,000 say newspaper reports
UN will not meet primary school goal – Sheikha Mozah
UN special envoy said plan is still on the “right path” despite chance of missing 2015 deadline
Gulf students win reprieve in UK uni row
London Metropolitan wins judicial review on decision to remove international status
KSA dominates MidEast in world university rankings
Saudi’s King Saud University was the top MidEast university at number 197
EXCLUSIVE: UAE colleges to ditch books for iPads
New students enrolling will have to buy new tablets; campuses to remove paper and pens
UK uni launches legal fight to aid Gulf students
Students from Gulf among 2,600 facing deportation after London Met loses int’l status
Bahrain king gifts $4.7m to UK military academy
King Hamad bin Essa Al Khalifa trained at the world-famous academy trained at world famous Sandhurst
Up to 200 Saudi students face deportation from UK
Saudi students affected by UK’s decision to strip London university of sponsorship rights
Gulf students caught in UK uni deportation row
Hundreds face exit as London Metropolitan University has international status revoked
UAE pupils outperform English in GCSEs, A-Levels
GEMS says pupils achieve results 20% higher than average student in England
Saudi says students will start English lessons earlier
Children in Gulf kingdom to start learning English in fourth grade from next year – official
Oman signs JV for education shake-up
Joint venture eyes setting up of new international schools to raise standards
Philippines Catholic school bans Islamic headdress
Pilar College believed to be first in country to prohibit wearing of hijab in education
Harvard to help set up Qatar law school
World’s best university will set up doctoral programme and research institute
Kuwait’s UEC takes stake in education firm
Deal struck to acquire 82% stake in Al Rayan Holding; part of UEC’s plan for expansion
Cash-strapped US universities eye Gulf students
Slump in funding prompts universities to hire recruiters to attract cash-rich Gulf residents