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Source: AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesAug.迷你倉 28--SAUDI UNIVERSITIES TO ADMIT SYRIAN STUDENTS: The Saudi cabinet has approved a special programme to enrol students from Syria at Saudi universities, Arab News has reported, citing an unnamed source. "The period of enrolment in any of the 25 universities in the kingdom will be for one academic year but could be extended," the source said. All 25 universities have been issued with orders to increase seats for various programmes to accommodate Syrian students, the source added.QATAR APPROVED FEE HIKES FOR 10 SCHOOLS: Qatar's Supreme Education Council (SEC) has approved requests by only 10 expatriate schools to raise their fees for the academic year 2013-2014, Gulf Times has reported, citing unnamed sources. Doha College, Cambridge School Doha (CSD), Pakistan Education Centre and DPS-Modern Indian School are among those who received the regulator's nod for the hike, the source said.3,252 STUDENTS ADMITTED BY SQU FOR 2013-14: Oman's Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) has said it has admitted 3,252 students in its 28th batch of undergraduate students for the academic year 2013-14, Muscat Daily has reported. These students will be enrolled in various undergraduate programmes offered by SQU's nine colleges. "The orientation week for the new students, which will commence on September 8, will include a series of lectures and meetings to familiarise them with the university life," the university said.SAUDI ARABIA MOVES TO ADDRESS RISE IN WOMEN'S ILLITERACY: The Saudi government has announced a five-year road map after a study found that illiteracy among Saudi women has reached 19 percent, Arab News has reported. The report, by the education ministry, said the shortage of female teachers and poor transportation were the main causes for the rise in illiteracy rate. "The highest number of illiterate women can be found in villages and remote places," the ministry said.AL KHAWARIZMI ROLLS OUT ISLAMIC BANKING BACHELOR'S PROGRAMME: The Al Khawarizmi International College (KIC) in Abu Dhabi has announced its new Bachelor's degree in Islamic banking and finance programme will start on September 1, Gulf News has reported. The programme will provide students with the opportunity of learning Islamic principles and methods of banking, economic, finance and accounting through Shari'ah, said KIC.ADU TO SET UP MECHANICAL LAB: Abu Dhabi University (ADU) has said it is to add an advanced mechanical engineering lab to its existing facilities next month, in a move aimed at tackling the country's most pressing challenges in nuclear power, green energy and robotics. The facility will be divided into several labs such as the Thermal lab, Dynamics lab, Manufacturing lab, as well as a Machine Shop. Each of these labs will be equipped with top-of-the-range equipment such as the Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines, which will prepare the students for the working environment of real-life mega-industries. The lab will also boast of the presence of an advanced Robot and Conveyer System that simulates the production process of factories along with a Cross Heat Flow Exchanger for thermal experiments and Universal Vibration Apparatus for Dynamics studies.SAUDI UNIVERSITIES CRITICISED FOR 'NOT HIRING' ENOUGH SAUDI PROFESSORS: Saudi Arabia's General Auditing Bureau (GAB) has said universities in the kingdom are not hiring enough Saudi professors who graduated from the government's foreign and domestic scholarship programmes, Arab News has reported. Higher education minister, Khaled Al-Anqari, had ordered the universities included in the GAB report to respond to the observations in writing within a month.AURAK'S MBA PROGRAMME RECEIVED CAA ACCREDITATION: The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (Aurak) has announced the School of Business has received CAA accreditation for its Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme, Gulf Today has reported. The university will offer two distinct versions of the MBA from the new academic year starting September 2013; the regular MBA for candidates with fewer than five years of work experience, and the Executive MBA for candidates with five or more years of work experience, who already hold mid-level or senior management positions in organisations.AUS ARCHITECTURE PROGRAMME RECEIVES EIGHT-YEAR ACCREDITATION: The US National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) has accredited the Bachelor of Architecture programme at the College of Architecture, Art and Design (CAAD) of the American University of Sharjah for the maximum accreditation term of eight-years, Gulf News has reported. The five-year, undergraduate Bachelor degree at CAAD at AUS continues to be the only NAAB-accredited programme outside of North America, said the university.CAIRO UNIVERSITY RECEIVES $2M DONATION FROM SHARJAH RULER: Cairo University has received a $2m donation from the ruler of Sharjah, HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wam has reported. The donation was made for the university's faculty of engineering building, which was severely damaged by a fire during the dispersion of the sit-in at Al Nahda Square.KHDA SETS TERMS FOR TUITION PAYMENT : The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has set conditions for the regulation of the instalments of the tuition fees of students in Dubai for the next school year, Gulf Today has reported. As per the contract endorsed between the school and the guardians, the school has the right to impose fees of re-enrolli儲存倉g the enrolled students, provided that they do not exceed 10 percent of the total fees, and which shall be paid on a date set by the school. The fees are not refundable even if the enrolment was cancelled; except in the case that the student's family shifted their accommodation outside Dubai before the start of the school year.BAHRAIN UNIVERSITY EXTENDS FEE PAYMENT DEADLINE: Bahrain University has extended until next Wednesday the deadline for new students to pay their fees, after some students reported being unable to pay their fees online as a result of technical glitches, Gulf News Daily has reported. The university urged the students to retry accessing the web portal to use the new service, pointing out that applications of students who fail to complete their registration process online before the deadline will be cancelled.UOS APPROVES DH605M BUDGET, TO LAUNCH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME: University of Sharjah (UoS) has approved a Dhs605m budget for the 2013-2014 academic year, Gulf News has reported. The board of trustees also approved setting up a scholarship programme for exemplary Emirati graduates applying for Masters and PhD courses. The programme aims to allow Emiratis with required qualifications to later join academic staff in specialisations required by the university. The programme will be implemented on a domestic and international level, allowing UAE nationals to travel abroad to prestigious universities to complete their degrees.SAUDI ARABIA ALLOCATES SR4BN TO BUILD NEW COLLEGES FOR GIRLS: The Saudi higher education ministry has allocated SR4bn for the construction of new buildings for girls' colleges in universities, Saudi Gazette has reported. The ministry has formed a committee to review requests from universities for girls colleges and prepare the technical and field studies in addition to architectural plans.JORDAN TO EXPAND GRADUATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME: The Jordanian information and communications technology (ICT) ministry is planning to expand the Graduate Internship Programme, which helps ICT graduates secure employment, Jordan Times has reported. More than 220 ICT graduates benefited from the programme since the beginning of this year, increasing the overall number of beneficiaries to more than 1,200, said the ministry. Under the initiative, which was launched in 2009, fresh graduates in various ICT-related majors, or those who have not been employed in the sector for up to two years, can compete for private sector jobs by submitting their CVs to the programme's website. Selected applicants receive 18 months of training and are secured employment at a private sector firm, with 50 percent of the beneficiary's salary subsidised by the government.BRITISH COUNCIL QATAR LAUNCHES 3RD SUMMER SCHOOL: The British Council in Qatar has announced enrolment for a third Summer School course to meet high demand, Gulf Times has reported. The summer school offers innovative English language training for adults and young learners and in the third course is accommodating different age groups in the young learners' category covering seniors (11-14 years) and young adults (15-17 years). The programme will begin on August 25 and conclude on September 12 with registrations open until August 22.ABU DHABI TO HAVE 11,000 NEW SCHOOL SEATS BY 2016: Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) has announced new private schools are to be built in Khalifa A, Al Wathba and Al Falah areas to meet increasing demand, Gulf News has reported. The new schools will offer curricula most in demand, namely, Indian, American, British and education ministry systems. The number of seats for private schools will increase by 5 percent by the 2015/2016 academic year, as Adec bids to meet demand in the lower education sector. The growth represents an 11,000 school seat increase in the coming three years.UNIVERSITIES AT DIAC TO OFFER 35 NEW COURSES: Universities at Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) will add 35 new courses for the 2013/14 academic year to meet the increased demand for certain majors, Gulf News has reported. The 35 new courses include 11 undergraduate programmes, 17 postgraduate and seven PhD programmes, bringing the total number of degrees offered by universities in DIAC to 355.ADNOC LAUNCHES TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES: Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (Adnoc) has announced the launch of its 2013-14 Leadership Development Programmes, for both Managerial and Young Talent, Wam has reported. The purpose of these programmes is to illustrate the level of continuous improvement and investment in management and staff at the company. Talent Management is designed for aligning and integrating the process of attracting talented Emiratis into the organisation, developing and nurturing 'talent pools' within the organisation and subsequently accelerating leadership development at all levels to meet current and emerging business needs.JAZAN UNIVERSITY TO ADD FOUR NEW COLLEGES: Saudi Arabia's Jazan University has announced it is currently undergoing a SR3bn expansion project, in which a number of new colleges are to be constructed, Arab News has reported. The expansion will witness the establishment of four medical colleges, a college for business administration, a number of support projects and an electrical conversion station, the university said.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 AME Info (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) Visit AME Info (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) at .ameinfo.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉價錢