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News
bits that have a bearing on education in the region
Manchester
Business School Worldwide launches regional centre at Dubai
Maktoub,
September 7, 2006
Manchester
Business School Worldwide (MBSW), the international arm of Manchester
Business School - one of the world's top business schools – has opened
its new Middle East centre at Dubai Knowledge Village. The new centre
will provide support and coordination for more than 100
distance-learning MBA students in the region, who are already following
MBA programmes with the School.
New
Zayed University campus to be ready soon
Strategiy.com,
July 27, 2006
The Dh425
million Dubai campus for Zayed University in Al Rowaiya is expected to
be operational during the new academic year 2006-2007.
Educomp
launches online maths portal
Rediff News,
Jul 26, 2006
Looking to add
2 lakh subscribers by next year, e-learning solutions provider Educomp
Solutions Ltd on Wednesday launched its new portal Mathguru.com, which
will serve as an online tutor to help students solve mathematical
problems.
New
curriculum for CA exams proposed
Business Line,
Feb 8,2006
EXPLORING
Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA) with other accounting bodies,
facilitating Government accounting reforms, and the launching and
promotion of a new curriculum for CA examinations are some of the
measures that form a part of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India's (ICAI) mission statement for 2006
Pune
universities vie for global tag to lure talent
The Economics
Times, Feb 09, 2006
It
has a faculty and student exchange arrangement with 15 colleges in the
UAE. ... The fact that Pune is an established brand for higher education
helps institutes ...
New
curriculum for CA exams proposed
Business Line,
Feb. 7, 2006
EXPLORING
Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA) with other accounting bodies,
facilitating Government accounting reforms, and the launching and
promotion of a new curriculum for CA examinations are some of the
measures that form a part of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India's (ICAI) mission statement for 2006.
GCC
education surge
Ameinfo, 7 Feb
2006
GCC countries
are set to register the world's highest rates of admission to higher
education institutions, according to a study by Dubai-based Madar
Research Group. GCC governments upped the expenditure on education to
close to $26bn during 2005, with increased budget allocations for 2006.
GETEX Dubai 2006, being held from 12-14 April, will have up to 438
exhibitors offering education options in 38 countries.
CBSE
Tele-counseling service in Dubai
www.zeenews.com
2006 Feb 05
The Central
Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) began its tele-counselling service
for the students from February one, while another helpline called `Disha'
has been launched by the NGO Snehi. It will also be operational in Dubai
during the same period
Gifted
Students Center to open
A centre for
gifted Bahraini students will open next month, in a move by the
government to nurture special talents. The Gifted Students Centre will
run advanced programmes for government school pupils in mathematics,
arts and science. The project is being sponsored by Gulf Finance House.
source: ameinfo.com
Zayed
University e-biz challenge
The last date
to register and submit plans for the Zayed University e-biz challenge is
22 February 2006 at 5pm, according to a statement by organisers. Teams
are urged to submit early to avoid missing the deadline. For more
information visit: www.ebizchallenge.com
Integrated
MA from IIT-Madras
The Indian
Institute of Technology-Madras invites applications for its Five Year
Integrated Masters Programme, leading to an MA degree in three
disciplines, Development Studies, Economics and English. For more
details visit: http://hsee.iitm.ac.in
Scholarship
for Saudis at University of Oxford
Saudi
undergraduate and graduate students are now able to apply for
scholarships to study at the University of Oxford in the UK. Majors
included are English, classic and modern languages, comparative
linguistics, oriental studies, law, European law, politics and
economics, archeology and anthropology, history and modern history and
geography. Visit www.mohe.gov.sa
for details
Dubai Knowledge Village
showcases its academic community with Open ...
AME
Info, 9 October 2005
Dubai
Knowledge Village (KV), the region's leading educational destination,
opened its doors this week to students of UAE-based high schools seeking
international higher education opportunities within the region.
Last Updated:23 April, 2008
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