ADEC organizes sports day to encourage students and the wider community to maintain healthy fit lifestyle habits
Around 140,000 participants expected to take part in the event, which takes place February 18th 2015
Education
Schools fromall Lebanese regions propose innovative ideas in the first phase of Mashrou3 l Jil l Jdid
Beirut, February, 2015:Mashrou3 l Jil l Jdid was launched for the fifth consecutive year with the support of multi-talented Lebanese actor Georges Khabbaz.
American University of Beirut Medical Center Receives Highest Nursing Credential with Prestigious Magnet® Recognition . . . Again
Recognition reinforces commitment to providing nursing excellence
(December 22, 2014) Beirut, Lebanon – The American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) announced today that it has received for the second time the Magnet® recognition as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®.
UAE Minister of Education briefed on HBMSU’s qualitative initiatives towards ‘smart’ learning
Al Hammadi: "Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University is a leading educational institution in the region”
Arab world urged to revamp education system to root out instability and extremist tendencies in region
- Experts and knowledge influencers at First Knowledge Conference discuss roadmap for Arab Knowledge Index
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 9, 2014: The instability represented by the Arab Spring and the rise of extremism in the region are the direct outcomes of current inadequacies in the education system in Arab countries, experts said on the concluding day of the First Knowledge Conference in Dubai.
Autodesk Makes Design Software Free to Schools Worldwide
Design Software Leader Expands Reach of Free Education Offering to Prepare an Industry-ready Workforce
DUBAI, UAE, Dec 8, 2014 — Fulfilling its promise to expand access to its professional design software in education, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has made its industry-leading design, engineering and entertainment software free* to students, instructors and academic institutions worldwide.
UAE steps up efforts to address book piracy in schools
Arabian Anti-Piracy Alliance honors Abu Dhabi DED for its pioneering efforts in battling book piracy
OpenMinds and the Lebanon Evangelical School for Boys and Girls launch new programs: "Integration today for a better tomorrow"
Beirut, October 21 2014:
Under the patronage of H.E. the Minister of Education, Elias Abou Saab, represented by Dr. Fadi Yarak, Director General of Education; OpenMinds and the Lebanon Evangelical School for Boys and Girls (LES) have launched two innovative programs: the Functional Academic Programs (FAP) and the Applied Life Skills Program (ALSP), both dedicated to students with different learning difficulties and special needs. Also in attendance were key figures in the success of the programs: Dr.
HBMSU Chancellor appointed governing board member of UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education
Dr. Mansoor Al Awar becomes first Arab scholar to join world’s elite educators for his role in promoting smart learning across Arab World
ICDL launches ‘ICDL for Teachers’ initiative to enable interactive classroom learning
New certification initiative empowers teachers to adopt modern teaching strategies using ICT and Cyber Safety in the classroom