Culture & Education | Monday 7 May, 2018 3:49 pm

International scholars and industry experts attend first AUS MSERI workshop

Renowned international scholars and industry professionals, gathered at American University of Sharjah (AUS) recently, to participate in the first workshop held by the Material Science and Engineering Research Institute (MSERI) at the university. The two-day event saw academic experts from AUS and...

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Culture & Education | Monday 7 May, 2018 3:43 pm

35 Chinese Publishers Explore Investment Opportunities at Sharjah Publishing City

Thirty-five Chinese publishing houses have visited Sharjah Publishing City (SPC), the world’s first free zone dedicated exclusively to the publishing industry, to explore investment opportunities and view the facilities on offer to organisations looking to either expand or enter into the...

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Culture & Education | Monday 7 May, 2018 5:20 am

AUS celebrates student research at Annual Student Research Awards

Undergraduate research projects were recognized for their excellence and innovation at the Annual Student Research Awards Ceremony held at American University of Sharjah (AUS) on May 3. Sponsored by the Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) and organized by the AUS Office of Research, the...

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Culture & Education | Monday 7 May, 2018 4:23 am

Cinema licensing body wants KSA to attract producers from all over the Arab world

Movie screenings returned to the Kingdom on April 18 with the gala premiere of “Black Panther” in Riyadh, and one man in the audience was watching more closely than most. Reda Alhaidar, the president of the General Commission for Audiovisual Media (GCAM), is in charge of the...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 6 May, 2018 12:15 pm

Students from AUS School of Business Administration land coveted Boston Consulting Group internships

All five summer internship positions offered by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), an internationally renowned management consultancy, have been secured by students of the School of Business Administration (SBA) at American University of Sharjah (AUS). The highly coveted positions are sought after...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 5 May, 2018 7:10 am

UAEBBY and Goethe-Institut Gulf Region Announce 7th Edition of ‘Books – Made in UAE’

The UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) and Goethe-Institut Gulf Region have announced that the 7th edition of their annual cultural collaboration, ‘Books – Made in UAE’, will focus on silent books, highlighting their effectiveness as a mine of information and...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 5 May, 2018 3:27 am

Cambridge Assessment English strengthens management team in key region

New appointments by Cambridge Assessment English will enhance support for language learning and assessment across a region which stretches from Africa to the Middle East, and South Asia as well as Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Based in the Dubai offices of Cambridge...

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Culture & Education | Friday 4 May, 2018 6:58 am

Al Sundus Kindergarten Wins ‘Lughati Play Award’

Lughati, the Sharjah-based initiative dedicated to supporting Arabic learning the smart way, honored the three winners of the third edition of the Lughati Play Award, a language contest designed to test the skills of kindergarten students in Sharjah and the first of its kind to focus on...

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Culture & Education | Friday 4 May, 2018 1:01 am

Overall winners revealed for 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

The World Photography Organisation names the overall winners of the prestigious 2018 Sony World Photography Awards at a London ceremony. The covetedPhotographer of the Year title was presented to British artist Alys Tomlinsonfor her series Ex-Voto, winning the photographer $25,000 ...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 2 May, 2018 3:25 pm

Sharjah Book Authority Attracts International Interest For Sharjah Publishing City

The Sharjah Book Authority has concluded its participation in the 28th edition of Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, yesterday (Thursday) evening in Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC). A series of meetings with publishers and exhibitors were held by the Sharjah Book Authority to...

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