Culture & Education | Monday 16 April, 2018 1:32 am

AUS launches first university-based drone academy in UAE

The first university-based drone academy in the United Arab Emirates was inaugurated recently at American University of Sharjah (AUS). Based at AUS, the AUS-Exponent Drone Academy has been established in conjunction with Exponent Technology Services LLC (ETS). The academy will have an active...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 15 April, 2018 6:26 pm

Students from across UAE compete for honors at computing competition at AUS

More than a 120 school students from across the UAE, vied for top honors at the AUS-du School Computing Competition (AdSCC) held at American University of Sharjah (AUS) today, April 15. Organized by the College of Engineering (CEN) along with the university’s Office of Enrollment Management...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 15 April, 2018 4:44 am

600 journalists to cover Arab Summit

Minister of Culture and Information Awwad Al-Awwad made on Saturday an inspection tour of the media center at the Mercure Hotel in Dhahran to check the preparations made by the ministry to cover the 29th Arab Summit which will be held on Sunday. As many as 600 journalists, including 423 from...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 15 April, 2018 1:47 am

New eService Allows Students to Remotely Complete University Registration Process

High school graduates considering Zayed University as a higher Education pathway, came to learn a sidestep option to avoid visiting the Students Admissions office to complete registration requirements. This came during the 30th annual the 2018 Gulf Education and Training Exhibition (GETEX),...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 14 April, 2018 5:00 am

Renowned International Authors Visit Sharjah For Children’s Reading Festival

Authors, storytellers, poets and artists from around the world will play a major role at this year’s Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival, organised by Sharjah Book Authority, as it celebrates its 10th edition.   These guests participating from five continents will add sparkle ...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 14 April, 2018 4:09 am

Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman visit presented ‘true picture of Islam’: OIC

Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen, secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), said that the visit of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Britain, the US, France and Spain provided a true picture of Islam and Muslims and helped to remove negative stereotypes. He congratulated...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 14 April, 2018 4:00 am

General Authority for Culture holds first board meeting

The first meeting of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Culture was held at King Fahd Cultural Center in Riyadh on Friday and it was chaired by Minister of Culture and Information Awwad Al-Awwad, who is also the chairman of the authority. The meeting thanked Custodian of the ...

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Culture & Education | Friday 13 April, 2018 6:00 am

Dubai Culture Hosts Cultural Activities on AIDAstella Cruise Ship

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirates dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, hosted cultural activities on the AIDAstella cruise ship, which docked in port Rashid on 07 April, under the ‘Dubai Arts Around the World’ initiative to strengthen the...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 12 April, 2018 3:00 am

Dubai Culture Participates in International Growth and Development Conference 2018

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, supported the scientific activities of the International Growth and Development Conference 2018, which was held under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 11 April, 2018 2:26 pm

Dubai’s 2nd Historical Documents Conference launched at Zayed University

The 2nd Annual Heritage Conference was inaugurated Under the Patronage of H.E Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, President of Zayed University yesterday (April 11) at Zayed University Dubai Campus and resumes today (April 12). The major two-day event, titled ‘Dubai Historical Documents...

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