Muaz Shabandri

‘Textbooks are not everything’

DUBAI — “The vision of a school should be to make a beautiful school, generating righteous youth, happy youth who are professionally sound and morally upright,” said former Indian President Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam while inaugurating the three-day teachers’ training workshop at The Indian High School, Dubai, on Sunday.

‘India in need of talented youth’

DUBAI—“I can do it, we can do it and the nation will do it,” said Dr Kalam while administering an oath to students. The former Indian president, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, was inaugurating a three-day teachers training workshop at The Indian High School, Dubai, on Sunday. The workshop being hosted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is designed to provide teachers with an understanding of the new international curriculum developed by the board.

Education exhibition attracts big local, international names

DUBAI — Universities and higher education institutes in the country rolled out new courses and educational programmes with emphasis on post-graduate education at the Gulf Education and Technology Exhibition (GETEX). The annual educational showcase which began on Thursday attracted some of the biggest local and international names.

CCTV cameras on all STS school buses

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CCTV cameras on all STS school buses

School Transport Services (STS), one of the largest providers of private bus transport for schools in Dubai, has announced the installation of CCTV cameras on more than thousand buses in its fleet.

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Students’ business ideas on show

DUBAI — “I am an engineer during the day and an artist at night,” gushed Majedah Ahmed Al Musalli who was among the thousands of participants at the Young Entrepreneur Competition hosted at Dubai Mall.

Experts stress importance of good education

DUBAI — World leaders and educational experts from around the world discussed ‘Education in Times of Globalisation’ at the 2011 edition of the ‘Education Without Borders’ World Forum hosted on Tuesday by the Higher Colleges of Technology.