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Source: AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesAug.儲存倉 26--AL KHAWARIZMI ROLLS OUT ISLAMIC BANKING BACHELOR'S PROGRAMME: The Al Khawarizmi International College (KIC) in Abu Dhabi has announced its new Bachelor's degree in Islamic banking and finance programme will start on September 1, Gulf News has reported. The programme will provide students with the opportunity of learning Islamic principles and methods of banking, economic, finance and accounting through Shari'ah, said KIC.ADU TO SET UP MECHANICAL LAB: Abu Dhabi University (ADU) has said it is to add an advanced mechanical engineering lab to its existing facilities next month, in a move aimed at tackling the country's most pressing challenges in nuclear power, green energy and robotics. The facility will be divided into several labs such as the Thermal lab, Dynamics lab, Manufacturing lab, as well as a Machine Shop. Each of these labs will be equipped with top-of-the-range equipment such as the Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines, which will prepare the students for the working environment of real-life mega-industries. The lab will also boast of the presence of an advanced Robot and Conveyer System that simulates the production process of factories along with a Cross Heat Flow Exchanger for thermal experiments and Universal Vibration Apparatus for Dynamics studies.SAUDI UNIVERSITIES CRITICISED FOR 'NOT HIRING' ENOUGH SAUDI PROFESSORS: Saudi Arabia's General Auditing Bureau (GAB) has said universities in the kingdom are not hiring enough Saudi professors who graduated from the government's foreign and domestic scholarship programmes, Arab News has reported. Higher education minister, Khaled Al-Anqari, had ordered the universities included in the GAB report to respond to the observations in writing within a month.AURAK'S MBA PROGRAMME RECEIVED CAA ACCREDITATION: The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (Aurak) has announced the School of Business has received CAA accreditation for its Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme, Gulf Today has reported. The university will offer two distinct versions of the MBA from the new academic year starting September 2013; the regular MBA for candidates with fewer than five years of work experience, and the Executive MBA for candidates with five or more years of work experience, who already hold mid-level or senior management positions in organisations.AUS ARCHITECTURE PROGRAMME RECEIVES EIGHT-YEAR ACCREDITATION: The US National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) has accredited the Bachelor of Architecture programme at the College of Architecture, Art and Design (CAAD) of the American University of Sharjah for the maximum accreditation term of eight-years, Gulf News has reported. The five-year, undergraduate Bachelor degree at CAAD at AUS continues to be the only NAAB-accredited programme outside of North America, said the university.CAIRO UNIVERSITY RECEIVES $2M DONATION FROM SHARJAH RULER: Cairo University has received a $2m donation from the ruler of Sharjah, HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wam has reported. The donation was made for the university's faculty of engineering building, which was severely damaged by a fire during the dispersion of the sit-in at Al Nahda Square.KHDA SETS TERMS FOR TUITION PAYMENT : The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has set conditions for the regulation of the instalments of the tuition fees of students in Dubai for the next school year, Gulf Today has reported. As per the contract endorsed between the school and the guardians, the school has the right to impose fees of re-enrolling the enrolled students, provided that they do not exceed 10 percent of the total fees, and which shall be paid on a date set by the school. The fees are not refundable even if the enrolment was cancelled; except in the case that the student's family shifted their accommodation outside Dubai before the start of the school year.BAHRAIN UNIVERSITY EXTENDS FEE PAYMENT DEADLINE: Bahrain University has extended until next Wednesday the deadline for new students to pay their fees, after some students reported being unable to pay their fees online as a result of technical glitches, Gulf News Daily has reported. The university urged the students to retry accessing the web portal to use the new service, pointing out that applications of students who fail to complete their registration process online before the deadline will be cancelled.UOS APPROVES DH605M BUDGET, TO LAUNCH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME: University of Sharjah (UoS) has approved a Dhs605m budget for the 2013-2014 academic year, Gulf News has reported. The board of trustees also approved setting up a scholarship programme for exemplary Emirati graduates applying for Masters and PhD courses. The programme aims to allow Emiratis with required qualifications to later join academic staff in specialisations required by the university. The programme will be implemented on a domestic and international level, allowing UAE nationals to travel abroad to prestigious universities to complete their degrees.SAUDI ARABIA ALLOCATES SR4BN TO BUILD NEW COLLEGES FOR GIRLS: The Saudi higher education ministry has allocated SR4bn for the construction of new buildings for girls' colleges in universities, Saudi Gazette has reported. The ministry has formed a committee to review requests from universities for g迷你倉價錢rls colleges and prepare the technical and field studies in addition to architectural plans.JORDAN TO EXPAND GRADUATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME: The Jordanian information and communications technology (ICT) ministry is planning to expand the Graduate Internship Programme, which helps ICT graduates secure employment, Jordan Times has reported. More than 220 ICT graduates benefited from the programme since the beginning of this year, increasing the overall number of beneficiaries to more than 1,200, said the ministry. Under the initiative, which was launched in 2009, fresh graduates in various ICT-related majors, or those who have not been employed in the sector for up to two years, can compete for private sector jobs by submitting their CVs to the programme's website. Selected applicants receive 18 months of training and are secured employment at a private sector firm, with 50 percent of the beneficiary's salary subsidised by the government.BRITISH COUNCIL QATAR LAUNCHES 3RD SUMMER SCHOOL: The British Council in Qatar has announced enrolment for a third Summer School course to meet high demand, Gulf Times has reported. The summer school offers innovative English language training for adults and young learners and in the third course is accommodating different age groups in the young learners' category covering seniors (11-14 years) and young adults (15-17 years). The programme will begin on August 25 and conclude on September 12 with registrations open until August 22.ABU DHABI TO HAVE 11,000 NEW SCHOOL SEATS BY 2016: Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) has announced new private schools are to be built in Khalifa A, Al Wathba and Al Falah areas to meet increasing demand, Gulf News has reported. The new schools will offer curricula most in demand, namely, Indian, American, British and education ministry systems. The number of seats for private schools will increase by 5 percent by the 2015/2016 academic year, as Adec bids to meet demand in the lower education sector. The growth represents an 11,000 school seat increase in the coming three years.UNIVERSITIES AT DIAC TO OFFER 35 NEW COURSES: Universities at Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) will add 35 new courses for the 2013/14 academic year to meet the increased demand for certain majors, Gulf News has reported. The 35 new courses include 11 undergraduate programmes, 17 postgraduate and seven PhD programmes, bringing the total number of degrees offered by universities in DIAC to 355.ADNOC LAUNCHES TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES: Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (Adnoc) has announced the launch of its 2013-14 Leadership Development Programmes, for both Managerial and Young Talent, Wam has reported. The purpose of these programmes is to illustrate the level of continuous improvement and investment in management and staff at the company. Talent Management is designed for aligning and integrating the process of attracting talented Emiratis into the organisation, developing and nurturing 'talent pools' within the organisation and subsequently accelerating leadership development at all levels to meet current and emerging business needs.JAZAN UNIVERSITY TO ADD FOUR NEW COLLEGES: Saudi Arabia's Jazan University has announced it is currently undergoing a SR3bn expansion project, in which a number of new colleges are to be constructed, Arab News has reported. The expansion will witness the establishment of four medical colleges, a college for business administration, a number of support projects and an electrical conversion station, the university said.SAUDI PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO SUSPEND NON-SAUDI STUDENTS AFTER MULTIPLE FAILURES: The Saudi education ministry has said non-Saudi adult students are to be suspended from public schools if they fail classes over two consecutive years, Arab News has reported. The ministry, however, said an exception is given to individual cases such as remote areas or villages that have no private schools.MALAYSIA CALLS FOR POSTPONING STUDENTS TRAVEL TO EGYPT: Malaysian defence ministry has asked private firms, who are sponsoring new students to pursue higher education in Egypt, to postpone sending the students to ensure their safety in view of the developments there, Bernama has reported. "I call on the private companies who are providing the sponsorship not to send our students quietly just for the sake of making profit because I know there are 200 students who have arrived in Egypt despite being instructed not to go yet," the ministry said.DUBAI POLICE ACADEMY TO COOPERATE WITH LANCASTER UNIVERSITY : Dubai Police is in talks with the UK's Lancaster University to activate a memorandum of understanding that had been signed between them earlier, Wam has reported. The agreement stipulates that Lancaster University would cooperate with Dubai Police by providing Masters Degree courses in human rights at the Dubai Police Academy (DPA).EMIRATES TRANSPORT TO ADD 360 BUSES FOR SCHOOLS IN UAE: The board of Emirates Transport's has approved a plan to import 360 new buses for its school fleet, The National has reported. The state-run firm oversees school buses and other fleets for various federal and local government agencies, and private sector institutions.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 AME Info (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) Visit AME Info (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) at .ameinfo.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉