ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Education on Sunday launched the distance learning system for students in all Emirati schools and higher education institutions. The system will be in place for a period of two weeks. Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education, stressed that significant efforts have been exerted by education professionals to create a technical academic ...

SHARJAH / WAM Arab Academy for Science Technology and Maritime Transport in Sharjah (AASTS) has announced the implementation of e-learning for the second semester in the College of Maritime Transport Technology. During the spring break, faculty members were trained on giving e-lectures as well as providing the necessary support to students. Commenting on the announcement, Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghaffar Ismail ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Sandooq Al Watan, the national initiative launched by prominent Emirati businesspeople to support research projects for the post-oil era, is set to organise a new Centurium Prize Challenge entitled “ReThink Brine” to discuss how to reduce the quantities of brine discharge produced by desalination processes. The challenge is sponsored by the Environmental Agency – Abu Dhabi, ...