‘Degree inflation’: How the four-year degree became required
By Kate Morgan28th January 2021How did a four-year degree become compulsory for nearly every job – and could the need to reboot the economy help tackle this problem?E Eleven years […]
The missing third: An out-of-school children study of Pakistani 5-16 year-olds
The missing third: An out-of-school children study of Pakistani 5-16 year-olds Serious efforts need to be made to ensure that Pakistan has a large population of literate and educated girls […]
Why ETH Zurich has been ranked the ‘best university in continental Europe’
3 September 2021education ETH’s main hall. Photo by Zurich.ch A new international survey of universities has ranked Zurich’s Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) the highest in the world outside the US […]
ONTARIO: How teachers and communities can recognize and challenge Islamaphobia in schools
Islamophobia shows itself not only in obvious hate acts, but in seemingly innocuous attitudes and assumptionsabout 3 hours ago By: The Conversation The Sault’s Islamic community celebrated Ramadan at Sault College, May […]
Lebanon and Tunisia: Educated populations, troubled economies
Jul 28,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN The Lebanese parliament concluded consultations on Monday on the appointment of ex-Premier Najib Mikati to head a fully-fledged government to tackle the […]
Children who come to Canada more likely than those born here to enter post-secondary education
By Jeremiah Rodriguez CTVNews When Sara Asalya immigrated to Canada with her young family from the Palestinian territories nine years ago, she knew very little English and she had few […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada Inaugurates First School in Calgary
By the Grace of Allah Jama’at Ahmadiyya Canada inaugurated its first school in Calgary. “Ahmadiyya Muslim School Calgary was inaugurated on Monday, November 16, 2020 at the Baitun Noor Mosque […]
Is al-Azhar under attack?
Sulaiman Lkaderi , Mohamed Hassan 15 October 2020 16:17 UTC | Egypt’s parliament rejected a bill that was set to strip the thousand-year-old al-Azhar University of its religious authority. It’s the latest […]
The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Making College Students Question the Price of Their Education
Source: WSJ When Mariah Stephenson received the bill for her fall semester at Towson University in Maryland, she did a double take. Even though fall sports have been suspended, she […]
School and work ” Why Switzerland’s dual-track education system is unique
By Riccardo Franciolli Jan 27, 2020 – http://www.swissinfo.ch Young people used to be faced with making a definitive career choice aged 15 in Switzerland. But nowadays they can change […]
Trump To Reinforce Protections For Prayer In Schools
Source: NPR By Franco Ordoñez President Trump will use the power of his office to empower students who want to pray in their schools — and remind public schools they […]
Non-Muslim teachers wear Islamic veil in protest of local ‘burqa ban’ in Sweden
Source: Islam City21 After the Sweden Democrats proposed a bill in 2018 to go “against the full-covering Muslim veil in all public places”, the local council in southern Sweden, Skurup, […]
India university to teach doctors Ghost Studies
Source: BBC A prestigious Indian university is offering a certificate course to teach doctors how to treat people who claim to see or be possessed by ghosts. The six-month course […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Slovenia organised Arabic Language Course
Source: Talha Ahmad The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Slovenia successfully organised a free Arabic language course in the country’s capital, Ljubljana. Previously in 2015 and again in 2017 the community conducted a free Arabic language course for beginners in Slovenia’s 2nd largest city, Maribor. The course proved to be very […]
Nine-year-old child genius to graduate university
By Jack Guy (CNN) A child prodigy from Belgium is on course to gain a bachelor’s degree at the tender age of nine. Laurent Simons is studying electrical engineering at […]
Is studying at a university essential these days?
Source: Arab News Dr. Taghreed Al-Saraj, who is a best-selling Saudi author, an international public speaker and an entrepreneurship mentor. After the publication of my previous article, I received so […]
Video: Why is the school system so outdated?
Students and parents should focus on employ-ability rather than keeping up with the Jones.
Glasgow University’s ‘bold’ move to pay back slave trade profits
Source: BBC News By Hannah Capella Glasgow University has agreed to raise and spend £20m in reparations after discovering it benefited by millions of pounds from the slave trade. It […]
Parents will be allowed to remove children from sex-ed classes under new Ontario government curriculum
Source: The Globe and Mail Caroline Alphonso Education Reporter Parents will have the option of removing their children from sex-ed classes as the province rolls out a new curriculum that […]
‘It’s the racial stuff’: Illinois prison banned, removed books on black history and empowerment from inmate education program
Source: Chicago Tribune By PETER NICKEAS Officials at an Illinois prison suspended an educational program for inmates, launched two internal investigations and removed 200 books from a prison library because many […]
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