Pearson calls on UAE students to take PTE testPearson Middle East, a leading learning company , has called on high school students in the UAE and across the region to take the PTE Academic test, ahead of September’s intake of applications to universities overseas. PTE A More… |
DIFC Courts, DDFC sign cooperation pactThe Dubai Design and Fashion Council (DDFC) has signed an agreement with the DIFC Dispute Resolution Authority (DRA) including DIFC Courts, for wider adoption of the English language in international law courts system by Dubai’s fast-devel More… |
Education upgrade urged to meet employer needsChanges in the region’s educational policy and practices must be made more relevant to the demands of a modern labour force, said an industry expert. “Life in the 21st Century is very different to life in the 20th Cent More… |
GE unit to offer training for English teachersGE Foundation, the philanthropic unit of GE, which focuses on education and the environment, has teamed up with the US educational organisation AmidEast, to offer professional training for English language teachers in the Mena region. More… |
Pearson wins key Saudi teaching contractSaudi Arabia’s strategic education services company Tatweer has joined hands with top learning company Pearson to develop a new project aimed at developing the standard of English language providers in the kingdom. The More… |
UK education consultants on GCC tourSue Anderson Consultants (SAC), education consultants and UK boarding school specialists, will tour Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman, offering free advice to parents about boarding schools and English language schools in the UK. SA More… |
IDP opens English test centre in RiyadhIDP: IELTS Australia, is a subsidiary of IDP Education and a leading international education organisation, has opened a testing centre for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in Riyadh. IELTS Regional Manager for IDP: More… |
Pearson inks deal with Omani collegePearson, one of the world’s top learning companies, said it has signed a deal with Oman-based Gulf College to help enhance the English language skills of the university's students. As per the agreement, both organizations will work tow More… |
Online IELTS training courses launchedUniversity of Cambridge Esol Examinations and New Zealand’s online English language testing provider Vital English have launched online preparation courses for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The online courses a More… |