Culture & Education | Thursday 30 March, 2017 4:00 am

Dubai Culture Successfully Concludes the Seventh Edition of SIKKA Art Fair 2017

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) – the Emirate’s dedicated entity for arts, culture and heritage – successfully concluded the SIKKA Art Fair 2017, which was inaugurated by Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice Chairman of Dubai...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 28 March, 2017 5:33 am

AURAK Receives Visit from Association of Arab Universities

The American University of Ras Al Khaimah’s (AURAK) has received a visit from a committee from the Association of Arab Universities (AARU). The delegation consisted of Dr. Ghalib Al Rifai and Dr. Turki Obaidat, and Dr. Sultan Abu Oraibi, secretary general of the AARU, who was also guest of ...

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Culture & Education | Monday 27 March, 2017 9:13 am

4th Saudi Film Festival to focus on strengthening nascent industry

The fourth edition of the Saudi Film Festival begins Monday evening in Dhahran. The Culture and Arts Association in Dammam, in association with King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, has organized the event. The festival, extending over six days, includes the participation of 58 Saudi films,...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 26 March, 2017 9:00 am

Sharjah Child Safety Campaign Workshops Spread Awareness of Online Dangers

In a joint initiative between Sharjah’s Child Safety Campaign (CSC) and ‘Aqdar’ - Khalifa Empowerment Programme for Students, a series of workshops were held across five schools to outline the damaging effects and prevalence of online abuse. A total of 475 students participated ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 26 March, 2017 5:00 am

DeG Establishes “Happiness Committee” for a Positive and Pioneering Future in Digital Innovation

As part of its mission and vision to oversee Sharjah’s happiness among all its citizens and government entities, Sharjah Department of eGovernment (DeG) has recently announced its final formation of the “Happiness Committee”, further reinforcing its commitment to develop its...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 26 March, 2017 4:10 am

Schneider Electric Mentors University of Southern California Students on Regional Innovation, Energy Strategies

a global leader in energy management and automation, hosted a delegation from the University of Southern California (USC), one of the world’s leading private research universities based in Los Angeles, in early March 2017 at its offices in Dubai. Schneider Electric is one of five leading...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 25 March, 2017 8:35 pm

AUS cultural diversity highlighted at annual Global Day

Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member, Ruler of Sharjah and President of American University of Sharjah (AUS), the university concluded its annual Global Day, Friday night. One of the most anticipated events at AUS, Global Day was...

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Culture & Education | Friday 24 March, 2017 8:08 pm

Emirati Kalimat Group and French Publisher Gallimard Collaborate to Promote Cultural Exchange

As part of its long-term mission to build communication bridges between the Arabic language and other languages of the world and to position UAE as a beacon for  cross-cultural values, Kalimat Group has signed an MoU with leading French publisher Gallimard. The agreement aims to cement Kalimat ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 23 March, 2017 2:10 am

AURAK Signs MoU with Hungarian University

has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pázmány Péter Catholic University, becoming the Hungarian institution’s first partner within the UAE. Dr. Szuromi Szabolcs, president of the Hungarian university, travelled to the UAE to sign the agreement alongside Prof....

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 21 March, 2017 6:59 am

Dubai Culture Launches the Second Edition of its ‘Reading Box’ Initiative

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, has announced the launch of the second edition of its ‘Reading Box’ initiative, which will be based at City Walk 2 and run from 20th March to 1st April 2017. Opening...

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