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The 2010 UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa Prize — August 31, 2010
UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICTs in Education is intended to reward individuals, institutions, other entities or non-governmental organizations for projects and activities that are excellent models and demonstrate best practice,
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Bahrain looking to the past to build its Future — May 12, 2010
Bahrain is looking to the past to help build its future. It is seeking to train more of its citizens in the country's traditional arts and skills to both preserve the Kingdom's rich heritage and provide employment and business opportunities.
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Bahrain MOE and Cisco to partner on education — March 30, 2010
MANAMA, Bahrain: The Bahrain Ministry of Education and Cisco have signed a strategic agreement to collaborate on integrating ICT into education throughout the Kingdom.
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Bahrain - Global Education Experts to Speak at Inaugural Event — August 7, 2009
A new annual event designed to improve the quality of education across the world, from pre-school to higher education, will launch this October in Bahrain.
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KFH Launches Financing Plan for Students — July 2, 2009
Kuwait Finance House - Bahrain yesterday launched a Sharia-compliant student financing product.
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'Vision' Key to Top-Flight Careers — July 1, 2009
Looks count for little in building a successful career, it takes strong foundations of character, education and experience, youngsters were told yesterday.
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Skills Mission for Youngsters — June 29, 2009
The Crown Prince's International Scholarship Programme (CPISP) yesterday kicked off its fourth annual summer action learning programme. A special event was held at the Crown Prince's Court marking the launch.
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Serving the Nation — June 24, 2009
Educational excellence was yesterday described as key to sustained development. "I hail your scientific mindset and national commitment to serve the nation through your outstanding results," Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa said.
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'Green Guide' for Students — June 23, 2009
A children's guide to protecting the environment could become part of the curriculum in all Bahrain schools. It is already being used in some private schools, thanks to funding by HSBC.
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Students Win Scholarships — June 9, 2009
Ten students have been offered the chance to study at the finest international educational institutions in the world under this year's Crown Prince's International Scholarship Programme (CPISP).
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University of Bahrain Students Visit Bahrain World Trade Center — May 26, 2009
The Bahrain World Trade Center (BWTC), Bahrain’s iconic landmark, recently played host to a group of architectural students from the University of Bahrain.
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Bahrain’s Crown Prince and US Leader Break Ground on Perimeter Wall at Bahrain School — May 6, 2009
His Highness the Crown Prince and Commander-in-chief of Bahrain Defense Force Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Vice Admiral Bill Gortney Commander US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) broke ground on a perimeter wall on, March 23, 2009, for the Department of Defense Bahrain School.
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SWINE FLU ALERT — May 1, 2009
All Bahraini citizens in the US, Canada, Mexico, and South America are urged to register their information with the Embassy. In case of an emergency, please contact us at (+1) 202.342.1111 ext. 850.
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Poetry in the Air — April 24, 2009
Poetry filled the air in a celebration at Shaikha Hessa Girl's School, Riffa, yesterday.
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Brilliant Minds — April 22, 2009
Bahrain is now reaping the brilliant fruits of investing in its young Bahrainis.
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Schools Back 'Litter-Free' Drive — April 15, 2009
Coinciding with the launch of 'Love Bahrain…Litter Free', a national awareness campaign launched recently in Bahrain, four schools undertook a clean up day within their premises and immediate surrounding areas.
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Training Success for Students — April 13, 2009
Twelve Bahraini management trainees have graduated from a key Standard Chartered Bank's programme.
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Young 'Key to Creating Better World' — April 3, 2009
Bahrain's youngsters were praised for their selfless work towards helping the community, at the opening of the 15th Bahrain Model United Nations (Bahmun) yesterday.
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Connecting Classrooms in Bahrain — March 16, 2009
A group of British politicians arrived in Bahrain yesterday as part of a two-day visit to build understanding between students and teachers.
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Job-Hunting Skills for Students — March 4, 2009
Bahrain University students are to learn vital job-hunting skills at the university's three-day careers fair, later this month.
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Education City to Boost Skills — February 27, 2009
Four European universities will have their campuses at Bahrain's first Education City, which will be built with a $90 million (BD34m) budget for the first phase.
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Kuwait Finance House - Bahrain Honours BDF Doctors — February 25, 2009
Reaffirming its commitment to encourage and reward young Bahraini achievers, Kuwait Finance House-Bahrain (KFH-Bahrain) honoured doctors who received high and post graduate degrees during the past year at a prestigious event held recently at the Gulf Hotel.
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527 Students and Staff Honoured — February 20, 2009
Education Minister Dr Majid Al Nuaimi yesterday honoured 527 distinguished ba degree holders from local and foreign universities and long-serving employees.
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Quality Lesson — February 18, 2009
A function marking the 40th Education Day focused on the vital importance of quality education as the key to sustained development yesterday.
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Bahrain to Host Key School Health Talks — February 1, 2009
Bahrain will host a gathering of school health specialists and consultants from Middle Eastern and North African countries on March 24.
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Students Urged to Back Charity Drive — December 10, 2008
Schools and universities in Bahrain are being urged to take part in Red Crescent efforts to raise funds for disaster relief around the world.
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Investcorp hosts Bahrain's Crown Prince International Scholarship Programme — November 19, 2008
Investcorp, the asset management firm specialising in alternative investments, has hosted 14 Bahraini students from the Crown Prince's International Scholarship Programme (CPISP), who are currently studying at Universities and Colleges in the United States, on a fact finding day at the Investcorp’s offices in New York.
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Young Arab Leaders, Bahrain Announces Public Registration for Global Entrepreneur Workshop — November 9, 2008
Young Arab Leaders, Bahrain (YAL) - a network of prominent Bahraini male and female leaders in their respective fields with a commitment to foster a prosperous Arab future, announced today the registration for its Global Entrepreneur Workshop to be held in Bahrain from 2nd - 3rd December 2008.
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University of Bahrain Architecture Students Visit BWTC for Environmental Study — November 2, 2008
The Bahrain World Trade Center (BWTC) played host to a group of architecture students from the University of Bahrain, together with their instructors, in order to understand the elements of sustainable design used in the building.
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Bahrain Champions Vie for Mental Maths Glory — October 23, 2008
More than 1,425 students put their brains to the test in a national mental arithmetics in a national competition.
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YAL to Groom 1,000 Future Bahraini Leaders — October 20, 2008
An army of 1,000 Bahraini leaders are being groomed by a regional organisation of Arab businessmen.The Young Arab Leaders (YAL) hopes to reach that figure in the next five years, YAL Bahrain chairman Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa said yesterday.
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Bahrain Puts Youth on Fast Track to Leadership — October 14, 2008
The first phase of an ambitious five-year programme to train 1,000 Bahraini youths in leadership skills before they take management posts in government and the private sector is to begin on Sunday.
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Bahrain Home to Gulf’s First Polytechnic — October 10, 2008
In September, Bahrain Polytechnic welcomed 240 male and female students into the inaugural class of the first polytechnic educational institution in the Gulf region.
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Young Arab Leadership Conference to be held at the University of Bahrain — October 10, 2008
In October, the Bahrain chapter of YAL (Young Arab Leaders) will host the annual leadership conference at the University of Bahrain. The title of this year’s Forum is ‘Arab Leadership Forum: Step by Step to Success,’ and will begin on the 19th and end on the 23rd.
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Green Contest for Bahrain Schools Launched — September 29, 2008
Bahrain students are being urged to take part in a competition designed to spread the green message.
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Bahrain Opens Gulf's First Polytechnic — September 22, 2008
The Bahrain Polytechnic opened its doors this past week to 240 male and female students from across Bahrain, making it the only Polytechnic to be established within the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) states.
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Skills Centre Vows Leaders of Tomorrow — September 15, 2008
Polytechnic opened its doors for the first time yesterday with a pledge to turn its students into entrepreneurs, innovators and the industrial leaders of the future.
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Bahrain Bank Offers Training for Student Interns — September 10, 2008
Bahrain-based Gulf Finance House (GFH) Islamic investment bank hosted a record number of Bahraini under-graduates for its summer internship programme.
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NASA Honors Bahraini Student — August 30, 2008
Bahraini honor student Mohammed Ghazi Sulais represented Bahrain – and the Islamic and Arab world – at the World Space Week Youth Inspiration Project celebrated by NASA to commemorate its 50th anniversary.
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UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize Announced — August 30, 2008
Applications for the 2008 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize have been accepted and winners will be celebrated at an award ceremony on January 14, 2009 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
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Bahrain Polytechnic School Sets High Standards — August 13, 2008
Bahrain's new polytechnic has been launched and will start its academic year 2008/2009 from September 14 with 250 students.
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Crown Prince Hails Graduates — August 11, 2008
The Crown Prince's International Scholarship Programme (CPISP) has awarded a total of 85 scholarships to outstanding Bahraini secondary school students since its inception in 1999, it was revealed yesterday.
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Al Salam Bank-Bahrain Donates $2m to the Royal Charity Organization — August 4, 2008
Al Salam Bank-Bahrain has donated a total of $2.016m to the Royal Charity Organization in support of university scholarships for distinguished students selected by Royal Charity Organization (RCO).
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Education Fund to Help 500 — July 28, 2008
A community organisation is aiming to support more than 500 under-privileged students this year, through its Educational Scholarship Fund (ESF).
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Banking Lessons for Bahraini Students — July 23, 2008
Twenty-five Bahraini students are undergoing a summer training programme at Citibank.
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BAS Deputy CEO Honours Staff — July 21, 2008
At a recent ceremony, BAS Deputy CEO, Mr. Salman Al Mahmeed honoured 11 BAS staff for their commitment and support in training ten students from the Sheikh Khalifa Institute, Kingdom of Bahrain which resulted in BAS being awarded a trophy by H.E. Dr. Majid Al Noaimi Minister of Education at a recent ceremony held at the Sheikh Khalifa Institute.
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Batelco Employee to Participate in Leadership Trust Programme — July 17, 2008
Batelco Account Manager Amjad Al Alawi has been selected to participate in the annual Leadership Trust programme which is organised by the Young Arab Leaders-Bahrain in partnership with BAE Systems.
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Young Tech Geek Bags Zain Award for Innovative Digital Allocator — July 15, 2008
Innovation and a quest for new enterprise won the day at the Zain Dream Project's third awards selection when 22-year-old Nawaf Saeed Hussain was selected for his dream of manufacturing a high-tech indoor digital allocator.
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Taaleem Builds LEED-Accredited School in Durrat Al Bahrain — July 11, 2008
Bahrain's first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accredited school will be built in the coastal resort city of Durrat Al Bahrain, according to Taaleem, the Dubai-based school management company building the school.
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Labour Fund Invests US$75 Million in Bahraini Skills Training — July 7, 2008
The Labour Fund’s Human Capital Development (HCD) initiatives have, to date, invested in excess of US$75 million (BHD28 million) to provide over 11,000 Bahraini nationals with world class training over the next four years. The initiatives extend to improving the skills of nationals entering the labour market as well as existing employees.
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MSU Librarian to Help Set Up Library in Bahrain — June 27, 2008
A librarian at Montana State University has received a Fulbright award to help develop a new national library in Bahrain.
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Bahrain- Al Salam Bank Holds Workshops for Employees — June 24, 2008
Al Salam Bank-Bahrain organized two professional workshops focused on "Performance Enhancement and High impact Leadership skills".
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Educational Vision Praised — June 20, 2008
The crucial role and vision of Bahrain's leadership has been instrumental in turning the country into an educational and economic hub, New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) graduates were told yesterday.
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Bahrain Targets Nursery Schoolers with Traffic Safety Programme — June 17, 2008
In an effort to curb the rising number of traffic fatalities, Bahrain’s ministries of education and interior have launched a programme to teach traffic awareness in the country’s nursery schools beginning next year.
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Polytechnic a Breakthrough — June 13, 2008
Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa will officially open the new Bahrain Polytechnic in September, it was announced yesterday.
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Top Scholarships for 10 Students — June 10, 2008
Ten students have been offered the chance to study at the finest international educational institutions in the world, under this year's Crown Prince International Scholarship Programme (CPISP). The scholarship programme aims to nurture the minds of Bahrain's future leaders, through education.
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Team Returns from Study Trip to UK — June 5, 2008
A team has just returned from a study trip to the UK, aimed at improving education in Bahrain.
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Young Urged to Train for Leadership — June 3, 2008
Bahrain's young potential leaders have been urged to take full advantage of the opportunities offered by the Crown Prince's Internatio- nal Scholarship Programme.
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Bahrain Students Top of the Class! — May 30, 2008
Students from Bahrain and other Gulf countries have fared much better than their Indian counterparts in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 examinations.
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Higher Education Sector Sees Major Expansion in the Gulf — May 29, 2008
Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman – are undergoing a huge development in their higher education landscape that has attracted major American, British and Australian universities.
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Bahrain's Schools to Teach English for First Graders — May 27, 2008
Bahrain's Education Minister announced that First-year pupils in all government schools in Bahrain will start to learn English from next year, Gulf News reported.
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Model Workplace — May 22, 2008
Bahrain yesterday became the first country in the Gulf to launch a public-private joint project to integrate disabled people in the labour market.
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Job Advice for Bahrain Graduates — May 20, 2008
The Young Arab Leaders (YAL) group is organising its second annual Youth Roundtable at the Crowne Plaza Hotel next Sunday.
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Bahrain Offers Diploma For Budding Politicians — May 15, 2008
Bahrainis less than 18 interested in politics or want to join political societies will be provided with political development diploma by state-run institute.
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Joy for Teachers — May 12, 2008
Private schools in Bahrain yesterday welcomed a government decision to exempt their teachers from new sponsorship regulations, which they said could have bankrupted them.
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Gulf Air, GFH and Reef sponsor inJAz Bahrain students' trip to Oman — May 1, 2008
The six students from Al Noaim secondary school, who won the National Competition for the Company Program last march, are on their way to Oman to participate in the Regional Competition organized by inJAz Oman.
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Students Take Up Trading Challenge — April 29, 2008
A ceremony to honour 56 students who took part in a simulated stock-trading programme was held yesterday at the Bahrain Convention Centre, Crowne Plaza.
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Young Locals Shine a Light on Bahrain's Environmental Issues — April 22, 2008
On Saturday, April 19, the Gulf Hotel International Convention Centre played host to the 5th Annual Coca-Cola Environmental Treasure Hunt’s Youth Workshop for 2008.
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Citi Supports inJAz Bahrain — April 3, 2008
Citi Foundation, member of Citi, recently announced the sponsorship of "Banks in Action" program aimed at educating school students in Bahrain about banking industry.
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Bahrain to Augment Scholarships for Yemeni Students — April 1, 2008
Bahraini Ministry of Education agreed on Thursday to increase the scholarships for Yemeni students residing in Bahrain.
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Quality Drive for Bahrain schools — July 12, 2007
Quality assurance specialists are being trained for schools in Bahrain as part of the National Education Reform Project.
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Education Reform A Top Priority In Bahrain — May 30, 2007
Among Bahrain’s highest priority of social reforms for the next century is reform of the public education system. Preparing citizens for a democratic future entails a revamping the country’s historic school system into a modern, well-versed education.
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Bahrain Urges Global Education Ties — May 4, 2007
Bahrain yesterday urged the international community to maintain its commitment to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) adopted by the United Nations.
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Bahrain Looks to the Future With Education Reform — March 19, 2007
Recognizing that continuing economic growth hinges on the quality of education for its workforce, the Kingdom of Bahrain has embarked on a path of educational reform.
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Joseph Taylor Discusses Education Efforts in Bahrain — March 19, 2007
Joseph Taylor of the Center for Civic Education explains the Arab Civitas program's efforts in Bahrain.
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National Success Begins with Education — January 16, 2007
Beginning 2001, Bahrain's education system began a radical shake up in a push for political and social development as stated in the National Charter of Action. New laws made school compulsory for all children, with key focus in the curriculum on human rights, Arab identity, Islam and culture.
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Bahrain Plans Hub for Education With KFIC — December 26, 2006
Bahrain is to set up an "Education City" that will help to position the kingdom as one of the foremost regional centres for specialist higher education, a statement said.
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1 Billion BD Education Push — November 17, 2006
Bahrain is expected to invest up to $3 billion (BD1.1bn) in training, education and human resources development (HRD) over the coming 10 years, says a top training expert.
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