KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (MNTV) — Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates have taken a significant step toward deeper regional space cooperation following a meeting between Kuwait’s Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Salem Humaid AlMarri, Director General of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre. The two sides discussed expandin...
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia (MNTV) – More parents are sending their children to private schools – especially international schools, with enrolment hitting nearly 70,000 last year, reports Asia News Network. If unaddressed in the upcoming 2027 school curriculum reform, this will lead to a growing gap between the quality of education in private and ...
ALGIERS, Algeria (MNTV) — Algeria’s higher education sector is undergoing a significant shift as authorities move from decades of expansion toward a model centered on quality, employability, and stronger links to the job market. The North African country has rapidly scaled its university system since independence, growing from fewer than 10 in...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Pakistan has launched a major scholarship programme offering 500 higher-education opportunities for Bangladeshi students, aiming to expand academic mobility and access to affordable study pathways as international education costs continue to surge. The initiative was announced at the largest Pakistan Education Expo h...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — Egypt and Italy signed a series of cooperation protocols to establish 89 applied technology schools across multiple disciplines, a move officials described as a significant expansion of Egypt’s technical education system. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly oversaw the signing ceremony in Cairo, joined by senior Egyptian mini...
By Mushfiq Ahmed KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) – Pakistan’s philosophy education is facing a severe structural breakdown, as universities struggle to fill long-vacant posts, rely on unqualified instructors, and drift away from systematic curricula once considered academically rigorous. Conversation with Dr Abdul Wahab Suri, a senior philosophy te...
LAHJ, Yemen (MNTV) — In Yemen, children are forced to attend classes under tattered tents and makeshift buildings, as years of strikes by the West and its allies have destroyed nearly 3,000 schools. Many students sit on the floor with minimal learning materials, while teachers struggle to manage overcrowded classrooms and provide basic instru...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — In a milestone for the Indian Ocean archipelago’s cultural and academic history, Dr Aminath Zahir has become the first person to earn a doctorate in the Dhivehi language, the national tongue of the Maldives. Her PhD in Applied Linguistics, completed at the Maldives National University (MNU), was not only researched but ...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Three outstanding Saudi students — Osama Aljohani, Omar Alomran, and Osama Dabbousi — have been selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2026, earning fully funded postgraduate placements at the University of Oxford. The Rhodes Scholarship, established in 1902, is widely regarded as the world’s most prestigious graduate fe...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states have agreed to collaborate on developing Arabic-based artificial intelligence systems to strengthen e-learning and digital education across the region, during a key meeting hosted by Saudi Arabia’s National Center for e-Learning. The 24th meeting of the Committee of e-L...
