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Turkey and Tajikistan discuss education cooperation

Turkey and Tajikistan discuss education cooperation

In Dushanbe, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, Sirojiddin Mukhriddin, and the Chairman of the Turkish Education Fund, Birol Akgun. During the meeting, the parties discussed the current state and …

Educational cooperation in Caspian region. Iranian vector

Educational cooperation in Caspian region. Iranian vector

Looking at the history of cooperation between the countries of the Caspian region in educational sphere, it should be noted that implementation of joint projects is carried out both through multilateral cooperation in the format of the …

Kazakhstan to create its own University of Tourism

Kazakhstan to create its own University of Tourism

Kazakhstan has to create a University of Tourism, because the country needs qualified personnel in this area, head of state Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev said at the Ulytau-2019 international tourism forum today. “Many …

 Two arts academies to be established in Saudi Arabia

Two arts academies to be established in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia will set up arts academies, including two in the next two years, offering a step toward academic qualification and enlarging the Kingdom’s footprint in heritage, arts and crafts, and music. The initiative is part of …

Tokayev meets with gifted children

Tokayev meets with gifted children

The President of Kazakhstan, Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev, congratulated the winners of international and republican olympiads, excellent students, children from large families, as well as children from orphanages from all regions of the republic on the …

Blast at Istanbul school injures teacher

Blast at Istanbul school injures teacher

A blast hit a school in Istanbul's Gungorenh district today, Turkish media reported. According to reports, the explosion occurred during experiments in a chemistry class. As a result, the teacher got injured. Classes …

Turkey’s Antalya alarmed over new tornado warning

Turkey’s Antalya alarmed over new tornado warning

Schools are off in several districts of Turkey's Antalya today as experts warned of a "great risk" for deadly tornadoes. The Antalya Governor’s Office announced that all education from kindergartens to high schools …

UN chief to deliver lecture to Qatar students

UN chief to deliver lecture to Qatar students

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will deliver a public lecture at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) in Qatar, a member of Qatar Foundation (QF). The lecture is part of the ‘Education City …

Four staff members killed in attack at Turkish university

Four staff members killed in attack at Turkish university

A research assistant shot and killed four staff members at Turkey's university, the university's president said. Prof. Hasan Gonen of Osmangazi University, in the city of Eskisehir, said that the gunman shot and killed a deputy …

Foreign students hospitalized in Turkey due to food poisoning

Foreign students hospitalized in Turkey due to food poisoning

Twenty six foreign students, who are citizens of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq, were hospitalized in the Turkish province of Erzincan. Reportedly, the hospitalized students are from one dormitory. The reason for hospitalization is food …

Student from Batumi receives $ 1 million from Abu Dhabi

Student from Batumi receives $ 1 million from Abu Dhabi

David Jincharadze, the graduate student from Batumi, told the local media that he had received a $ 1 million grant from Abu Dhabi to study at the New York University in the UAE. "After graduation, I will continue my studies in Abu …

Iran bans teaching of English in schools - media

Iran bans teaching of English in schools - media

Iran has banned the teaching of English in primary schools, a senior education official said. "Teaching English in government and non-government primary schools in the official curriculum is against laws and regulations," the …

International Islamic University to be founded in Istanbul

International Islamic University to be founded in Istanbul

Istanbul is set to host an International Islamic University, which is expected to open its doors in 2019-2020. Turkey's former top religious official Professor Mehmet Görmez, who retired recently from his duty, …

Kazakh students missing in Egypt

Kazakh students missing in Egypt

The Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeks assistance of the Egypt's authorities in search for six missing Kazakh students aged 20 to 24, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Anuar Zhainakov said. Zhainakov said …