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Students faint in ruckus for admission at Umm Al-Qura

Students faint in ruckus for admission at Umm Al-Qura

MAKKAH: Over 100 students and their mothers gathered in front of Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah on Saturday, trying to force their way into the premises to register their daughters… Read more »

Student numbers soar to beat fees

Student numbers soar to beat fees

The numbers of students deferring university places to 2012 has dropped by almost two-thirds, as they try to avoid the     hike, new figures show. Just 5,940 students applying… Read more »

‘I’m so glad I had the chance to take the International Baccalaureate’

‘I’m so glad I had the chance to take the International Baccalaureate’

    – or the IB – has cropped up repeatedly in the news over the past few years; being heralded as a superior qualification to replace A-levels and revolutionise… Read more »

China land values, leverage echo U.S. boom — and perhaps bust

China land values, leverage echo U.S. boom — and perhaps bust

    Workers toil by night lights with hoes, carving out the signs for Olympic rings in front of an unfinished 30,000-seat stadium, bulb-shaped gymnasium and swimming complex in a… Read more »