This is Beirut, 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Education Media
President Donald Trump's administration moved Thursday to impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in the United States, the latest bid to tighten legal immigration in the country. Under a proposed change, foreigners would not be allowed to stay for more than four years on student visas in the United ...
Élie-Joe Kamel, 22/08 16:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Back-to-School 2025 Rising Costs Registration Education
Once again, back-to-school season means hardship for Lebanese parents. Supplies, textbooks, registration… everything is more expensive, and opportunities to ease the financial burden are scarce.
This is Beirut, 20/08 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Rima Karami Education School Lebanon
Education Minister Rima Karami confirmed on Wednesday that public schools in Lebanon will continue operating on a four-day week in the upcoming academic year, describing the decision as “a continuation of the previous measure, with the hope that this will be the last year.” Karami made the announcement following a meeting with ...
This is Beirut, 27/07 14:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah Education Lebanon Israel Shia
Hezbollah has informed the families of its members who were killed in battles of a new decision to halt all university education stipends for their children. Exclusive information obtained by Al Arabiya/Al Hadath reveals that Hezbollah’s “Martyr Foundation,” responsible for supporting the families of the deceased, has begun systematically ...
This is Beirut, 21/07 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Music Errollyn Wallen King Charles III Culture Art Education
Told she would never belong in the world of classical music, Errollyn Wallen has risen to become the composer to King Charles III and the first person of color in the historic role. The 67-year-old became the Master of the King's Music last year, a 400-year-old post and one of the classical world's top honors that involves composing works for ...
This is Beirut, 02/07 10:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Artificial intelligence Education ChatGPT
When Jocelyn Leitzinger had her university students write about times in their lives they had witnessed discrimination, she noticed that a woman named Sally was the victim in many of the stories. "It was very clear that ChatGPT had decided this is a common woman's name," said Leitzinger, who teaches an undergraduate class on business and society ...
This is Beirut, 11/06 21:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States Education Fullbright Program
The board overseeing the Fulbright program, the prestigious exchanges between US and foreign scholars, quit on Wednesday, accusing President Donald Trump's administration of political interference. Members of the board, nominated by successive presidents, voiced alarm about "injecting politics and ideological mandates" into a long non-partisan ...
This is Beirut, 09/06 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
France Education Netflix Britain Culture
British Netflix drama Adolescence - which has sparked widespread debate about the toxic and misogynistic influences to which young boys are exposed online, can now be shown in French secondary schools - a minister has said. The initiative follows a precedent set in the UK. The producer of the series broadcast on Netflix has "opened up the rights ...
This is Beirut, 21/05 10:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon HDI UNDP Education Development
In its 33rd Human Development Report, titled “Breaking the Gridlock: Reimagining Cooperation in a Polarized World,” the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) ranks Lebanon among countries with high human development, assigning it a Human Development Index (HDI) score of 0.752 for the year 2023. Lebanon ranks 102nd out of 193 globally and ...
This Is Beirut, 30/04 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
education minister baccaleaureate schools
Minister of Education Rima Karami announced on Wednesday that Lebanon’s official baccalaureate exams will begin on July 9 and span five days. The academic year will be extended until June 13, with school principals granted the flexibility to organize schedules as they see fit. Speaking at a press conference dedicated to the official ...
This is Beirut, 29/04 14:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
us politics education harvard trump
US President Donald Trump's administration said it has launched an investigation into Harvard University and Harvard Law Review for "race-based discrimination" after receiving reports about the prestigious legal journal's selection process for articles. The probe comes as Trump cracks down on US universities on several fronts, alleging widespread ...
This is Beirut, 25/04 02:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Harvard Education
US President Donald Trump on Thursday bashed Harvard as an "Anti-Semitic, Far Left Institution," as the prestigious university battles his administration's funding freeze in court. The latest outburst from Trump comes as his administration cracks down on US universities on several fronts, alleging widespread anti-Semitism, ...