New Report Strikes an Optimistic Note on Arab Education
The U.K.-based Commonwealth Secretariat ranks Arab countries as doing fairly well on Arab educational development, compared to their international peers.
Deep Generation Gap: Arab Professors Vs. Students
Professors have long grumbled about the quality of students, and students about rigid professors, but the tension between them is now especially high.
Two Parallel Universes In Algerian Education
Students are protesting the confused route to master’s and doctoral degrees in the North African country.
Stop Sending So Many Young People to University
Vocational education paired with industry development is the best solution to Arab-region unemployment, the author argues.
Leaked Questions and Answers Disrupt National Exams
In Egypt and Algeria, students are cheating on high-school exit examinations using websites that leak exam information.
In Algiers, Reflecting on Universities and Unemployment
Familiar themes and new insights rose in the discussion at a higher-education conference in Algeria.
Who Defines “Excellence” in Education? And How?
A more inclusive approach to improving educational quality in the Arab region could be the best solution.
Lack of Training Opportunities Hampers Educational and Economic Outcomes
Few universities in the region are meeting students’ needs for practical training, but if industry, educators and government work together they can create solutions, the author writes.
An Algerian Student’s Search for a Decent Home
A student seeking a master’s degree got an unpleasant surprise when she showed up at her dormitory.
Algerian Students Are Victims of the Country’s Language Confusion
Algeria has made Arabic the teaching language in its primary and secondary schools, but universities usually teach in French. Students stumble.
