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News & Reports
Yemen’s Largest University Is Shut Down
Sana’a University has been riddled by student protests, threats of violence, and students’ complaints that they can’t afford the university…
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Opinion
Arab Universities Must Admit the Cost of Corruption
A recent report by Transparency International, “Global Corruption Report: Education,” largely skips Arab universities. But corruption in the region’s institutions…
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Opinion
Conversation with Karma El Hassan: Driving Quality Control With Data
One of the foremost figures in the Arab world to use performance measurement to improve higher education talks about institutional…
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Higher-Education Cooperation Grows Between the Gulf and Europe
Universities from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and those from Europe are increasing their collaborative efforts.
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U.S. Agency Waffles on International Higher Ed Partnerships
A major U.S. aid agency came close to backing out of its commitments to higher-education programs in the Middle East…
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Arab University Administrators Get Their Own Report Card
A book has just been released about a group of higher-education institutions in the Middle East and North Africa that…
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Opinion
Business Schools in Emerging Markets Can be World Leaders
Building on experience in China and Russia, a business school professor talks about how working in the developing world can…
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Opinion
Easing the Syrian Conflict’s Toll on Higher Education
War in Syria has pushed professors to emigrate, students to drop out, and destroyed university buildings. But many Syrian universities…
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Egypt Poised to Give Guards at Public Universities More Power
The military-backed interim government wants to give guards on campuses the power to investigate allegations and turn evidence over to…
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Expatriate-to-Emirati Switch Stuns Some UAE Academics
The sudden replacement of five campus directors at the Higher Colleges of Technology is leaving many administrators wondering about their…
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