Administration
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Opinion
A Conversation with Ayoub Kazim: Dubai as an Education Destination
The managing director of the company that hosts what may be the world’s largest number of branch campuses talks about…
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News & Reports
United Arab Emirates’ Experiments with Branch Campuses Have Mixed Results
The UAE is home to the world’s largest collection of branch campuses. But with uneven quality control, interested students would…
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Opinion
What is the Outlook for the Academic Year in Egypt?
The new academic year brings more anxiety for Egyptian professors and students facing an uncertain future.
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News & Reports
The Man in Cairo University’s Hot Seat
The president of one of the largest universities in the world came into power during one of the institution’s most…
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News & Reports
Spinning Door for Professors May Hurt UAE Higher Ed, Researchers Find
Use of expatriate academics on short-term contracts and other factors can work against institutional loyalty and result in a scarcity…
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News & Reports
Conflict Escalates Between Lebanon’s Teachers and the Government
Lebanese school exam results, required for students to enroll in universities, are caught in an ongoing fight over salaries for…
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Opinion
Don’t Let Egyptian University Appointments Become a Political Game
Egyptian President's plans to appoint university heads is a total abuse of the constitution, the author argues.
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News & Reports
Egyptian President to Appoint Key University Administrators
The new Egyptian leader is going to make even more academic appointments than former president Hosni Mubarak did.
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Opinion
The Crucial Role of Data in Arab Higher Education
At a gathering of those who do “institutional research” for Arab universities, the importance of their jobs became evident.
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News & Reports
Yemen’s Fast-Growing Private Universities Stir Debate
Privately owned higher-education institutions are more common now than public ones, but their role is controversial.
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