Coronavirus
As the novel coronavirus sweeps through the Arab region, Al-Fanar Media is monitoring how it is affecting those facets of the Arab world that we focus on: higher education, research, and arts and culture. The Covid-19 pandemic has blocked students’ education, shuttered the art world, and revealed how badly the Arab region needs its own public health and research infrastructure.
With the lockdowns being enforced around the region and many individuals in quarantine, the public face-to-face gatherings that once fueled education and the arts have gone dark.
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Experts Offer Ideas on How Arab Education Can Recover from Covid-19 Setbacks
Experts in several Arab countries discuss how to improve education systems after the disruptions to student learning caused by Covid-19.
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Conference to Discuss Digital Transformation of Universities in the Middle East
Times Higher Education is sponsoring the Digital Universities MENA 2022 conference in Abu Dhabi, which opens on September 12.
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Kuwaiti Academic’s Book Offers Views on How to Reform a Failing Education System
The Kuwaiti academic Esra Aleisa discusses her work on an education-reform initiative and her research into the world’s water scarcity…
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Gender Gap Report Finds MENA Region Lags in Leadership Roles for Women
The World Economic Forum’s latest report notes some gains for women, but says progress toward gender parity was set back…
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UNESCO Praises Saudi Arabia’s Successful Pivot to Distance Learning During Covid-19
Saudi Arabia’s preparations before the pandemic allowed it to quickly switch to a distance learning system that nearly all of…
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Scholars Map Kuwait’s Digital Inequalities as a Prelude to Digital Transformation
A survey provides a portrait of how the benefits of digital technologies are distributed across Kuwaiti society and could help…
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Women Make Rapid Gains in Saudi Workforce, Ambassador Says
Women’s participation in the Saudi workforce has reached 36 percent, surpassing the 30-percent goal set for 2030, the ambassador told…
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Medical Students in Egypt Prefer Face-to-Face Learning
A recent survey of 5,000 medical students in Egypt found that most would not recommend online education as an alternative…
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AIEA Virtual Global Summit Focuses on Education Internationalisation
On the 40th anniversary of the U.S.-based Association of International Education Administrators, university leaders explore internationalisation and strategic partnership opportunities.
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Saudi University Analyses Covid-19 Impact on Higher Education
A book published by King Abdulaziz University urges universities to learn from the effects of the pandemic and seize the…
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