Curriculum
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News & Reports
Zig-Zagging Education Policies Leave Qatari Students Behind
Despite 12 years of education reform, Qatar's young people are performing poorly on standardized tests and spending years in remedial…
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Multimedia: Portrait of a Boy’s School That Works
Many of the independent schools in Qatar are criticized for their failure to prepare students for higher education. But amidst…
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Are University Rankings Relevant to the Arab World?
Poor Arab university performance in the rankings stirs debate over the reliability of the data, the rankings' focus on science,…
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How Saudi Universities Rose in the Global Rankings
Largely alone among Arab universities, Saudi institutions have in some disciplines crept up in the global rankings. That wasn't accidental.
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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
Conversation With an Advocate of “Education for Citizenship”
Al Fanar interviewed Muhammad Faour, a scholar who has surveyed how 11 Arab countries teach citizenship. He found that what…
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Morocco’s Mismatch Between Graduates And Jobs
Morocco's higher-education system is bogged down in inefficiency that produces graduates who can't find employment, analysts say.
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Morocco’s King Criticizes the Country’s Education
As students prepare for the academic year, Morocco's king lashed out at the job the country's schools and universities are…
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New Institute to Offer One-Year Dose of the Liberal Arts
An unusual Cairo start-up offers intensive critical inquiry to help students discover their passions, sharpen their minds, and solve problems.
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Opinion
Egyptian Education Takes a Step Backwards
A recent policy decision in Egypt is heading the country back to more specialized higher education, instead of towards the…
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