New Cairo University Leader Advocates for Progressive Islam
As a philosopher, Mohamed Osman El-Khosht was devoted to Islam’s dialogue with science and other religions. Now he brings an emphasis on critical thinking to Egypt’s largest university.
Egyptian Vocational Education Largely Fails the Country’s Youth
Vocational education’s goal of giving young people practical skills that would make them desirable to employers isn’t working out in Egypt.
Egypt Debates Introducing Electronic Textbooks
The plan would cut government printing costs, but families would need expensive electronic reading devices and possibly Internet access.
Host-Country Universities Must Evolve To Help Refugees
Change in curriculum and ways of delivering education are the key to helping Syrian students succeed and will ultimately help all students.
You Can Combine Motherhood and Study
A Ph.D. candidate and mother of two young children says reaching her academic goal has been difficult but it can be done.
Three Different Academic Experiences: Which Is the Best?
The writer compares her experience of three different academic systems in three different countries.
How Plans Work In Real Life
Finding a mission in life is the result of hard work, not chance.
Egyptian Online Platform Shakes Up Private Tutoring
Tutorama aims to make high quality tutoring easily accessible in Egypt.
Funds Cut for Prominent Arabic Language Program
The U.S. government has slashed support for the Center for Arabic Studies Abroad, a renowned Arabic program that provides language training in the Arab world for foreigners.
Save Jordan from a Curriculum That Promotes Division and Ignorance
In an open appeal to the Jordanian King, the writer explains the importance of reviewing the curriculum in the Kingdom, which is full of exclusionary ideology.
