Syrian Higher Education Faces a Long Recovery
Professors have fled, students are dropping out or struggling to balance study and jobs, and businesses complain that graduates lack skills.
Egypt Produces More Ph.D.’s Than It Can Hire
More students are seeking advanced degrees, hoping for academic jobs, but many find only part-time positions.
Impoverished Syrian Teachers in Turkey
Thousands of Syrian teachers have arrived in Turkey to escape the war. Still, many of them found it difficult to find a job due several obstacles.
Education in Morocco: A Plea for a Middle Way
Reforming the education system in Morocco requires navigating between two extremes: expensive private schools and a free public system that fails its students.
How to Ask for a Recommendation
Getting a recommendation letter would be difficult if students do not guide their professors, the writer says.
Germany Struggles to Integrate 1 Million Refugees
Advisory groups urge the new government to put more focus on helping the newcomers learn the German language.
In Hiring, University of Jordan Turns Away Its Own Graduates
Why does a public university prefer to hire teaching staff from western universities?
U.S. Group Matches Refugees With Employers
Talent Beyond Borders matches talented refugees with jobs and helps them with logistics, like obtaining visas.
Some Jobless Jordanians Take Risky Path to Europe
With unemployment high in the kingdom, sources say young people increasingly are buying fake papers and turning to refugee-smuggling rings.
Jordan Data Suggests Universities Contribute to Unemployment
Thousands of students in Jordan graduate from disciplines not needed by the economy.
