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.
Italian-Style Vocational Education Thrives in Cairo
Don Bosco’s Italian Institute for Vocational Education, in Egypt, breaks the stereotype of that form of education as being inferior.
Women Make Gains as Judges in Tunisia
More women are studying law, and many choose a career in the judiciary. But social expectations may slow their advancement.
Bridging a Gap in Education Support for Refugees
A group that started small in one London neighborhood now helps young people across the United Kingdom and supplies research to international clients.
Tunisian Women Break Employment Stereotypes
In search of better jobs, Tunisian women have started to study vocational subjects traditionally taken only by men.
For Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, Precarious Lives
Syrians who have fled the fighting in their homeland feel increasingly insecure in their host country, surveys from a Lebanese university show.
