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UNHCR and Duolingo Aim to Help More Refugees Enroll in Higher Education
The U.N. refugee agency and the language-learning app are teaming up to make professional university counseling available to refugees worldwide.
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Poet Zeina Hashem Beck: Not Choosing Between Arabic and English
The acclaimed Lebanese poet moves easily between modes and languages. She writes for the page but also performs, and she…
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Algeria’s Higher-Education Minister Encourages Switch From French to English
Minister Tayeb Bouzid says “French doesn’t get you anywhere,” and announces committee to develop Anglophone teaching in Algerian universities.
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In Hiring, University of Jordan Turns Away Its Own Graduates
Why does a public university prefer to hire teaching staff from western universities?
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Iraqi Universities Focus on Teaching English
Two new English-language teaching centers open in Iraq, to meet demand from Iraqi employers.
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Arab Countries Last in Global Test of English Proficiency
In English skills, young people in the Arab world lag behind previous generations, and the region generally ranks poorly in…
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English Courses a ‘Cash Cow’, Cairo University Students Say
Students who pay extra to study in English at Cairo University say they don’t get their money’s worth. Administrators say…
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