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President of Libya’s University of Benghazi Leads a Struggle to Rise in Rankings
Ezzedine Al-Darssi, the institution’s president, describes how the university is working to improve quality despite Libya’s instability.
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‘Zero Paper’: Algerian Universities to Stop Using Paper for Dissertations
Algeria’s “zero paper” policy instructs universities to submit and store theses, research and documentation electronically.
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‘Free to Think 2022’: Another Year of ‘Ruinous Attacks’ on Higher Education
In its annual report on academic freedom, Scholars at Risk analysed nearly 400 attacks on higher education around the world.
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American University of Beirut’s Strategic Planning Help It Survive Lebanon’s Crisis
Fadlo Khuri, the American University of Beirut’s president, tells Al-Fanar Media how the university has overcome Lebanon’s ongoing financial crisis.
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American University in Cairo’s President: We Need the Humanities to Solve Today’s Problems
Interdisciplinarity and the liberal arts are essential in addressing the complex, real-life issues of the modern world, says AUC leader…
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Yemen’s Minister of Higher Education Describes War’s Toll on Universities
In an interview, the minister, Khaled Al-Wasabi, talks about the impact of seven years of combat on universities, research, students…
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Saint George University of Beirut: Born in Midst of Crisis, but Finding Its Path
Lebanon’s newest university opened in 2019 just as the country entered its worst-ever economic crisis, but the new institution has…
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Al-Fanar Media Re-Launches Its Website with a New Visual Identity
With a new visual identity, Al-Fanar Media re-launches its website to give readers a better, more-interactive way of experiencing news…
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Moroccan Professors Want Quick Adoption of New Statute on Terms of Employment
Morocco’s academic unions say they have negotiated for years on a draft statute and now want the government to enact…
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Kuwaiti Academic’s Book Offers Views on How to Reform a Failing Education System
The Kuwaiti academic Esra Aleisa discusses her work on an education-reform initiative and her research into the world’s water scarcity…
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