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Higher Education Needs a Revolution, Says President of the Egyptian Chinese University
In a wide-ranging interview with Al-Fanar Media, Ashraf El-Shihy talked about the university’s academic strategies and pedagogical issues for higher…
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Women at COP27 Present Demands for Climate Justice
Yolanda Mulhuini, a climate and gender activist from Mozambique, spoke to Al-Fanar Media about issues in her home country and…
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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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Safa Nassereldin, of Al-Quds University, Says Lack of Funding Threatens Education Continuity 
The Palestinian academic Safa Nassereldin, a top administrator at Al-Quds University, describes how the university tries to cope with Israeli…
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Career Development Centres at Egyptian Universities Focus on Skills the Market Needs
Maha Fakhry, head of the University Centres for Career Development project, discusses how the project tries to ensure that students…
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Jordanian Pharmacologist Nancy Hakooz Receives International Honour
After being chosen for a prestigious international award, the Jordanian scientist talked to Al-Fanar Media about her work and the…
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Saad Salloum Calls on Arab Academics to Value Diversity as the Basis of Unity
The Iraqi scholar, recently honoured for his longtime advocacy of freedom of religion and minorities’ rights, urges academics, politicians and…
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