Speakers at UniMed Assembly Stress Need for Partnerships and Future Skills
The organisation’s director called for greater integration of societies across borders and cultural barriers to meet common challenges.
New U.K. Visa Aims to Attract Graduates of Top-Ranked Universities
Some academics say the new visa pathway is “deeply inequitable” because it relies on international rankings that disfavour universities in poor countries.
Arab Educators Favour an Arab University Ranking System, 7-1, in Poll
A debate during the Middle East Thought Leadership Forum, in London, heard opinions on both sides of the issue. Those in favour were in the majority.
Arab and Global Education Thought Leaders to Meet in London
The second Middle East Education Thought Leadership Forum will bring together Arab and international education leaders and experts in London this month.
An Arab Ranking of Arab Universities Will Benefit the Region
The first Arab ranking of Arab universities is expected later this year. It will measure excellence in ways that other rankings miss, such as research published in Arabic.
Kuwait University’s Decline in QS Rankings Stirs Heated Debate on Campus
Kuwait University’s place in the QS World University Rankings has been slipping in recent years. Academics differ on whether this means education quality is deteriorating.
QS Higher Education Summit Gathers Middle Eastern and African Leaders to Discuss Innovation Prospects
The 2022 QS Higher Education Summit: the Middle East and North Africa will bring together university and business leaders to explore innovations for meeting regional needs.
Al-Fanar Media and QS University Rankings Announce a Media Partnership Serving Arab Universities and Students
Through a new media partnership with QS World University Rankings, Al-Fanar Media will help Arab students explore the best universities and educational experiences worldwide.
European-Kurdish Cooperation in University Reform Is Seen as a Model for Iraq
APPRAIS, a three-year European-Kurdish capacity-building programme, is designed to help Iraqi Kurdish universities modernise and improve their governance, and aims to promote academic exchanges.
Trying to Measure Arab Research Quality in a Western-Dominated System
New indexes seek to compensate for the lack of visibility of Arab academic research under a classification system dominated by Western institutions.
