Saudi International Education Conference Emphasises Distance Learning and Skills-Based Curricula
Delegates at a recent conference in Riyadh said science, mathematics, and digital and language skills were the capacities most in demand in the 21st century.
Entrepreneurship Programmes at Egyptian Universities Get a Boost
As enthusiasm over successful startups grows, academics call for expanding entrepreneurship programmes at Egyptian universities.
Arab Universities Support Startups to Stay Relevant in a Changing Labour Market
Arab universities are increasingly investing in programmes that promote entrepreneurship and link students to the local, regional and international economies.
It Is Time to Deal with Arabic’s Diglossia
Not treating Arabic’s diglossia is causing an education crisis. Children speak one language at home and are expected to learn in another.
6 Arab Universities Are Among QS’s Top 100 for Social Science and Management Courses
Six Arab universities had social science and management programmes in the top 100 in the latest QS rankings by subject.
Iraq Cancels ‘Old’ Majors at Private Universities, Spurring a Debate
The higher-education ministry’s decision prompts discussion of the quality of private education in Iraq and what role the sector should play.
War Causes Vocational Education in Libya to Slump
Dozens of vocational training centres have closed and student numbers are shrinking at others as institutes struggle to recover from war damages and update curricula.
Novelist Taleb Alrefai Teaches the Art of Creative Writing Through Workshops
Arab students with a talent for creative writing find few opportunities to study the art at universities. The Kuwaiti novelist Taleb Alrefai is trying to fill that gap.
Sahar Saleem Seeks to Open the Field of Archaeological Radiology to Egyptian Students
The first Egyptian female paleoradiologist, Sahar Saleem, says her ambition is to train a new generation of scholars.
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.
