Several wealthy Americans have threatened to withdraw their financial support from prestigious private schools like the Ivy League's Harvard University in Massachusetts, or the University of Pennsylvania, known as UPenn.
Engineering top course in Arab varsities
Arab universities are increasingly focusing on quality and research, and many of them are making efforts to internationalize their programs.
GCC vows more cooperation to boost education
The regional panel, during its fourth meeting in Riyadh, reviews the implementation of the strategic plan to improve educational institutions in the bloc and their needs.
21 Saudi Universities figure in Times Higher Education list
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - The number of Saudi universities in the Times Classification of Specializations increased to 21 Saudi universities, compared to six universities in 2019, as per the latest edition of the ranking for the year 2023. Saudi universities are distinguished in 10 major disciplines out of the 11...Jordan PM refers to shared views in meeting with Kuwaiti minister
Prime Minister of Jordan Dr. Bisher Khasawneh met Kuwaiti Minister of Information and Culture Abdul Rahman Al-Mutairi, who is in the Kingdom to head his country's delegation in the 21st Amman International Book Fair.
Jordan, Tunisia explore higher education cooperation
Jordan Minister of Education, Higher Education and Scientific Research Wajih Owais on Tuesday met Tunisian ambassador in Amman Khalid Suhaili to discuss cooperation in higher education between the two countries.
Sustainable research centers in UAE being built on SDME designs
Several regions across the UAE are witnessing the implementation of the designs of some of the teams that participated in the first and second Solar Decathlon Middle East (SDME) to construct sustainable research centers and laboratories.
Saudi first in Arab world on Nature index for quality scientific research
Saudi Arabia ranked first in the Arab world and 30th globally in the British “Nature” index for evaluating countries, universities and public and private institutions for quality of scientific research in 2022. The kingdom’s ranking comes from the collected data approved by the magazine based on scientific publication in the...
Australian businesses in UAE grew six fold since 2004: Governor General
Australian businesses in the UAE grew six fold and the number of Australians in the Emirates nearly four fold since the country’s diplomatic mission was opened in 2004, Australia’s Governor-General David Hurley said. "Australia had a diplomatic presence in the UAE since 2004. Since then, until 2022, diplomatic relationship has...Fewer Afghan women return to universities
Afghanistan's main universities reopened Saturday six months after the Taliban returned to power, but only a trickle of women returned to now-segregated classes.
‘Hundreds’ of fake Lebanese degrees sold to Iraqis
Iraq has summoned its cultural attache in Beirut for an investigation into the alleged sale of fake Lebanese university degrees to Iraqis, including MPs.
