Quality
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News & Reports
Nabil El Kadhi: A University President Keeps an Eye on Programme Quality
The Tunisian academic Nabil El Kadhi became president of Khawarizmi International College, in Abu Dhabi, in June. He is leading…
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News & Reports
Floods, Locusts, and Covid-19: Somali Students and Universities Struggle
The novel coronavirus increased the burdens on students and universities in Somalia, where a wave of crises had already made…
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Opinion
The Acceleration of Online Education: What Can We Learn from the Crisis and Beyond?
The Covid-19 crisis forced a well-intended but rushed approach to online education. The emergency use of this modality exposes challenges…
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Opinion
15 minutes of Fame: Online Learning in the Coronavirus Era
An advocate for online education is concerned that the sudden shift to remote instruction will affect its quality.
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Tips & Resources
Syrian Higher Education ‘Highly Fractured and Diminished,’ Report Says
A new report that was the combined effort of Cambridge University’s education faculty and exiled Syrian academics recommends outsiders engage…
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Opinion
2 Books Explore the Tricky Issue of Reform in Arab Higher Education
In a pair of recently edited volumes, experts gauge the current status of higher education and call for improvements.
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Tips & Resources
An Arab Student’s Guide to Higher-Education Accreditation
This article is an updated companion to our searchable database of internationally accredited higher-education institutions and programs in the Arab…
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Opinion
Repairing Tunisia’s Education System Is Key to Tackling Its Economic Woes
Many of the country’s current problems stem from decisions made by the former despot Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali that undermined…
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News & Reports
Protests Disrupt Universities in Algeria and Tunisia
Months of strikes and protests by students and professors who want better conditions and pay threaten to derail the academic…
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