Regional Region in Talks with China to Build Science Links Chinese and Arab universities developed plans to build scientific research links at the Forum on Chinese-Arab Co-operation in Fields of Scientific Research, held in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum in November. According to the Xinhua…
Iraq Virtual Campus Initiative Launched Iraq’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, in partnership with UNESCO, has launched a three-year Avicenna Virtual Campus project in a bid to improve and expand access to higher-education opportunities. The project was launched in early November at a…
Iran 20-Year Plan Focuses on Science and Technology The Iranian government in August announced a 20-year “comprehensive plan for science” focusing on science in higher education and industry-university research partnerships in a bid to promote a knowledge-based economy. According to a 2008 report, International comparative…
Kuwait Government to Transfers Students Abroad After University De-accreditations According to a report in the Kuwait Times, the Ministry of Education committee looking into the suspension of the accreditation of a number of Indian and Filipino universities has issued a preliminary decision to transfer affected…
Regional Obama’s Plans for Educational Cooperation in the Middle East US President Barack Obama announced plans recently for improved higher-education cooperation between the United States and Muslim States in the Middle East in a bid to promote the development of knowledge-based society in the Muslim…