Iraq Academics and Institutions Threatened Once considered one of the best in the region, Iraq’s system of higher education is being “systematically liquidated”, according to the human rights organization Brussels Tribunal. Conservative estimates by the group suggest that following the U.S.-led invasion of the country…
Bahrain New University for Women Opens A new university for women has opened in Bahrain. Classes at Bahrain’s Royal University for Women (RUW) began Oct. 15. The programs that RUW is offering include: foundation in art design, bachelor of education, bachelor of commerce and bachelor…
Editorial Note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Bahrain New Panel to Oversee Higher Education Authorities in Bahrain have been asked to set up an administrative body to oversee higher education. Due to irregularities in professional conduct, underqualified…
Bahrain NYIT Builds on Success in Middle East After opening its first campus in the Middle East in 2003 with an initial enrollment of 17 students, the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) has already outgrown its campus and has announced plans to establish a…
Egypt Russian University to Open A Russian university is set to open in the outskirts of Cairo this fall, according to reports in the Russian media. The Russia-Egypt University, which is located 45 kilometers from Cairo in Badr, will house faculties of engineering, tourism management,…