Egypt School Curriculum under Reform Efforts are once again under way to reform the national school curriculum in Egypt. Under the leadership of the National Center for Curriculum and Instructional Materials Development, primary and preparatory texts have been revised, and secondary texts are now undergoing…
Oman The government is encouraging the establishment of private universities to help meet the increasing demand for higher education – but it is determined to control accreditation. According to the country’s planning director for higher education, Omani universities can accommodate only 32 percent of the…
Dubai Canadian University Opens First Full-Time Office In Dubai The University of New Brunswick (UNB) has opened a full-time representative office in Dubai. This office handles inquiries and applications from students in the Gulf wishing to apply to UNB. Canadian Consul Chris Thornley remarked that…
Regional Conference Explored Educational Cooperation A UNESCO conference conducted in Oman in mid-March explored the growing necessity for ooperation in education between states and acknowledged the need to avoid a dilution of shared heritage and culture in the Persian Gulf. Some 150 prominent educators from…
Regional First Pan-Arab University to Go Online The first pan-Arab online university hopes to begin enrolment as early as next year. Its headquarters are to be based in Kuwait with branches in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, and Lebanon. The project originated from development institutions…