Egypt The government has approved plans to open a British university in Egypt. Currently, there are 13 state universities and five private institutions, which turn out approximately 150,000 graduates each year. The new school, which could open as early as October 2002, hopes to emulate…
Jordan Demonstrations broke out at the University of Jordan in April after the administration attempted to prevent Islamic students from taking over the student council. Riot police were summoned to campus on several occasions to break up protests following the run-up to student council elections….
Israel The Israeli government is planning to admit students from neighboring Arab countries to a new university in Eilat. The new institution, to be built over a five-year period, will probably be an extension of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. It is hoped that the…
Egypt President Hosni Mubarak outlined plans to computerize Egypt’s education system during the country’s first conference in information technology (IT) held last September. The Ministry of Education, in coordination with the Regional Information Technology and Software Engineering Center (RITSEC), recently furnished 2,000 schools with IT…
Iran In October 1998, authorities closed down the Baha’i Open University and arrested 36 faculty members, four of whom are still being detained. The university has taught courses in private residences all over the country for the past 10 years. Baha’i officials claim that security…