The President of Princess Sumaya University for Technology in Jordan, Hisham Ghassib, writes about issues facing high education reform in Jordan. To read the full article, click here.
The Jordan Times reports on the increase and diversity of foreigners studying Arabic in Jordan. Jordan offers a number of Arabic language learning programs to cater to the growing demand. To read the full story, click here.
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia recently approved the establishment of 17 new colleges throughout the kingdom. Many of these new programs will be in the medical and science fields. To read the full story, click here.
“Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 9 September 2007 — Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Qatar announced today it will implement Polycom RealPresence Experience High Definition (RPX™HD), making it the first university in the Middle East to adopt immersive telepresence video conferencing as an educational tool.” To read the full press release, click here.