http://civiceducationproject.org Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:26:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On February 11, The New York Times published an article examining Education City in Doha, Qatar.  Education City currently is comprised of four U.S. university campuses.  To read the article, click here. http://civiceducationproject.org/in-oil-rich-mideast-shades-of-the-ivy-league-the-new-york-times/ On February 10, The New York Times published an article examining the trend of U.S. universities establishing programs and campuses abroad -- in particular in the Middle East.  To read the article, click here. http://civiceducationproject.org/us-universities-rush-to-set-up-outposts-abroad-the-new-york-times/ On February 4, The World Bank released a new report titled "The Road Not Traveled: Education Reform in the Middle East and North Africa."  Among other issues, the report examines the need of these countries "to overhaul their education systems to meet the demands of an increasingly competitive world and ... http://civiceducationproject.org/the-world-bank-releases-new-report/ "Her Majesty Queen Rania on Monday (Dec. 10) joined students and teaching staff at the University of Jordan (UJ), at the launch of a new masters programme in human rights and humanitarian development."  To read the full article, click here. http://civiceducationproject.org/uj-launches-new-masters-programme-in-human-rights-the-jordan-times/ On October 28-30, Dr. Osamha Obeidat participated in MIT's Fourth Annual Conference of Learning International Networks Consortium ( LINC) which was held at the Dead Sea, Jordan, under the theme: Technology Enabled Education: A catalyst for positive change.  The conference brought together more than 500 educators and consultants from 40 ... http://civiceducationproject.org/cep-jordan-country-director-dr-osamha-obeidat-presented-paper-at-mit%e2%80%99s-linc-conference/ Gulfnews.com reports on the proposed Knowledge Complex to be established in Dubai by the new Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation.  The Knowledge Complex "will offer young Arabs wider access to education and to help reduce the rate of unemployment and illiteracy in the region."  To read the full article, ... http://civiceducationproject.org/fighting-unemployment-with-education-gulfnewscom/ In an opinion editorial in The Jordan Times, Queen Rania of Jordan writes about the UNESCO "Education for All" initiative and brings attention to its slow progress.  To read the fill article, click here. http://civiceducationproject.org/education-for-all-%e2%80%98a-global-imperative%e2%80%99-the-jordan-times/ The Government of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced it will establish a translation institute to focus on translating important English books into Arabic and Arabic books into English.   To read the full article, click here. http://civiceducationproject.org/sharjah-to-set-up-translation-institute-khaleej-times/ Libya's Academy of Graduate Studies, the British Council and the Italian Institute in Tripoli orginized a conference to discuss the role of translation in reviving Arab advancements in knowledge.  To read the full story, click here. http://civiceducationproject.org/translation-conference-launched-in-libya-middle-east-onlinecom/ "The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation today announced a deal with the Arab Organisation for Translation (AOT), aiming to translate 50 acclaimed publications into Arabic within the duration of one year....The select books, primarily in English, French and German, include classical masterpieces, as well as a number of titles ... http://civiceducationproject.org/mohammed-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-foundation-signs-deal-to-translate-50-books-into-arabic-within-one-year-foundation-press-release/