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American University of Cairo President Francis Ricciardone – Ashrq Al Awsat

Education is Key to Combat Terrorism, Says AUC’s President

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | May 9, 2017 | Interviews, Lifestyle & Culture

Riyadh – President of the American University of Cairo said that higher education, especially in universities should play a major role in rationalizing youths and guiding them in the right direction through communication, cooperation, and problem solving. He...

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Debate: The fundamental challenge facing Gulf universities is not an academic one

by Dr. Abdullah Sadiq Dahlan | Feb 17, 2014 | Debate

University education in Saudi Arabia is not monopolized by Saudi universities; the Kingdom sends missions to many of the distinguished universities of the Middle East and the world. Saudi Arabia has made the right decision in establishing domestic universities and...

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Saudi students study in the Prince Salman Library at the King Saud University in Riyadh (Reuters)

Debate: The fundamental challenge facing Gulf universities is an academic one

by Dr. Ali Rashed Al-Nuaimi | Feb 17, 2014 | Debate

Gulf nations have been expanding the higher education sector to foster comprehensive growth across a number of industries, particularly those requiring a larger, better educated workforce. This opens the doors of higher education in the Gulf to both the private sector...

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Debate: Foreign universities could be good for the Gulf

by Maha Aqeel | Feb 15, 2014 | Debate

According to what some newspapers reported more than a month ago, the private education department at the Ministry of Higher Education in Saudi Arabia was reviewing several requests from foreign and Arab universities for licenses to set up branches in Saudi Arabia....

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Debate: Foreign universities could be bad for the Gulf

by Ahmad Faraj | Feb 15, 2014 | Debate

It is indisputable that the Western world is well ahead of us in the field of education, especially in higher education. After all, we are talking about prestigious universities established centuries ago, from Harvard University in the United States and Oxford and...