U.S. News Talks Arab Region University Rankings in Middle East
By Robert Morse. U.S. News representatives headed to Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates to meet with higher ed experts about our upcoming rankings.
I recently returned from the Middle East, where I visited Beirut, Lebanon, and Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, to attend higher education meetings. There I met with experts and discussed our previously announced rankings of colleges and universities in the Middle East and North Africa, a project that started with the release of the Arab Region University Directory last year.
First, I went to the American University of Beirut, which held a forum for U.S. News attended by colleges and universities from Lebanon. The director of the university's Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, Karma El Hassan, organized the event. Next, I went to the Middle East and North Africa Association for Institutional Research 2014 Annual Forum, held at United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain. More...