Poor state of Arab universities

By Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg. In a new evaluation of 1,000 universities worldwide published in Jeddah last week, Arab schools performed poorly.
None were among the top 500 and most Arab countries did not make it to the list at all, including those previously known for quality education, such as Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Iraq, and Syria. Only 10 universities from four Arab countries made it to the list, albeit in very low positions. Puzzling, considering their long history of higher education and the attention many Arab governments and families place on higher education. More...