By . In highly publicized experiments, Egyptian researchers say they may be able to double the country’s wheat production by squeezing two growing seasons into a year. More...
Syrian Academics Get Secure Jobs in Turkey
By . Turkish universities in regions bordering Syria have begun hiring Syrian academics to teach the Syrian refugee students who have enrolled in Turkish universities since 2015. More...
Arab Universities and MOOCs: Cautious Cooperation
By . Hoping to learn a programming language without any financial cost or any need to stick to a certain schedule, Imad al-Din Nassar, an engineering student at Alexandria University’s Department of Production and Industrial Engineering, took a “massive open online course” on the topic in Arabic provided by Edraak, a MOOC platform. More...
Bahrain Protects Its Archaeological Heritage
By . The Qal’at al-Bahrain—also known as the Fort of Bahrain—is a cavernous complex of ruins layered one on top of the other. Its cross-sections display some 4,000 years of the island’s history, from the early Dilmun civilization to the Islamic and modern periods. Various invaders, from the Portuguese to the Persians, have also left their traces. More...
Little Hope of Jobs for Syrians in Lebanon and Jordan
By . After five years of study, Bilal Mohammed, 24, graduated from Philadelphia Private University’s Faculty of Civil Engineering here with a bachelor’s degree and a certificate of appreciation. More...
Women and Islam: A Topic that Troubles
By . Any debate over the status of women in Islam is complicated, enormously sensitive and often politicized. One question at universities in the Arab world is whether one can apply a sociological, historical or gendered perspective to religion. More...
Turkey Sends Mixed Signals to Syrian Job Seekers
By . A year ago, the Turkish government said it would give work permits to Syrians in the country. But the majority of Syrians are still unemployed, despite an expanding Turkish economy. More...
German Apprenticeships Get Refugees Back to Work
By . The 27-year-old refugee arrived in Germany from Syria in 2014, at the beginning of the European refugee crisis. More...
Oman’s Move Toward Personalized Medicine
By . Arab scientists should start solving Arab health problems, say a number of experts in the region. Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat is taking this idea to heart by actively pursuing a medical research agenda that uses information collected from Omani patients in Omani hospitals, instead of relying on European and American datasets (a common practice in the Arab world). More...
Groundbreaking school blends high school and college together
By Dave Knoche. The 4-year college experience isn’t for every student—and maybe PPEC's zero student debt, blended pathway can help. More...