When Eid Mohamed visited the United States for the first time, he had a firm set of beliefs about what America is and who Americans are. The minute he stepped into the superpower nation, his convictions started falling apart. More...

Following is an edited version of an article that first appeared on the website Syria in Depth, a project that mentors and trains young Syrian journalists. Related articles by Al-Fanar Media’s reporting team include “Studying Medicine in Time of War” and “A School of Fine Arts Feels the Effects of War.”) More...

Rahma Ali has a newfound sense of purpose. 
She recently completed a teacher training program with the Global Campaign for Education, an international coalition of education advocates and NGOs seeking to improve education in the developing world. More...

Over the past four years, the number of scholarships offered to refugees in the Arab region has increased. But thousands of young people still do not have access to university studies. This has led the Mediterranean Universities Union to embark on a new project focusing on universities in countries neighboring Syria to help them serve a larger number of refugee students in other ways. More...

In a calm, confident voice, Mariam Issa, a young Syrian engineer, explained how a scholarship to study for a master’s degree in civil engineering at the University of Minho had helped her to think and plan for her country’s reconstruction. More...

Egypt, like many countries, is seeing an increase in the number of university students seeking master’s and doctoral degrees in the hope of securing a prestigious academic post, while the number of such positions is dwindling. More...

Universities are seeking ways to innovate and keep up with the changing expectations of students and faculty, and university libraries are no different. More...

In the rapidly evolving world of science, universities are creating a standard of technology in the classroom. Technology not only produces high-quality education through time-saving applications and effective communications, it also makes life easier for the user and can ultimately be incredibly cost-effective. More...

Universities are combining academic advising with career counseling to decrease student anxieties about finding desirable employment after graduation. More...

Colleges are using technology to maintain real-time connections with travelers and provide them with emergency resources. More...