New initiatives to reform higher education announced

By Wagdy Sawahel. Libya has launched several initiatives to reform universities, in an effort to achieve global academic standards and match higher education graduates with local job market demands. The initiatives were announced by Bashir Eshteiwi, Libya's deputy minister of higher education and scientific research, at the Arab Education Summit hosted by ArabBrains, a networking organisation that connects innovative education, public and private sector leaders. Read more...