Yemen’s Minister of Higher Education Describes War’s Toll on Universities
Since he assumed his duties as minister of higher education in Yemen’s internationally recognised government, in December 2020, Khaled Al-Wasabi has faced many challenges posed by his country’s...
View ArticleViolence Shuts Sudan’s Universities Again; Countries Consider Evacuating...
As violent clashes in Sudan between the army and a rival military group continued for a fourth day on Tuesday, Sudanese and international university students found themselves trapped in a...
View ArticleTechnology in Education Is ‘No Substitute for Human Interaction’, Says Unesco
Online teaching is “no substitute for human interaction”, Audrey Azoulay, director-general of Unesco, said as the organisation released its latest global report on technology in education. Titled...
View ArticleEgypt Launches Educational Tourism Initiative to Attract More International...
In an effort to gain a larger share of the global educational tourism market Egypt is seeking to attract more international students to the country’s universities through a new initiative that offers...
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Libyan Researcher’s Warnings of Flood Disaster at Derna Were Ignored
A year before the disastrous flood that devastated Derna, Libya, this month, a Libyan researcher warned that the coastal city faced a potential catastrophe if two neglected dams above it were not...
View ArticleEducation Is Casualty of Israel-Hamas War, as Bombs Hit Gaza Universities
Education has come to a halt in the Gaza Strip and much of Palestine as Israeli forces continue to bombard Gaza in response to the deadly surprise attack that Hamas militants launched on Israel on...
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‘Free to Think 2023’: A Year of Bombings and Other Attacks on Higher Education
In “Free to Think 2023”, Scholars at Risk documents another year of bombings, political restraints, and other attacks on students, scholars and universities, and calls for global action to protect...
View ArticleLibyan University Students Struggle to Catch Up after Teachers’ Strike Ends
Libyan university students will struggle to catch up in their studies after professors’ sit-ins caused a two-month delay in the start of the academic year, but a plan to amend the academic calendar...
View ArticleReport on Higher Education and Sustainable Cities Highlights Good Practices...
A recent report on how higher education institutions can help meet a key United Nations goal for safe and sustainable cities highlights Aswan University’s contributions in this area. The report,...
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Arab Scientists Discuss How to Reduce the Arab Brain Drain
In the latest Al-Fanar Media panel discussion, three Arab scientists discussed how to reduce the “Arab brain drain.” Rana Dajani, a professor of molecular biology at Jordan’s Hashemite University;...
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