In line with IDB vision to become a knowledge- based bank, the e-monthly bulletin monitors the development of S&T within higher education sector in IDB Member Countries as well as disseminating information and knowledge generated from the QW Project to establish sustainable and innovation-based S&T higher education system for development in the Islamic world. Issue No.14   March 2010 › Science education in IDB member countries   Saudi universities gain positions among top world class universities Recent international university rankings have shown that three Saudi Arabia-based universities have joined the ­international league table of the world’s top universities. EGYPT: Academy for young scientists Egypt plans to set up an academy of science for young researchers to support top up-and-coming scientists and encourage them to play a pivotal role in developing future strategies for socio-economic development. NORTH AFRICA: Boost for Maghreb university cooperation The five members of the Arab Maghrab Union - Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Libya and Mauritania - have agreed to create a website for all universities and research centers in the region and to re-activate a union of Maghrebi universities. View All Items ›› › Bank for science education resources   Hands-On: From Classroom to Employment How to energize and enrich the next generation of sustainable agriculturalists It outlines academic programme and courses in sustainable agriculture, organic farming, and agroecology that bring hands-on learning activities and experiential learning, which are often a part of for-credit coursework, to employment settings. View All Items ›› › Feature   Islam and Higher Education in Transitional Societies It explores and illuminates the intersection of Islam and higher education in changing societies. The critical question explored in this book is, what role does Islam play in higher education in transitional societies? This book presents research conducted in geographic regions that are generally under-researched including Iran, Turkey, Pakistan and where the place of Islam in higher education is often not well-explored. Because higher education is embedded in the cultural, social, economic and political contexts of particular countries, it is important to examine the role of Islam in higher education systems in different countries to better grasp how next generation of leaders in these countries will be shaped. The book serves as an important benchmark for understanding Islam and potentially inform policies to transform higher education institutional processes and structures to be responsive to the Muslim world. Challenges to Education in a Globalized World: A Vicious Cycle Education is knowledge, skills, and values needed to promote informed choices and sustainable development . The report discusses the effects of the financial crisis on education systems. It also outlines the current state of education in the Arab world. Finally, it suggests the need for a new education paradigm to meet changing needs. View All Items ›› › Opinion   Nanotechnology Could Help Arab Region View All Items ›› › Conferences on higher education   The "Environmental Health Risks workshop" Date: 22-25 March 2010 Location: Alexandria, Egypt Knowledge Globalization Conference 2010 Date: May 8 – 10, 2010 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh THE XXVIII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON Solid State Science and Materials Physics & WORKSHOP ON Functional Nanostructures and Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Materials Date: 22 - 25 March, 2010 Location: Fayoum, Egypt View All Items ›› › Higher education netwatch   Arab Materials science and nanotechnology Network (AMSN). The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network skooola"c learning and teaching technologies educational website View All Items ›› Copyrights©2010. educationdev.net . All rights reserved. EducationDev.net is not responsible for the content of external linked Web sites.