UAE: University-industry partnership boosts econom

The United Arab Emirates University, a leading national university, has officially launched an education programme 'Ta'awon' in partnership with the Dubai Aluminium Company and other leading businesses.

The Nano Archive

It is an open access repository of nanoscience publications and aims to facilitate nano research in different world regions.

Saudi Arabia among global & regional technological innovation spots

The leading business school in Europe has ranked Saudi Arabia at 54th place in the world, 17th in the Asian region and 5th in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, citing its high marks in the index’s investment in education, technology transfer and knowledge applications.

Saudi Arabia ranks 4th and 38th on the Arab and world ICT maps

Saudi Arabia ranks 4th in the Arab world and 38th globally according to the ninth annual Global Information Technology Report (GITR) 2010 released on 25 March.

Higher education in a Web 2.0 world

The information age is here and has brought with it, mobile telecommunications, Internet, email, social networking and citizens’ journalism.

Feasibility Study for African–European Research and Education Network Interconnection (FEAST)

It identify IT infrastructure in Africa to support the Africa Connect Initiative, which aims to improve research collaborations and access to information through linking African research centres to the existing European network

GLOBAL: SA, Tunisia, Mauritius top Africa innovators

South Africa was ranked the first in Africa and 51st globally in the 2010 Global Innovation Index released last month by the international business school INSEAD and the Confederation of Indian Industry. The country finished 26th for investment in education and 29th for the quality of scientific research institutions.

International conference on Current Trends in Medicinal Plant Research and Microbiological Applications

Date: 27 – 29 October 2010
Location: Alexandria, Egypt

The Egyptian society for experimental biology

Date: 25 February- 2 March 2011
Location: Egypt

The International Centre for Higher Education Research

University of the People (UoPeople)

It is the world’s first tuition free online university dedicated to the global advancement and democratization of higher education. This tuition free university embraces the worldwide presence of the Internet and dropping technology costs to bring tuition free and university-level studies within reach to millions of people across the world.