The critical contribution of a high quality post-secondary education system on a nation’s economic and social development is undisputed. Governments have long assumed responsibility for providing quality […]
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Celebrating the heroes of International Day of Education
On this UN International Day of Education, we celebrate the multiple actors in global education ecosystems who continue to confront unprecedented obstacles caused by the pandemic. Reflecting […]
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Emergency Remote Teaching or Online Learning? Arab Students Experiences During COVID-19
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of billions of people around the globe. In an attempt to contain the spread of the pandemic, governments implemented a […]
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Pandemic shockwaves reset the global education landscape
The onset and rapid spread of Covid-19 in early 2020 may have caused an avalanche of challenges for global education players but it also brought with it […]
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‘Online learning models are more flexible & scalable,’ says Dr. Sonia Ben Jaafar
The Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education and Ministry of Education recently launched a new program that aims to support universities in the UAE in strengthening online programs and […]
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Online Learning in the Arab World: An Educational Model That Needs Support
The Arab world is at a crossroads. With youth, the region’s greatest asset, facing immense challenges, including low quality of education, high unemployment rates, and a changing […]
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Key insights about learning online
The Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education share insights gathered from over 700 of their scholars, highlighting their unique experiences and challenges faced during the current shifts […]
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Charting a Path Forward: A Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration to Promote Blended Learning in the Arab World
The Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education (AGFE) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are pleased to share the white paper, “Charting a Path Forward: A Multi-stakeholder […]
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Emergency response to COVID-19 is not the future of online education
The Covid-19 pandemic and the response from all 22 Arab states to contain the spread of the virus by closing educational institutions is having a profound impact […]
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UAE must lead online learning in Middle East
This op-ed written by His Excellency Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, Chairman of AGFE, was originally featured in Gulf News on March 31, 2020. In an early attempt to contain […]
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