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Global language survey links English proficiency to economic and social development Countries with higher levels of English-language skills also have stronger economies, and their citizens enjoy higher per capita...

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Education enrolment trends of women in the Middle East A seminar at the recent NAFSA conference revealed that increasing female enrolment is one of the big stories...

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Using social media to reach students in the Middle East and North Africa Roughly four in ten international students say that social media influenced their decision to study abroad. Around half...

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English skills a key for mobility and employment in the Middle East and North Africa The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has the world’s most youthful population… and the highest youth...

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Trends shaping higher education in the Middle East and North Africa Today we present our exclusive interview with Dr Derar Bal’awi, Regional Director for the MENA Region at International...

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Opportunities expand as Lebanese choose a wider range of destinations Drawing upon a cosmopolitan, multilingual society with strong historical ties to the West, the Lebanese student market presents...

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Bulletin: US announces travel ban for Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen Late Friday afternoon, newly elected US President Donald Trump signed an executive order effectively blocking entry to the...

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Boosting science and technology collaboration among Arab states The call for Arab states to pool their efforts and expertise in STEM fields is one Mohamed Mrayati,...

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Staying online in disrupted markets “Nature, governments, and people will always have a way of disrupting things.” This was the message shared at...

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Five for Friday For this instalment in our occasional “Five for Friday” column, we have gathered below some of the more...

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Has the Arab Spring contributed to increased demand for study abroad? Early World Education Services (WES) data for 2012 suggests that US higher education institutions – and by extension,...

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