Arab universities chart new course: research and job training
How Arab universities are training students to fit the region's emerging needs.
The Arab world is engaged in a higher education arms race as it struggles to train unprecedented numbers of young adults for the jobs of tomorrow.
With government jobs dwindling and oil reserves drying up, countries across the region are increasingly turning to private universities to give students the skills that employers require in today’s high-tech economy. At the same time, political leaders are investing heavily to reposition their countries as leaders in producing new discoveries and research.
