African universities have been urged to adopt and implement the newly-developed African Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ASG-QA) as part of a pan-continental move to improve higher education quality. Read more>

Location: National Research Centre, Dokki, Egypt Date: September 25-26, 2018 Downloads

Egypt has approved a draft law to regulate the performance of foreign university branch campuses to be set up in Egypt’s new administrative capital. But will it be enough to assuage concerns that the opening of foreign universities will exacerbate inequality and class division? Read more>

In a quest to fill the gap in digital skills in the Arab world, Google has launched “Maharat min Google”, a free skills-building programme in Arabic, to help young people in the region to find jobs, advance their careers or grow their businesses. Read more>

List of distance learning scholarships for international students – online degree scholarships, scholarships for online courses. Read more> 

A digital hub for accelerating economic and social progress in developing world through the power of science, technology and innovation using “Transform Fund” that provides seed money for innovators, start-ups as well as small and medium-sized enterprises to develop their ideas and compose strong business proposals. Thus, scientists including IsDB …

Location: Fes, Morocco Date: 25-27 October 2018 Website

Saudi Arabia has ranked 23rd among 92 countries in terms of patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in 2017. Read more>

Tunisia has approved measures to facilitate the establishment of innovative startups in an effort to reduce graduate unemployment, tackle the academic ‘brain drain’ and promote the development of the digital economy. ٌRead more>

Despite technological advancements and scientific breakthrough, the Arab world remains in the back row with an average spend of 0.4 per cent of its national income on research and development (R&D), a report revealed. Read more>