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Every year at a time when various global organizations release their yearly university ranking reports, we see some discussions on social media, talk shows, and newspaper editorial pages about why our universities fail to secure good places in such rankings. Read more>

Based on a recent figure by SHARE, a flagship project of the ASEAN Education Sector, there are 7,000 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Southeast Asia with around 12 million students currently being enrolled. Read more>

New figures suggest steep rises in university participation rate in several Middle-Eastern countries. Read more>

The Arab region, driven by Saudi Arabia, is now home to two of the world’s top 200 universities for the first time, according to the sixteenth edition of the QS World University Rankings. Read more>

Innovation is the foundation of long-term economic growth and improvements in quality of life and standards of living. But to maximize the impact of innovation, countries must first adopt well-crafted policies to foster and support it. The question is: what works? Read more>

Based on the annual Bloomberg Innovation Index which analyzes dozens of criteria using seven metrics, including research and development spending, manufacturing capability and concentration of high-tech public companies, these IsDB member countries include Malaysia, Turkey, UAE, Iran, Tunisia, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, respectively. Read more>

Insead survey ranks UAE 19th out of 125 countries, retaining its place as top in the Middle Eas. Read more>

Tech in its current firm has been embedded in society across various sectors and platforms. From the historical cluster of Silicon Valley there are various parts of the world aspiring to be a leader in it. In the Middle East, particularly in the Arab Gulf, this is evident. Read more>

The UN wants to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable by 2030. So innovators, entrepreneurs and policy makers are responding.. Read more>

This year, as is the case almost every year, the availability of funding proved a major talking point among African tech founders and innovators. Read more>