Higher Education in the Gulf States: Present and Future

• Shaikha Dana Nasser Al-Sabah
  

I. Overview

• Higher Education in the Gulf States: Present & Future, Ahmed Baghdady, Theme Editor
  

II. Analysis

• Are Vocational and Applied Training the Same Thing in a GCC Context?, by Annamarie Lawrence
• More Educated, Less Employed: The Paradox of Women's Employment in the Gulf, by Karen E. Young
• Reshaping Higher Education in the Gulf States: Study Abroad Trends and Student Experiences, by Samar Abid Al Tamimi
• The Mismatch Between Higher Education and Labor Market Needs: A Bahrain Case Study, by Hanin Bukamal and Cameron Mirza
• Women and Restrictive Campus Environments: A Comparative Analysis Between Public Universities and International Branch Campuses in the UAE, by Rana AlMutawa

III. Commentary

• Higher Education Reform in the Gulf, by John Willoughby and Fatima Badry
• Higher Education in the Digital Age, by Abdullah Al-Mutawa
• Patterns, Trends and Issues in Qatar's Higher Education Sector, by Nada Abdelkader Benmansour
• The Kafala System in Bahrain, by Khalil Buhazaa

IV. Interviews

• H.E. Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Higher Education, United Arab Emirates
• Dr. Habib Abul, Secretary General, Kuwait Private Universities Council
• Warren H. Fox, Chief of Higher Education, Dubai Knowledge and Human Development Authority
• Adrian Chadwick, MENA Regional Director, British Council

V. Timeline