Presidential Inauguration Faculty Symposium Higher Ed in the Gulf States - Challenges and Trends

Description: Bashshur American University of Beirut. The higher education sector is undergoing rapid expansion and transformation in the six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The GCC is far from homogeneous, with varying socioeconomic and demographic conditions impacting on the sectors development. The UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait enjoy the highest gross domestic products per capita in the world, while Bahrain and Oman are less fortunate. Even Saudi Arabia, despite its vast hydrocarbon reserves ...