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An overview about higher education in Kuwait

Kuwait University College of Engineering Kuwait city: Here we take a look at Kuwait, a country that has seen strong recent growth in international academic mobility and one that we believe will continue to be a fruitful destination for international recruiters.(We are publishing a report on Kuwait Higher Education published in World Education News and Reviews.) Compared to many of its regional neighbors – most notably Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar – the northern Gulf state of Kuwait does not spend extravagantly on higher education. However, it does have institutions of higher education that are well regarded in the region, in addition to plans aimed at developing the education system to better meet the human capital needs of the labor market for the benefit of the country and its economy. Kuwait’s current strategy for higher education includes strengthening access to both vocational and university higher education, developing world-class universities, encouraging the developmen

Chinese Students attracted towards UAE

A chinese student in University of Wollongong, Dubai DUBAI : According to a report published in New York Times said that more and more Chinese students turning to UAE as a higher education hub. Studies indicates that Chinese students prefer to quit traditional higher education centres like Britain, Australia and US for UAE. “In Dubai, one class has about 10 students,” said Mr. Li Wentao, 20, a Chinese student, who is now a computer science major at the Dubai campus of the University of Wollongong.“In China, it’s about 100 students per class, so it’s crowded and hard to learn.” University campuses in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and elsewhere in the Emirates are trying to attract more students from China, which has become the top source of international students in the world. Competition to attract foreign students is fierce among governments that value the long-term benefit of building cultural links with the future elite, along with the immediate benefit of the tuition income that th

Accreditation for American University of Sharjah architecture programme

American University of Sharjah's campus Sharjah: The American University of Sharjah’s (AUS) Bachelor of Architecture programme at its College of Architecture, Art and Design (CAAD) has been granted the maximum accreditation term of eight-years. The university received the accreditation from the prestigious National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), based in the US. The five-year, undergraduate Bachelor degree at CAAD at AUS continues to be the only NAAB-accredited programme outside of North America. Students who have graduated from a NAAB-accredited degree programme may undertake the process to become a licensed architect in America. Students from the US studying at AUS will have the same status toward professional licensure as any other student in America attending a NAAB-accredited programme.