On June 23rd, 2022, the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education’s first edition of the Thought Leadership Series discussed the importance of partnerships in creating lasting value […]
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Thought Leadership Outcome Papers
Planning for Online Learning in Tertiary Education in the UAE
The University Consortium for Quality Online Learning (UCQOL) was founded in 2020 by the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education in collaboration with the UAE Ministry of […]
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Addressing Youth Unemployment: Training the Arab Region’s Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
In early 2021, AGFE collaborated with MIT and UAEU to bring MIT Bootcamps to the UAE. Over a 10-week period, 120 participants were tasked with creating a […]
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High, Low, or No Tech? A Roundtable Discussion on the Role of Technology in Refugee Education
In recognition of the significant impact that education technology (EdTech) and COVID-19 has had on refugee education in recent years, the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education, […]
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Emergency Remote Teaching or Online Learning? Arab Students Experiences During COVID-19
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of billions of people around the globe. In an attempt to contain the spread of the pandemic, governments implemented a […]
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Roundtable on Refugee Education: Meeting Our Promises on Refugee Education During Covid-19
In recognition of the significant impact that COVID-19 has had on education for refugees, Save the Children, Education Cannot Wait, the World Bank and the Abdulla Al […]
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Online Learning in the Arab World: An Educational Model That Needs Support
The Arab world is at a crossroads. With youth, the region’s greatest asset, facing immense challenges, including low quality of education, high unemployment rates, and a changing […]
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Pathways to and Beyond Education in Jordan and Lebanon
Joint Report by the AUB Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education Calls for Renewed Attention to Address Less than […]
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Empowering Emiratis to Drive the Nation Al Ghurair Young Thinkers Program
This report illustrates the key achievements of the Al Ghurair Young Thinkers Program (YTP) over the first two years of its launch. YTP is a tailored online education […]
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Charting a Path Forward: A Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration to Promote Blended Learning in the Arab World
The Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education (AGFE) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are pleased to share the white paper, “Charting a Path Forward: A Multi-stakeholder […]
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