Numerous Qatari students enroll in preparatory programs after finishing high school or during their first year of university. Known as foundation programs or bridges to university, the programs help students to reach university-level competencies in terms of achieving admission requirements and choosing majors. Students in the programs learn skills that help them to earn higher […]

In different moments of the 20th century, we have witnessed various trends in technology that promised to “revolutionize” education. Nothing can be more charming than watching children learning by themselves only with the use of technology. This techno-enthusiasm is connected with good intentions such as reducing inequalities, enhancing learning opportunities, enabling self and lifelong learning, […]

The Liberian Ministry of Education envisions a day when its students outpace Africa and the rest of the world. While they still have a long way to go, the promising results from a bold new initiative, Partnership Schools for Liberia, suggest that Liberia is on the right path. The Ministry intends its Partnership Schools for […]

  Before March 2016, I would never have thought of myself as having any connection to the word ‘education’ in a professional sense. I was busy being a working mother, with three children and a decent career as a partner at McKinsey. I have no doubt that if somebody had told me that I would […]