Classroom 2.0
MENA
March 1, 2017
Vote for edSeed to Help Fund a Student’s Education
How many children are refugees? According to 2016 UN Refugee Agency report, there are over 50 million children who are…
Cross-border
September 12, 2015
Philanthropy University: the Latest Nonprofit E-learning Initiative
In a non-traditional step in the NGO learning, NovoED and Stars Foundation collaborated to launch the Philanthropy University, an educational initiative…
Jordan
July 31, 2015
I Learn: An Initiative That Uses Education as a Platform for Change
It is well known that without education, children are not given the tools to improve their lives or their futures.…
Palestine
June 21, 2015
Programs Our Graduate Students Would Love to See in Palestine
A restricted job market and a limited educational infrastructure make up for a challenging panorama for Palestinian young graduates, who…
Palestine
June 12, 2015
4 Web Tools that Support Life Learning and Address Challenges in Palestine
Despite the fact that Palestine boasts one of the highest literacy rates in the Arab world, higher education remains a…
Cross-border
June 3, 2015
10 Breathtaking Museums in the Middle East
Over the last twenty years, museums across the Middle East have bloomed and expanded. There are many new museums spread…
Jordan
May 28, 2015
Learn About the Largest Virtual Education Event in the Middle East
Bayt.com, the Middle East’s leading job site based in Amman, is hosting the region’s largest virtual education event from June…
UAE
May 19, 2015
Bon Discovery Studios: Developing High School Students in the UAE
This August, Bon Discovery Studios is offering an exciting array of courses geared for high school students who want to improve…
Cross-border
April 24, 2015
Making Amends: A Student Initiative for Understanding the Middle East
American Middle East Network for Dialogue at Stanford (AMENDS) is yet another great idea born in a coffee shop. Khaled and Elliot,…
UAE
April 18, 2015
iSolarworkx: The C3 Way
Coach and Consult for a Cause, or better known as C3, is a social enterprise that encourages and nurtures social…
Egypt
April 14, 2015
Tahrir Academy Goes Beyond a Lesson to Transform Education
Changing the culture of memorizing instead of understanding: that’s the main challenge Tahrir Academy sets to tackle. Founded by a…
UAE
April 13, 2015
iSolarworkx: Making Learning About Science Fun and Interactive
iSolarWorkx is a MIT Entrepreneur Forum Pan – Arab Semi – Finalist from UAE and a finalist in the Al Bayt Mitwahid…
Egypt
April 12, 2015
How a Robot Design Competition Can Improve Education, Not Only in Egypt
We talk to Mohammed ElRaffie, founder of CORD and an Ashoka fellow who believes in inducing creativity through science education. His…
Jordan, Syria
March 29, 2015
National Geographic Photo Camp Mentors Syrian Refugees in Jerash to Voice their Stories
A group of Syrian refugee teenagers will have the chance to tell their stories through photography during the National Geographic Photo…
Egypt
March 25, 2015
Educate-me Is Not Only Transforming Education in Egypt But Also the Way We Change Reality
A grassroots organization that grew to become a movement, Educate-Me has been boosting education in Egypt’s underprivileged communities through a model that puts skills…
UAE
February 20, 2015
Arabic Books, Digitized and Free at the Middle East’s First Online Library
With a starting 200 Arabic books digitized, the Arabic Collections Online project brings Arab academic literature available across borders and online, for the first time. A…
Jordan
February 4, 2015
Looking For Opportunities Abroad? This New Jordanian App Has It All
Scholarships, internships and educational opportunities abroad are now available on smartphones thanks to for9a.com, a website and app freshly developed…
Palestine
January 4, 2015
Two Palestinian Children Are Crowned Math Geniuses
The INTELLIGENT Mental-Arithmetic Competition took place in Singapore this December, and out of 3,000 participants from more than 15 countries,…