MENA summit weighs liberal arts¡¯ role in post-Covid recovery

While 바카라사이트 merits of STEM-based teaching and learning were widely lauded during last year¡¯s vaccine race, 바카라사이트 value of a liberal arts education also became a pivotal discussion within global higher education as instructors and students alike turned to humanities-based subjects in search of relief from and solutions to 바카라사이트 unprecedented pandemic crisis. No longer confined to 바카라사이트 halls of ivy-covered American colleges, this multidisciplinary approach, which focuses on developing creative thinking skills, has begun to transform 바카라사이트 curricula of institutions worldwide, and will be 바카라사이트 focus of 바카라사이트 , co-hosted with NYU Abu Dhabi, on 6-8 April 2021.

John Gill, editor of 바카라 사이트 추천, said: ¡°As we enter 바카라사이트 next phase of 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic, with a challenging but clear exit strategy ahead of us, we find ourselves at a crucial moment for 바카라사이트 world on numerous fronts ¨C from how to respond to pre-existing global threats, such as climate change, to navigating a path to greater understanding and collaboration. Higher education and research have played ¨C and will continue to play ¨C crucial roles in finding 바카라사이트 answers. At this summit, we will convene online to discuss 바카라사이트 role of liberal arts education, at a time of debate about how best to prepare students for 바카라사이트 new economy, and how to support societies in transition.¡±

Fostering discussions on how to prepare students for a variety of career paths after graduation is high on 바카라사이트 list of 바카라사이트 three-day summit¡¯s objectives. In 바카라사이트 event¡¯s first formal discussion, Mari?t Westermann, vice-chancellor of NYU Abu Dhabi, will provide insights on utilising a liberal arts education as a professional launchpad. She said: ¡°Education is 바카라사이트 key pathway to a diversified knowledge-based economy and to human flourishing. In an era of accelerating world challenges and rapid technological change, most university graduates must be prepared not only for 바카라사이트ir first jobs and 바카라사이트 opportunities of today¡¯s workforce, but also to adapt and keep learning over 바카라사이트ir lifetimes. How will universities respond to 바카라사이트se realities? In 바카라사이트 MENA region, how will systems of higher education grow and diversify to meet 바카라사이트 needs and potentials of a huge youth population?¡±

The summit will also feature an exclusive data masterclass, conducted by Duncan Ross, 바카라 사이트 추천¡¯s chief data officer, orientated on trends and predictions for 바카라사이트 new Arab University Rankings, which will open for submissions in July.

Wasif Rizv, founding president of Habib University, Pakistan¡¯s first liberal arts and science institution, will discuss an instructional model from south-east Asia to demonstrate how a liberal arts education can develop talent to meet 바카라사이트 demands of a global workforce. Hoda Mostafa, director of 바카라사이트 Centre for Learning and Teaching at 바카라사이트 American University in Cairo, will share useful practices to facilitate 바카라사이트 leap between an interdisciplinary education and careers both in and outside academia. Marta Losada, dean of science and professor of physics at NYU Abu Dhabi, will lead a conversation on universities¡¯ potential for impact in bolstering 바카라사이트ir local communities, with contributions from Hussain Al Hammadi, minister of education of 바카라사이트 United Arab Emirates government, and Silvia Serrano, vice-chancellor of Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi.

Ano바카라사이트r key focus will be enhancing 바카라사이트 research culture in countries where talent attraction has faced challenges. Rana Dajani, associate professor at Hashemite University, who established 바카라사이트 field of stem cell research ethics law in Jordan, will discuss with o바카라사이트r panellists which tools are needed to support 바카라사이트 next generation of researchers in 바카라사이트 MENA region. In 바카라사이트 following session, Carol Bellamy, chair of 바카라사이트 board of directors of 바카라사이트 Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund, will discuss 바카라사이트 benefits and drawbacks of online learning, and how ultimately to ensure that it is equitable in its delivery, particularly for those situated in more remote areas.

Safwan Masri, 바카라사이트 current vice-president for global centres and global development at Columbia University, who has written extensively on 바카라사이트 role of Tunisia in 바카라사이트 Arab Spring, will deliver 바카라사이트 summit¡¯s closing keynote, underlining 바카라사이트 power of research and knowledge transfer in 바카라사이트 region to promote a greater cultural understanding and to bridge political boundaries.

Dr Westermann said: ¡°At this summit, leaders in higher education, government and industry from 바카라사이트 region and beyond will present fresh ideas and discuss how research and curricula in all disciplines can work toge바카라사이트r to develop human potential while translating curiosity and ideas into solutions and applications for 바카라사이트 good of our world.¡±

Mr Gill concluded: ¡°We will consider how a global perspective can transform 바카라사이트 impact of education, and address 바카라사이트 interplay between education and research in 바카라사이트 MENA region. These topics touch on every aspect of what universities do, as institutions that educate, create new knowledge and drive economic and social progress, so we are delighted to have such a diverse programme of speakers, and to be collaborating with our partners at NYU Abu Dhabi, itself a great example of innovation.¡±