Best Arab Countries for Higher Education

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Thursday — January 05, 2017

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1 - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:

When Saudi Arabia formally became a nation in 1932, education was mostly limited to instruction for a select few in Islamic schools. Today, public education is open to everyone. 60% of university students in Saudi Arabia are Saudi females. According to the World Bank report, female students in higher education in Saudi Arabia outnumber those in Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and West Bank and Gaza.

Saudi Arabia is best country in Arab region for higher education. Best cities in Saudi Arabia to go for education are Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam. Its top university is King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, ranked 189^th in the QS World Ranking and it is also the top ranked university of whole Arab region. Saudi Arabia’s second top university is King Saud University with a world rank of 227 and with a respected position of 3rd best in Arab.

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2 - Lebanon:

According to a 2013 World Economic Forum report, Lebanon is ranked 10^th in overall quality of education, and 4^th in science and math. Higher education in Lebanon is composed of Technical and Vocational Institutes. Lebanon has 41 nationally accredited universities and all of them are private. Lebanon is the second best study destination you could choose form Arab region.

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QS Top Universities ranks American University of Beirut (AUB) second best in the Arab region and 268 globally. Not all private higher educational institutions in Lebanon consider SAT (test) for undergraduate admissions. Most of them require you to take a local entrance test prepared by the individual higher educational institutions.

The highest ranked universities in Lebanon are:

1. Lebanese American University (LAU)

2. Université Saint-Joseph (USJ)

3. Lebanese University (LU)

4. University of Balamand (UOB)

5. Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik (USEK)

3 - Egypt:

Egypt has the largest overall education system in the Middle East and North Africa. Egypt currently has 20 public universities with more than two million students and 23 private universities educating more than 60,000 students. The teachers in Egypt are required to complete four years of pre-service courses at university to enter the teaching profession that makes their faculty well-educated and professional.

Many of the universities in Egypt have English as their official campus language and provide English-Taught programs for international students. American University in Cairo is the top ranked of Egypt and ranks 5^th best of Arab Region. 2^nd top ranked university of Egypt in Cairo University that also ranks 10^th best of Arab.

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4 - United Arab Emirates:

At the tertiary level, numerous institutions are available for students. Top university of UAE is Khalifa University, ranked in QS Ranking of Arabian universities. The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) in Abu Dhabi Emirate, consisting of nine colleges, is ranked 411^th of world. It is considered to be the leading teaching and research institution in the country. UAEU also ranks 6^th best university of Arab region.

UAE is considered 4^th best country in Arab region for education. There are many American universities’ sub campus available in Dubai. Dubai is a center for several international universities, including branches of the Michigan State University and Rochester Institute of Technology. The UAE also has many technical educational centers such as The Higher Colleges of Technology's Center of Excellence for Applied Research and Training. CERT offers numerous technology programs for all students.

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5 - Jordan:

Jordan having the highest number of researchers in research and development all the 57 countries that are members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). In Jordan there are 2,000 researchers per million people. Jordan has the third lowest illiteracy rate in the Arab world.

Undergraduate level most universities in Jordan follow the English-American education systems and are associated with many American and English universities. Top ranked Jordan educational institute is University of Jordan that is ranked 8^th best university of Arab.