Education companies, publishers, curriculum designers, teachers and many other companies and individuals involved in K-12 learning are salivating at the mouth for an opportunity to enter the Arab education market. Quite simply, education in the Arab region is witnessing a renaissance of sorts, as interest in providing high quality education is riding a [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Educational Projects’
March 19, 2008
Hariri Foudation – Championing Education in Lebanon
From educating thousands of Lebanese in the worlds’ best colleges to protecting heritage educational institutions and building new ones, Hariri Foundation has metamorphosed with the changing times.
“My incentive for having started the Hariri Foundation was grounded in the belief that universities and institutions of higher learning in Lebanon admit students with hidden talents [...]
March 19, 2008
Microsoft – A Software Company With A Heart Drive
There is nothing “micro” about Microsoft. As of July 2006, The Microsoft Corporation, a multinational computer technology corporation which develops manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices, had global annual revenue of $44.28 billion and employed more than 71,000. Owing its success to the community it serves, Microsoft went [...]
March 19, 2008
Heads We Win, Tails You Lose
What’s a common factor between “camel jockeys”, “terrorists” and “towel heads” on one end and audiences on Oprah Winfrey, Jerry Springer and Dr. Phil on the other? Nothing! Videoconferencing has been playing a major in eliminating misconceptions for more than 5,000 students in 26 countries. Welcome to EMPOWER PEACE.
“We are peaceful people. We don’t go [...]
March 19, 2008
Intel Insight
Investing more than $1 billion on education, Intel, the world’s leading manufacturer of microprocessors is developing 21st century learning and teaching skills in the hope of generating future technology leaders. The IT private sector which is on the receiving end of acquired know-how is now delivering educational solutions of its own.
Before any microprocessors were ever [...]