Boosting Science and Technology Collaboration Among Arab States

Recognizing the potential for of STEM fields for economic development, 22 Arab states signed a strategy last month to boost education and research in STEM fields through better regional cooperation. "The [strategy] is squarely aimed at a number of persistent challenges in higher education and research in the region," reports the ICEF Monitor, "Chief among those is a concern that research in Arab institutions and research centres is not sufficiently serving the needs of either industry or society."