MENA 2015 - Second MENA Higher Education Leadership Forum

The Higher Education Leadership Forum is one of the very few networks established in the MENA region to address higher education academic leaders. The Forum through its various meetings aims at providing a regional platform to discuss latest trends, developments and issues pertinent to the field; share experiences and identify future directions for higher education. Furthermore, and given, institutions of learning operate today within a global world, the Forum will also invite international participants and experts from other parts of the world to share their experiences and lessons learnt.
Every Forum meeting will be planned around a theme of relevance to the latest global and regional trends in higher education, the 2015 Forum will be organized under the theme “Towards Transformative Higher Education in the MENA Region: The Role of Innovation in the 21st Century Digital and Knowledge based Society”. The theme was selected based on the essential role higher education plays in supporting the long term economic growth of nations through nurturing creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship.
Throughout the different activities planned during the two days Forum, a number of important sub-topics and concepts linked to theme will be discussed, these include but is not limited to the importance of creating innovative climates, the use of technology as one of the fast growing innovation impacting higher education, achieving excellence through research and innovation, innovative ways of supporting learners in the 21st Century, etc.