The rapid expansion of universities in the Arab region has brought challenges for higher education quality. Part of the challenge is down to the significant increase in the number of private institutions in the region. Concerns about quality focus a great deal on how to regulate private institutions and creating robust systems for ensuring quality and compliance with national frameworks.

Dr Rajesh Tandon’s recent article in University World News draws attention to the region’s rich tradition of Indigenous knowledge and teaching traditions. Can this rich tradition be leveraged for new global ‘best practices’ to ensure quality higher education in the Arab world?

Dr Rajesh Tandon is co-chair, UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education. He was a keynote speaker at the “Quality higher education in the 21st century: Achieving effectiveness and adding value” conference held on 27- 29 March 2018 at Kuwait City.

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UNESCO Chair Team