Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić, senior advisor with Academic Partnerships, and MaryAnn Baenninger, President of Drew University, discuss cooperation among quality assurance experts in higher education. The discussion focuses on better cross-border collaboration.

Judith Eaton, President of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and Richard Ekman, President of the Council of Independent Colleges discuss the primary needs of independent colleges in facilitating greater internationalization of curricula and programs. They further discuss the opportunities and roadblocks to current trends.

Dr. Nader Habibi, Professor of Economics of the Middle East at Brandeis University, highlights his research on overeducation, particularly in Iran.  

Sarah El Nashar, an Egyptian education consultant, discusses the potential for alternative higher education models in the MENA region, highlighting the success of one innovative institution in Cairo.  

Dr. Driss Ouaouicha, President of Al Akhawayn University in Morocco, discusses the barriers to educational and economic reform in the MENA region, especially in the Moroccan context.