Is the Gulf the new heart of academia in the Middle East?

Universities in the Gulf are increasingly attracting scholars and staff from across the Arab region and beyond. What are the main pull factors? And how is this shifting the knowledge centres of the Middle East?

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November 13, 2023

Last updated

November 15, 2023

Tiya Thomas-Alexander

The bicycle peloton rides around in Doha, Qatar. To illustrate the movement of scholars into Gulf countries.

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