How online higher education is opening doors for Arab youth

How online higher education is opening doors for Arab youth

Coronavirus has accelerated the Arab region's adoption of online higher education and created opportunities for students who wouldn't have been able to afford quality university education otherwise, according to Sonia Ben Jaafar, CEO of Abdulla Al Ghurair Education Foundation.

“Access to quality higher education is problematic in the Arab region. The tuition fees for quality universities reach 10 times what an average Arab family of five expects to earn and university students pay at least 20 percent on top of the tuition in hidden costs,” she told Arabian Business.

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Aside from the economic constraints, social or cultural factors may also derail youth from being physically present in university campuses, said Ben Jaafar who added that before the coronavirus