1. The 6th EDEN Workshop: User Generated Content Assessment Enhancing Transparency and Quality
24th- 27th of October, 2010
Budapest, Hungary
International Trends and Perspectives:
MENA Region
Dr. Narimane Hadj-Hamou
Assistant Chancellor for Academic Development. HBMEU, Dubai
President of the Middle East e-Learning Association

2. Some Remarks about Education in the Arab World
Population growth
Need for equity and accessibility
Limited financial support
Lack of planning and strategies for education at all levels
Weak link between education and labor markets
Knowledge gap
Globalization & internationalization
Lack of ICT integration and use of new forms of education
Teaching as oppose to research based universities
Intellectual migration
3. Emergence of ICT & New Ways of Learning
4. .e-Learning Challenges
Lack of recognition by policy makers
Social resistance
Skills and competencies / changing mindsets
ICT maturity level disparities
Paradigm Shift/ reengineering of educational system
Quality Assurance
5. State of ICT in the Arab World
Only 0.6% of the population uses the Internet,
Only 1.2% have personal computers.
6. State of ICT in the Arab World :Variance in Technology Diffusion & Creation
7. Integrating ICT in Education
The League of Arab States issued a Draft Declaration of Principles in 2003 endorsing e-learning as a tool that can help eliminate illiteracy, achieve universal primary education, and help improve both the training of teachers and the delivery of lifelong education for honing professional skills.
As a result new initiatives and projects of strategic importance were launched such as:
8. ..Emergence of ICT & New Ways of Learning
Government Efforts

Emergence of e-Governments

9. Development of ICT Strategies 10. Policies and standards development for online education 11. Funds allocationHigher Education

Emergence of virtual and open universities

12. Integration of ICT in traditional programs 13. Conferences and seminars 14. Research in online educationCorporate Training
15. E-LEARING REDEFINING TOMORROWS EDUCATION: An Arab Experience
16. HBMeU - Vision & Mission
Vision
To be the university of choice in the Arab World in shaping the future of education and learning through innovative solutions.
Mission
To provide high quality programs using virtual learning environment, supporting the pursuit of lifelong learning, addressing critical activities of economicdevelopmentin the Arab World by pioneering in e-learning, providing unique learners experience and growing knowledge and its dissemination through excellence in research and knowledge transfer.
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The e-University Mission Key Components
18. 12
HBMeU Schools
Advisory Board
Advisory Board
Advisory Board
Advisory Board
E-TQM Institute
School of e-Health
&
Environmental Sciences
e-school of Business
&
Quality
Management
School of
e-Education
19. HBMeU Life Long Learning Philosophy
20. The Middle East e-Learning Association (MEEA)
The Middle East e-Learning Association (MEEA) is a regional independent, non-political, non-profit association established for the purpose of providing innovative open educational practices and promoting quality, innovation and transparency in higher and continuing education; and , to develop policies, procedures, and practices with respect to the design, development, and implementation of e-learning curricula.
21. Vision & Mission
Vision
To Grow the understanding, practice and knowledge transfer of e-Learning in the MENA Region.
Mission
To create a seamless approach through collaborative means for the sharing of best practice applications in e-learning and to support the membership group with their quest for developing, enhancing and impacting with e-learning.
22. MEEA Main Activities
Networking and Information Sharing

Encourage and expand interaction and collaboration among members of the associations

23. Establish relationships and partnerships with e-Learning Associations, and educational institutions from other parts of the worlde-Learning Awareness

Raise awareness on e-learning related topics through organizing regional road shows, conferences, issuing publications, etc

Policy Development and Quality Assurance

Establish a regional quality assurance framework for the technology enhanced learning implementation in secondary and higher education as well as corporate training.

24. Develop policies around the use of technology in education and corporate training that would serve the region. Support Provision

Provide ongoing support to institutions aspiring at implementing e-learning through the provision of guidelines, advises, best practices, access to experts, etc