November 18, 2009

Doha: the Davos of Higher Education?

By Garrick Utley

Doha, Qatar

Build it, and they will come. Or organize a mammoth conference on global education, and higher education that is going global, and they will come to Doha—1,200 participants from 110 countries. Qatar is known for its vast oil and natural gas wealth, its Persian Gulf climate which can reach a balmy 120 degrees in summer (which is why we are here in November), and an impressive commitment to spend a good part of its national treasury on higher education. Education City in Doha is the Big

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