With participation of 200 deans of Yemeni universities and representatives of Arab and Islamic universities ,ministries of general and technical education, civil services and insurance, and planning and international cooperation and the World Bank, the two-day conference will discuss 19 studies and papers of local, Arab and foreign researchers and international organizations.Speaking to Saba, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Saleh ba-Sura made it clear that the studies and papers focus on the modern techniques of information and communication in the higher education, innovation in the quality of higher education, upgrading the academic accreditation in Yemeni universities, and assessing outputs of education in Yemen, as well as the compatibility of scientific research to the development needs and requirements of the private sector.
According to ba-Sura, the conference would review local, regional and international experiences on how to face the higher education challenges, and the social participation in facing these challenges. He considered the conference an opportunity for decision makers and leaderships of higher education ministries and heads of higher education institutions and faculty members to identify the most important challenges that face the higher education through the recommendations of the conference.