RewirEd 2021: Open learning in the Arab World

On December 14, 2021, the MIT Abdul Latif World Education Lab (J-WEL), The Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education, the American University of Beirut and Community Jameel organised a roundtable at the Dubai Exhibition Centre as part of the 2021 RewirEd Summit, the flagship educational event at Expo 2020 Dubai, hosted by Dubai Cares.

The speakers included:

• Dr Sonia Ben Jaafar, CEO, Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education
• Amna Fatani, associate director, Strategy, Community Jameel
• H.E. Dr Mohammed Ebrahim Al-Mualla, undersecretary for higher education academic affairs, Ministry of Education, United Arab Emirates
• Vijay Kumar, executive director, MIT J-WEL
• Dr Alan Shihadeh, dean, Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, American University of Beirut