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"We need to encourage excellence in our schools now more than ever, as the Arab world is still yet to reach its capacity and is yet to realise its dreams."

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GCES Symposium held in Ras al Khaimah

29/03/2010

The Gulf Comparative Education Society (GCES) was founded in 2008 to enable academic, professional and educational discourse from a comparative stance, with a focus on the Gulf region. The Al Qasimi Foundation was the sole sponsor the Society's inaugural Symposium, held on April 7^th and 8^th 2010 in Ras Al Khaimah.

The GCES Symposium 2010 focused on the theme of Education Reform in the GCC, and brought together academics, policy-makers, and practitioners in education from across the Gulf region. The event featured a keynote address by Gita Steiner-Khamsi.

Professor Steiner-Khamsi is Professor of Comparative International Education at Columbia University in New York. She has been closely involved as government advisor for education sector strategies and analyses, school and teacher education reform. An internationally renowned scholar, she has written a number of books, including "The Global Politics of Education Borrowing and Lending", which provides insight into the impact of globalization on education practices. Professor Steiner-Khamsi is 2009/2010 President of the Comparative and International Education Society and is interested in getting more involved in educational reform in the Middle East.