About us
Background
An EdTech Leader and Innovator in the MENA region
Global Learning Focus Areas:
Global Learning Implemented Projects:
Setup and Management of:
Social Entrepreneurship projects in MENA region:
R&D Disruptive Initiatives:
Sample Projects:
The following is a sample list of the implemented projects in the past decade:
GL has strong presence, directly or through strategic partners, in UAE, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Kuwait and UK.
Global Learning Focus Areas:
- Multi-lingual Content Development and Digitization
- Innovative EdTech solutions, mainly using disruptive technologies and models
- Social Online/Mobile Learning, capitalizing on cloud, mobile, social media and online learning technologies.
- Critical Thinking measurement and development.
- Educational Management and Digital Transformation
Global Learning Implemented Projects:
Setup and Management of:
- First Accredited Virtual University in the Arabi World, the Syrian Virtual University (2002, Syria)
- First Accredited Blended Learning Academy in the Arab World, Al Balqa Online Academy (2007, Jordan)
- First Social Online/Mobile Learning Platform in Asia, Middle East and Africa, Learning.Social (2013, UAE)
- First accredited eSchool for Emergency and Refugees Education in the Arab World, the Syrian eSchool (2014, Levant)
- First full-fledged Smart School project in the Arab World to use disruptive delivery model (AI, Augmented Reality, Adaptive, etc.), Alef Education Project (UAE, 2016). A similar model is being designed for Syrian refugees.
- Tens of EdTech and online learning solutions and Centers of Excellence in partnership with top universities across GCC and Levant.
Social Entrepreneurship projects in MENA region:
- Development and Digitization of local curricula and integrate Critical Thinking and higher order thinking skills, in line with international best practices.
- Online Business School – Middle East and North Africa (OBS-MENA): Bringing UK and local awards, certificates, and diplomas in Arabic and English to Syrian refugees and other Arab Youth, leading to UK qualifications, in modern hands-on subjects, such as creative and digital sector, education, fintech, etc. to nurture digital talent and skills (in partnership with London-based Online Business School and regional partners)
- Social Smart School (SSS): Providing formal and informal learning in a blended format to crisis and underprivileged areas. (Ex: Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and inside Syria).
- KMK Institute (KMKI): Providing world-class accredited online degree programs to youth across the Arab world, in partnership with edX (Harvard, MIT, Berkley, etc.) and leading education providers in UK, US, and China.
R&D Disruptive Initiatives:
- Refugees' solutions that can go regional and global.
- Regional prosperity consultancy and policy drafting.
- Digital strategy and knowledge economy (HealthTech, AgroTech, FinTech, and EdTech).
- Developing digital and creative sector.
- Youth and social entrepreneurship development and career acceleration.
- Digital Transformation and Management of existing educational institutions.
Sample Projects:
The following is a sample list of the implemented projects in the past decade:
- Syrian Virtual University, Syria, 2001-2013 (Setup, Management and Operations)
- Gulf University of Science and Technology, Kuwait, 2004-2005 (Center of Excellence)
- eCollege of Total Quality Management (Now Hamdan Bin Mohammad Smart University), UAE, 2003-2004 (eLearning Platform)
- King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals, KSA, 2006-2008 (Center of Excellence)
- JSS Online Academy, UAE, 2006-2009 (Setup, Management and Operations)
- Albalqa Online Academy, Jordan, 2007-2014 (Setup, Management and Operations)
- Amman Ahliya University, Jordan, 2006-2009 (Center of Excellence)
- King Khaled University, KSA, 2007-2008 (Center of Excellence)
- Notre Dame University, Lebanon, 2009-2014 (Online Learning Center, Setup, Management and Operations)
- Learning.Social, UAE, 2013- (Design, Setup, Management and Operations)
- Syrian Virtual School, UNICEF Project, Levant, 2014- (Design, Setup, Management and Operations)
- Standards for Development and Digitization of the Lebanese Curriculum, Lebanon, 2018-2019
GL has strong presence, directly or through strategic partners, in UAE, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Kuwait and UK.
