24th Annual Conference · 13–14 November 2026

24th Annual Conference

Name: 24th Annual Conference — Higher Education in the Arab World: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Economic Development through Creative Research
Start: 2026-11-13T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-11-14T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Gefinor Rotana Hotel, Hamra, Beirut

Arab Academy of Sciences

The Arab Academy of Sciences is a non-profit scientific non-governmental organization supported by UNESCO. The Council of Ministers of the Lebanese Republic approved the establishment of its Headquarters in Lebanon on 14/02/2002. The Academy functions through the UNESCO Regional Office in Beirut that hosts its Secretariat.

Dates13–14 November 2026

VenueGefinor Rotana Hotel, Hamra, Beirut

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01 · The Academy

A continuing record of Arab scholarship

Since its first conference in Beirut in 2003, the Arab Academy of Sciences has convened annual meetings on the region’s defining scientific and higher-education challenges.

Full conference history

Annual conference: 24th
First convened: 2003
Books: 10

02 · Conference Themes

Research aligned with economic development

Objectives & outcomes

01
AI-Driven Research for Economic Impact
How universities can use AI to address national priorities, solve industry problems, and generate commercially and socially valuable research outcomes.
02
Universities as Engines of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Building start-up ecosystems, technology transfer offices, incubators, and venture partnerships to turn research into scalable ventures.
03
Developing AI-Ready Human Capital
Reforming curricula, pedagogy, and lifelong learning to prepare graduates and professionals for future AI-powered labor markets.
04
Creative and AI-Enabled Research for Economic Value Creation
From research excellence to commercialization, innovation, and market impact.
05
Leadership, Governance, and Policy for AI Transformation
Institutional strategies, regulatory frameworks, ethics, and funding models that enable responsible and impactful AI integration.
06
University–Industry–Government Collaboration in the AI Era
Creating effective triple-helix partnerships to accelerate knowledge transfer, co-innovation, and policy alignment.
07
Global Economic Models and Lessons for the Arab World
Adapting international experiences to Arab economic and institutional contexts.
08
Measuring Impact: From Rankings to Economic Value
New metrics, benchmarking, and evaluation models to assess universities' contribution to productivity, innovation, and national competitiveness.

03 · Published Record

An enduring Springer series

The Academy’s conference scholarship has been developed into a continuing collection of edited Springer volumes on the Arab world’s most urgent higher-education questions.

All 10 volumes