Gulf Research Center

The European Commission and the Gulf Cooperation Council

will host a one-day Forum entitled:

Higher Education Cooperation Opportunities between the EU and the GCC

Grand Hyatt Hotel
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

December 7, 2009

The Cooperation Agreement between the member states of the GCC and the European Union outlines the prospects for cooperation in a whole number of fields including cultural exchanges and education. In line with the launch of a higher education program for the GCC countries, the European Commission and the Gulf Cooperation Council will host a one-day Forum on December 7, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to highlight to tools and framework of EU cooperation in higher education and to specifically focus on available new opportunities for the GCC countries. The new program is funded by the European Commission under the Instrument of Cooperation with industrialized countries. The event is organized by the Gulf Research Center.

The Forum will bring together prominent speakers from both the EU and the GCC side and highlight an important dimension in the growing GCC-EU relationship. This event is organized by invitation only but interested persons from the academic field can register their names and affiliation by contacting Sanya Kapasi under sanya@grc.ae