The Embassy of Canada to the United Arab Emirates will host the second edition of the Canada-MENA Education Partnerships Forum from February 7-9, 2023.

The forum will bring together higher education institutions from Canada and the MENA region and provide an opportunity for sharing experiences, networking, discussing ideas, and exploring possibilities for partnerships such as collaborative research or student exchanges.

Participants will include senior leadership of universities and colleges from Canada, the UAE, Jordan and Qatar, and delegates from government education authorities.

The event is organized with the support of College and Institutes Canada, the association of Canadian colleges.

It will include business-to-business meetings and visits of higher education campuses in Abu Dhabi.