Institutions of Higher Education and Scientific Research occupies a corner stone in the nations' economy and development. In addition to their role in providing a source for knowledge and sciences and being instruments for their development, they play a direct and effective roles in the economic and industrial sectors. These institutions are also concerned of the emergent needs in order to create the environment necessary to set the directions for the nations economy and industry.

This central status of the higher education institutions and the research they offer at all levels would make it imperative to be kept  under continuous planning and development. Assessment studies and reviews for these institutions would be more demanding nowadays in order to put them   in line with the world variations and emergent needs of globalization and information technologies as well as the development plans for the national economies. Getting the higher education and scientific research  experts and specialists participating in meetings and colloquia would be a tool to fulfill the relevant studies and reviews needed. :: more ::