WEP Film Festival
Click here to view the daily showings for Week 1 at the Discovery Theater.
Lecture: The Development of Graduate Education in the Middle East by Jamil Salmi
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. in in the Engineering Science Hall (building 9) room 3125
This presentation will outline the importance of knowledge generation and adaptation for economic and social development. It will look at the principal challenges faced by tertiary education systems in the MENA region and examine the prospects for developing a strong graduate education sub-sector.
Lecture: Women of Arabia – The Leaders Behind the Scenes by Ruba Alwajeeh
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. in in the Engineering Science Hall (building 9) room 2322 / Hall 1
This presentation will describe some of the ways of thinking of Arab women and offer examples of iconic Arab women throughout history.
Keynote: The Human Journey: A Genetic Odyssey by Spencer Wells
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. in the Auditorium
Spencer Wells leads The Genographic Project, which is collecting and analyzing hundreds of thousands of DNA samples from people around the world in order to decipher how our ancestors populated the planet.
