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Why do Middle Eastern employers prioritize candidates with Western degrees?

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Question added by Ahmed TERBOUB , Night Manager , Wyndham Hotel Group
Date Posted: 2013/04/13
Amira El Sadek
by Amira El Sadek , Sales Manager , Real Estate Development

1 - because Western universities allow students learning through the latest scientific and practical applications2 - the presence of modern scientific material may not be taught in arab universities

kassem tafla
by kassem tafla , assistant general manager sales , Etg world

because they think western people holding a qualification better than others

Exposure is the key factor there.
Nothing else.

numan subry ahmmad kader
by numan subry ahmmad kader , مؤرشف , Public Iftaa Dept

they think that they have more experience

Mike Emerson Pasaron
by Mike Emerson Pasaron , Safety Officer , Arabian Petrochemical Co. (PETROKEMYA)

Middle Eastern employers have an impression that Western education is better than anywhere else.
They think that most Westerners are the experts so having a degree in western countries gives an edge.
Westerners are mostly consultants and are in senior management positions whenever they are employed in foreign countries.

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