April 07, 2025

GUST to Host QS Higher Ed Summit: Middle East 2025 – President Prof. Bassam Alameddine to Deliver Key Remarks

GUST to Host QS Higher Ed Summit: Middle East 2025 – President Prof. Bassam Alameddine to Deliver Key Remarks

Gulf University for Science and Technology (GUST) is proud to announce that it will host the prestigious QS Quacquarelli Symonds Higher Ed Summit: Middle East 2025, taking place from April 20 to 22, 2025, on its campus.


The summit, organized by QS—one of the world’s leading higher education analytics and rankings organizations—will bring together prominent academics, institutional leaders, and policymakers from across the region and the globe. The theme for this year’s summit is: “Society 5.0: Higher Education and Skills for a Human-Centered Future.”


The discussions will center around the future of higher education and its critical role in fostering inclusive economic growth, developing future-ready skills, enhancing critical thinking, and placing human values at the core of technological innovation and industrial advancement.

Professor Bassam Alameddine, President of GUST, will be among the key speakers at the event.
Stay tuned for more updates and highlights from the summit as GUST welcomes global thought leaders to campus this April.

Hosting this major international summit underscores GUST’s commitment to academic excellence, innovation, and global engagement. It also marks a significant milestone in GUST’s mission to shape the future of education both in Kuwait and across the wider region.