The six nations that form the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are attempting to strike a balance between the output of education and the requirements of their socio-economic development. This involves implementing a modernization process aimed at developing the quality of education. While GCC countries have made significant progress in education in the past three decades, this progress focused on quantitative aspects due to education-related considerations on one hand and the huge needs of economic growth on the other. GCC countries now are focusing on quality and modernization in line with the unique changes that GCC communities have witnessed in socio-economic infrastructure. In addition, there are changes in the structure of international economic and strategic relations that require local cadres empowered with skills that enable them not only to deal with their local surroundings, but also with the world. The GCC states are intent on learning from the experiences of other countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea, which achieved great developmental leaps thanks to the attention they paid to education.The GCC strategy seeks to change previous approaches, which did not contribute to the development process because of they favoured literary arts over applied science. The new strategy also aims at teaching GCC students the history of their countries in a manner that encourages openness and tolerance.Source: Gulf News