Rwaq (Rawaq)

About Rwaq (Rawaq)

Rwaq (رواق) describes itself as the Arab platform for open education. It offers academic courses in Arabic across many fields, taught by academics from around the Arab world, and many of its courses are free.

The platform is operated by Arawaq Al-Ma'rifa Association (aRwaqah), a non-profit registered with the National Center for Non-Profit Sector in Saudi Arabia under registration number 1000568600.

According to the homepage, Rwaq has more than 5.5 million active learners, over 180,000 employees trained through its business offering and about 21,000 learning components. Its catalogue spans categories such as technology, business and management, data and analytics, design, languages and personal development, plus career programmes such as data analyst, software engineer and cybersecurity specialist, and professional certificates from Google, IBM, Microsoft, Meta and CompTIA.

Rwaq also sells business solutions for companies, government bodies and universities, and invites universities, government entities, training providers and non-profits to publish content as partners. The site notes that the older Rwaq website stayed available for a few days for learners to finish remaining courses, indicating a migration to a new platform.