高等教育主要分为两种类型:

Higher education is of two main types:

首先——以教促学（教学重于研究）：这是由学院和大学通过课程（manaahij）、讲座和教学时间表所提供的有组织的、正式的教学。

Firstly—Study by Teaching (where teaching is greater than research): This is organised/formal teaching offered by faculties and universities via courses (manaahij), lectures and educational time tables.

学生可获得“第一学位”证书，即今天所称的文凭（如果该教育属于技术或职业教育）；或者获得第二种学术证书（ijaaza），即今天所称的“学士”（licence）或“学士学位”（baccalaureate），该证书针对大学某一学院中的某一特定专业。

The student attains the “First Degree” certificate known today as a diploma if this education was technical or vocational; or a second academic certificate (ijaaza) known today as a “licence” or “baccalaureate” in a specific subject in one of the university faculties.

第二类：研究式学习。这是在教学式学习之后进行的学习，其中研究的比重大于教学。学生学习在科学研究中进行创新，并专攻某一特定的文化或科学方向。他开展精确而专门的研究，以期发现一个新颖的理念或前所未有的新发明。学生获得“第一国际学位（Ijaza）”，即今天所称的“硕士”学位。此后，他在某一文化或科学研究领域获得“第二国际学位”，即今天所称的“博士”学位。

Secondly-Study by Research: This is study that follows study by teaching where research is greater than teaching. The student learns to innovate in scientific research, and specialises in a specific cultural or scientific option. He undertakes precise and specialised research in order to discover a novel idea or unprecedented new invention. The student attains the “First International Degree (Ijaza)” known today as a “Masters” degree. Thereafter he attains the “Second International Degree”, known today as a “Doctorate”, in a cultural or scientific research field.