Description
The skills, creativity, and research developed through higher education are major factors in any society‘s success in creating jobs and advancing prosperity. Universities and colleges play a vital r le in expanding opportunity and promoting social justice. The papers in this book reflect the main objective of a conference held in June 2007 at Ahlia
Table of Contents
Introduction; Participating universities and institutions; Keynote papers and abstracts: International education and strategic partnerships—a key to success; Building a university research culture; Challenges facing the privatization of higher education in the Arab World; Educational outcomes and industry needs; Research in higher education institutions; Private education in the Arab World: Overcoming the challenges; Papers and abstracts by other delegates.
