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Arab Higher Education and Scientific Research

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Higher Education in the Arab World

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Arab higher education is going through a period of transition and transformation characterised by poor quality and fragmentation. Universities have endured a series of setbacks manifested in the destitute state of scientific research. Evidence on the performance of Arab higher education, scientific research, and innovation show limited impact on socio-economic development. The concept of internationalisation of higher education and how this may present a small window in the path towards modernizing higher education, reforming universities, and empowering research and development is described.

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  1. Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan

    Sultan T. Abu-Orabi

  2. Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Amman, Jordan

    Abdallah Al-Zoubi

  3. Middle East University, Amman, Jordan

    Razan Aladwan

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  1. Department of Basic Sciences, University of Petra, Amman, Jordan

    Adnan Badran

  2. Department of Biology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

    Elias Baydoun

  3. James Hutton Institute, Dundee, UK

    John R. Hillman

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Abu-Orabi, S.T., Al-Zoubi, A., Aladwan, R. (2020). Arab Higher Education and Scientific Research. In: Badran, A., Baydoun, E., Hillman, J. (eds) Higher Education in the Arab World. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37834-9_10

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