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The tertiary education sector in all countries has been affected by the social impact of the COVID-19 era. The provision of ‘on-line’ or ‘hybrid’ teaching has enabled some education to continue but other aspects of campus life, such as postgraduate and other laboratory-based research activities, have been curtailed. The public hygiene strategy of cutting back some businesses through the COVID ‘lockdown’ has also interrupted some of the links between industry and universities, although some universities have expanded collaboration with local government and other agencies to work for recovery. Despite the effect of COVID, the demand for premium knowledge by individuals on which to build their careers has not diminished. In many countries both government and society have intensified their interest in universities with the view to them taking an increasingly active role in economic and social development. This expanded activity is now commonly described as a ‘third mission’ (TM). The development of TM has been growing across the whole of the international tertiary education spectrum for more than fifty years. Individual universities have developed deeper working relationships with industry, business, and the public sector. One of the consequences of COVID on universities has been to accelerate the need to put in place TM related activities, thus bridging the gap between academia and business. This chapter explores the issues and reflects on some aspects of the third leg mission for universities in an international context and particularly in the Arab World.
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Parry, M. (2022). Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Business. In: Badran, A., Baydoun, E., Mesmar, J. (eds) Higher Education in the Arab World. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07539-1_6
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