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Higher Education in Saudi Arabia

Part of the book series: Higher Education Dynamics ((HEDY,volume 40))

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This chapter explores the issues confronting higher education in Saudi Arabia as it moves towards globalisation of learning and research and the integration of its universities into national economic and social policy frameworks. A particular emphasis is placed on the processes necessary for university engagement with multinational corporations, both inside and outside the Kingdom. The authors stress, however, that international collaboration carries risks as well as rewards. Determining an appropriate development strategy for the higher education sector that balances those risks and rewards is critical to the Kingdom’s future.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Ministry of Higher Education, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Mohammad Al-Ohali

  2. University of London Business School, London, UK

    Steve Burdon

  3. School of Business, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Steve Burdon

  4. Academic Advisory Committee, Australian Institute of Management (AIM), North Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Steve Burdon

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Correspondence to Mohammad Al-Ohali .

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  1. University of New England, Elm Avenue, Armidale, 2351, New South Wales, Australia

    Larry Smith

  2. Research and Studies (CHERS), Centre for Higher Education, Al Aqiq - Qalat Salah Addin 3785, Riyadh, 13515-6827, Saudi Arabia

    Abdulrahman Abouammoh

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Al-Ohali, M., Burdon, S. (2013). International Collaboration. In: Smith, L., Abouammoh, A. (eds) Higher Education in Saudi Arabia. Higher Education Dynamics, vol 40. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6321-0_15

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