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  1. Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia

    Yirgalem Eshete

  2. Selale University, Fiche, Ethiopia

    Ahmed Mohammed

  3. St. Mary’s University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Denbel Bedo

  4. College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Belay Simane & Abate Mekuriaw

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Eshete, Y., Mohammed, A., Bedo, D., Simane, B., Mekuriaw, A. (2019). Obstacles to Implementation of Sustainable Development at Higher Education Institutions. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability in Higher Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63951-2_224-1

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