Republic of Tunisia

The Republic of Tunisia makes an interesting case study in the context of higher education development in the MENA region.This is in view of its strong tradition and culture of promoting education, and the accolade it receives for possessing among the most developed higher education systems in the r...

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Main Authors: Yew, Meng Lai, Ayub, Zainal Amin, Ahmad, Abdul Razaq, Chang, Da Wan, Ismail, Russayani
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Published: Springer 2016
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spelling my.uum.repo.220852017-05-29T06:30:20Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/22085/ Republic of Tunisia Yew, Meng Lai Ayub, Zainal Amin Ahmad, Abdul Razaq Chang, Da Wan Ismail, Russayani LB2300 Higher Education The Republic of Tunisia makes an interesting case study in the context of higher education development in the MENA region.This is in view of its strong tradition and culture of promoting education, and the accolade it receives for possessing among the most developed higher education systems in the region, despite its comparatively less affluent economic condition. This chapter examines the development of the national higher education agenda of Tunisia, in terms of the provision of international students, research, and training collaboration, as well as network expansion.It explores the challenges and prospects offered from the politico-security, economic, social, legal, and educational perspectives as a means to develop important insights that could assist in the making of strategic recommendations for would-be higher education providers and their higher education institutes, in the quest to extend their outreach to this post-conflict state in the MENA region. Springer Yew, Meng Lai Ahmad, Abdul Razaq Chang, Da Wan 2016 Book Section PeerReviewed Yew, Meng Lai and Ayub, Zainal Amin and Ahmad, Abdul Razaq and Chang, Da Wan and Ismail, Russayani (2016) Republic of Tunisia. In: Higher Education in the Middle East and North Africa. Springer, Singapore, pp. 61-86. ISBN 978-981-10-1054-5 http://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1056-9_4 doi:10.1007/978-981-10-1056-9_4
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Yew, Meng Lai
Ayub, Zainal Amin
Ahmad, Abdul Razaq
Chang, Da Wan
Ismail, Russayani
Republic of Tunisia
description The Republic of Tunisia makes an interesting case study in the context of higher education development in the MENA region.This is in view of its strong tradition and culture of promoting education, and the accolade it receives for possessing among the most developed higher education systems in the region, despite its comparatively less affluent economic condition. This chapter examines the development of the national higher education agenda of Tunisia, in terms of the provision of international students, research, and training collaboration, as well as network expansion.It explores the challenges and prospects offered from the politico-security, economic, social, legal, and educational perspectives as a means to develop important insights that could assist in the making of strategic recommendations for would-be higher education providers and their higher education institutes, in the quest to extend their outreach to this post-conflict state in the MENA region.
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