From region to countries: Engineering education in Bahrain, Egypt, and Turkey

IEEE Technology and Society Magazine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 4-11

  Lucena, Juan C ^a,c   Downey, Gary ^b   Amery, Hussein A ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

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EID: 33746970319     PISSN: 02780097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MTAS.2006.1649022     Document Type: Editorial

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