On industry-academia relations in the Arab Gulf States: Steps toward building strategic partnership

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Akili, Waddah ^a,b  

^a Department of Civil Engineering ^*

^b Geotechnical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Arab Gulf states; Industrial relevance and the practice; Industry academia collaboration; To cultivate mutually beneficial and lasting relations

Indexed keywords

ARAB GULF STATES; INDUSTRIAL RELEVANCE; INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA COLLABORATIONS; STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS;

CURRICULA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PLANNING; TEACHING;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 33947207525     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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