Meeting the challenge: Quality systems in private higher education in Kuwait IMAD

Quality in Higher Education

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-16

  Al Atiqi, Imad M ^a   Alharbi, Lafi M ^b  

^a Private Universities Council   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Gulf States; Higher education; Kuwait; Private higher education; Quality systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 61649086182     PISSN: 13538322     EISSN: 14701081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13538320902741814     Document Type: Conference Paper

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