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Collaborating for Change: Reimagining Medical Education in Jordan through International Partnerships
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Mahmoud M. Sarhan; James Kelly; Neveen El-Farra; Mohammed Ahmed Rashid – Discover Education, 2025
Medical education in Jordan has evolved rapidly in the last 50 years as successive governments and higher education leaders have responded swiftly to developing healthcare sector demands. Despite significant progress being made, there remain a substantial number of challenges for the Jordanian medical education system that require careful…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Education, Educational History, Medical Schools
Pursuing Financial Stability: A Resource Dependence Perspective on Interactions between Pro-Vice Chancellors in a Network of Universities
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Pilbeam, Colin – Studies in Higher Education, 2012
In resource-constrained environments universities increasingly must interact collaboratively and competitively to ensure financial stability. Such interactions are supported by the actions of senior university managers. This study investigated the extent and purpose of the interconnections between members of two groups of pro-vice chancellors…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Administration, Social Networks, Goal Orientation
Universities and Development: Global Cooperation. Policy Briefing
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Universities UK, 2010
This policy briefing aims to demonstrate that universities are key organisations in international development. Universities are involved in a wide range of international development activities, including collaborative research projects, developing entrepreneurial and employability skills and the evaluation of non-governmental organisation (NGO)…
Descriptors: Criticism, Social Responsibility, Nongovernmental Organizations, International Cooperation
The Nairobi Report: Frameworks for Africa-UK Research Collaboration in the Social Sciences and Humanities
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Harle, Jonathan – Association of Commonwealth Universities, 2009
Across Sub-Saharan Africa it is evident that humanities and social sciences research is in urgent need of support. Universities and researchers face many challenges, the results of declining funding in the face of huge increases in enrollments. Infrastructure and facilities are insufficient and incomes have fallen. Many academics have been forced…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Sciences, International Cooperation, Foreign Countries
Frameworks for Africa-UK Research Collaboration in the Social Sciences and Humanities: African University Perspectives
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Harle, Jonathan – Association of Commonwealth Universities, 2007
This report was commissioned by the British Academy's Africa Panel to examine the challenges facing African universities when undertaking collaborative research with UK and other international partners, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. It draws principally on a consultation undertaken by the Association of Commonwealth…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Sciences, Information Dissemination, Foreign Countries
Venturing beyond the Gates: Facilitating Successful Reentry with Entrepreneurship. Summer 2007
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Lindahl, Nicole – Prisoner Reentry Institute (NJ1), 2007
The rising number of individuals returning to communities from prison and jail represents one of the defining issues of time. Individuals reentering society face myriad challenges, not the least of which is securing viable employment; in addition, each individual has a unique set of experiences, needs and resources. This project stems from the…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Transitional Programs