As Middle Eastern countries strive to develop and achieve excellence across their higher education systems, meeting and exceeding international standards, such as quality assurance and accreditation, have become vital targets for higher education institutions in the region.
Featuring case studies from Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates, chapters highlight institutional arrangements designed to prioritise quality assurance and the challenges faced in these countries’ quality-seeking experience. Offering critical perspectives and recommendations to guide future academic leaders, chapters also provide ways to ensure better practices and assist in the development of the quality assurance process.
An essential resource for institutional leaders across the Middle East, as well as those invested in the development of higher education in the region, Quality Assurance in Higher Education in the Middle East acts as a unique contribution for propelling the progress of higher education in the Middle East.
An essential resource for institutional leaders across the Middle East, as well as those invested in the development of higher education in the region, this volume acts as a unique contribution for propelling the progress of higher education in the Middle East.
Chapter
1. Introduction to Quality Assurance in Higher Education in the
Middle East: Practices and Perspectives; Sameerah T. Saeed and Karwan H.
Sherwani
Chapter
2. Quality Assurance Breaking Down Barriers with External
Stakeholders: An Investigation of Current and Potential Roles of
Stakeholders; Bassam Alhamad
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3. Online Learning Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Egyptian
Higher Education Institutions; Bavly Hanna and Andrew Hanna
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4. What Makes a High-Quality Medical Education and Graduate? The
Saudi Arabia Labour Markets Perspective; Danah AlThukair and Julie Rattray
Chapter
5. Learning from Curriculum Development for Employability and
Entrepreneurship in the Middle East; Karin Oerlemans, Carlos
Alberto Montana-Hoyos, and Elke Stracke
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6. Quality in Online Education in Lebanon during the Pandemic:
Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned; Nael H. Alami and Latifa K.
Attieh
Chapter
7. Riding the Waves of Covid-19: A Holistic Approach to Accreditation
in Higher Education; Safiya Mukhtar Alshibani, Atiya Bukhari, Renu Sharma,
and Norah Ali Albishri
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8. Quality Assurance in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region: Impacts and
Challenges; Sameerah T. Saeed, Mohammed Hussein Ahmed, and Karwan H.
Sherwani
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9. A Comprehensive Practical Framework for Assessing Academic
Programs in Higher Education; Zeinab Amin
Sameerah T. Saeed is the former Director of Quality Assurance at Tishk International University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. She has also served as the Director of Quality Assurance and Accreditation at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. As part of these roles, she has contributed significantly to the establishment of quality assurance systems in Kurdistan higher education institutions.
Karwan H. Sherwani is Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics at Tishk International University, Iraq. He is the Co-Chair of the International Joint Conference of Accounting, Business, Economics and Politics (ICABEP),Chair of National Business and Administrative Sciences Student Conference (NBASSC), and Managing Editor of the Eurasian Journal of Management & Social Sciences (EJMSS).
