Governance of international and Arab universities

Institutions of higher education are at the forefront of research and teaching, are engines and facilitators of social and technological change, innovation, knowledge transfer and commercialization, and have a key role in solving and responding to economic, social and environmental problems. In order to meet these tasks, universities need to have a strong interest in applying effective governance concepts and systems to provide researchers with a high degree of effectiveness, participation, responsibility and academic autonomy. This requires understanding the important concepts of governance, the different governance systems, decision-making structures, and the distribution of responsibilities within the university sector,... The content of the book analyzes the concept of university governance, its most important models and systems, the structures of its various bodies, and the distribution of responsibilities within university sectors, citing the governance of international and Arab universities. The author's holding of many administrative positions in various Arab universities helped him to have comprehensive knowledge of university administration and governance, and to gain accumulated and diverse administrative experiences that enabled him to write this book. He held positions starting with department head, college dean, college dean, university vice president, and then university president at Minya University in the Arab Republic of Egypt over a period of more than 14 years. Then he worked as an advisor to one of the best Arab universities (King Abdulaziz University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). For a period of up to nine years, in addition to visits and participation in seminars and workshops in many countries of the developed world.