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Foreword.- Chapters.-1.Introduction.- 2. Transforming Higher Education in the Arab Region: Ways and Means.- 3. The Future of Universities in the Arab Region.- 4. Governance of Arab Universities: Why does it Matter? .- 5. Building a Knowledge Economy.- 6. Business Engagement is no longer an Optional Extra for Universities.- 7. Challenges and Constraints facing Engineering Education in Arab Countries.- 8. Higher Agricultural Education in the Arab World: Past, Present and Future.- 9. Produced but not Used: Research on the Arab World and the Lack of Social Impact.- 10. Gender Equity in Arab Universities.- 11. Online Education and Distance Learning in Arab Universities.- 12. How Should Professors Address Islam and Science Issues?.- 13. Christianity and Science: From Conflict and Divorce to Mutual Influence and Enrichment.- 14. Is Liberal Arts Education a Good Model for Arab Universities? .- 15. The Political Economy of Higher Education in Jordan: Cost-Sharing Revisited.- 16. University Reform in the Maghreb Countries: Institutional Autonomy as a Lever for National Development.- 17. Who Pays What for University Education: Context of Jordan.- 18.Reversing the Brain Drain to Provide Healthcare Education in the Arab Region: a Lebanese Model.- 19.Education City Model: Regional transformation.- 20. Higher Education in Syria: Past, Present and Future.