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  1. National Higher School of Information Technology (ENSIAS), Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco

    Mohamed Essaaidi

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  2. Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

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  3. Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA

    Jeffrey E. Froyd

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Essaaidi, M. (2016). Engineering Education in Northwest MENA Countries: Challenges and Opportunities for the Twenty-First Century. In: Abdulwahed, M., Hasna, M., Froyd, J. (eds) Advances in Engineering Education in the Middle East and North Africa. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15323-0_15

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