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Education is the cornerstone of development of all societies. Nowadays, with ever-growing competition in the educational sector worldwide and in the Middle East in particular, educational institutions are recognizing their role in shaping the society and the leaders of future generations. Thus, more emphasis is put on education and its development so that they can stay up to date with recent developments in the areas of technological advances, pedagogical tools, and research methods. Our chapter will mainly discuss the challenges and opportunities in the higher education industry in the Middle East and to a further extent how its development impacts societies in general. Therefore, we can assume that education and societies are two entities, interwoven where societal outcomes are closely affected by what educational institutions have to offer. The role of education is to help in building a better future for coming generations and to equip society with world-class leaders who have vision, values, and intellect. The ultimate result is to move humankind further and further towards evolution, advancement, and technology.
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Jabbour, G.M., Livingstone, L.A., Daou, L. (2017). Development of Education and Its Impact on Middle Eastern Societies. In: Azoury, N. (eds) Business and Society in the Middle East. Palgrave Studies in Governance, Leadership and Responsibility. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48857-8_4
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