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Students and especially graduates make up the workforce of tomorrow. Since Qatar is still in the early stages of its major transition which will go on for some or many more years, the current student body will play a major role in establishing a knowledge society. In Qatar, there are differences between Qatari and expatriate students, female and male students and also between public and private universities.
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Gremm, J., Barth, J., Fietkiewicz, K.J., Stock, W.G. (2018). Students and Graduates. In: Transitioning Towards a Knowledge Society. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71195-9_10
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