TY - BOOK AU - Tayeb,Osama AU - Zahed,Adnan AU - Ritzen,Jozef ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Becoming a World-Class University: The case of King Abdulaziz University SN - 9783319263809 U1 - 378 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer KW - Education, Higher KW - School management and organization KW - School administration KW - Education and state KW - International education  KW - Comparative education KW - Knowledge, Sociology of KW - Higher Education KW - Organization and Leadership KW - Educational Policy and Politics KW - International and Comparative Education KW - Sociology of Knowledge and Discourse N1 - Roadmap to Become a World-Class University -- International Advisory Boards in the World -- Excellence as Duty -- Excellence in Education -- Excellence in Research -- Excellence in Serving Society and Mankind -- Excellence in Strategic Planning -- Excellence in Innovation and Knowledge Economy -- Excellence in International Cooperation -- Change towards Excellence; Open Access N2 - This book written by international experts in the field of educational innovation is a guide for universities to become world-class universities. It contributes to the current international intellectual debate on the future of higher education. It also tells the story of King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and its effort to become a world-class university. The book discusses excellence in different aspects such as education, research, community services, strategic planning, knowledge economy and international cooperation UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26380-9 ER -