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December 2002, Volume 15, Number 4, Pages 365-370
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Academic freedom and civil society: some personal reflections |
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| Mostafa B Abdel-Motaal* |
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Former President, Menoua University, Egypt
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*Postal address: 13 Elmekabbaty St., Heliopolis, Cairo 11361, Egypt.
E-mail address: abdel_motaal@hotmail.com (M.B. Abdel-Motaal).
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 This article is a revised version of the presentation rst made to the IAU/UDUAL Joint Conference held at Mexico City in November 2001.
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Academic freedom is considered from the standpoint of Academia, students and higher learning institutions. The article raises some important principles including the notion of Dual Status that relate to academic freedomfrom the standpoint of Civil Society. Based upon the current situation in Egypt and fromthe author's experience as University President, the article focuses on academic freedom as a condition for the effective functioning of academic work by sta, students and institutions.
Ó 2002 International Association of Universities. Higher Education Policy (2002) 15, 365-370 |
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