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    Posted March 11, 2009 by
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    Doha, Qatar
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    Middle East beauty

    Petrodollar Science

     

     

    Are you the head of a major research university looking to extend your

    global reach? How about opening a branch in Dubai? Waleed Al-Shobakky

    investigates the new trend of exporting Western academia to research

    and education centers in the Arab world, as countries flush with oil

    wealth look to invest in new scientific institutions.

     

     

    Read more at http://thenewatlantis.com/publications/petrodollar-science

     

     

    Photo courtesy the Qatar Foundation

     

     

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