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The Concept of World-Class Universities: Time for Radical Revision

Balatsky E.V., Ekimova N.A.

Volume 8, Issue 3, 2022

Balatsky E.V., Ekimova N.A. (2022). The Concept of World-Class Universities: Time for Radical Revision. Social area, 8(3). DOI: 10.15838/sa.2022.3.35.3 URL: http://socialarea-journal.ru/article/29379?_lang=en

DOI: 10.15838/sa.2022.3.35.3

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