 MEQA functions as a non-proﬁt organization, with the main purpose being the creation of economic growth and development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and facilitating the free flow of information and the exchange of the best practices in the ﬁeld of quality

Several PhD and M.Phil.students both in the UK and overseas worked under the supervision of Zairi.He has successfully examined 50 Doctoral thesis, covering a wide area of subjects and tackling different aspects of Quality Management and its implementation on a global basis, with a unique contribution to the development of theory and management concepts.