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This study presents a set of concepts related to the quality of teaching personnel in higher education, and a number of standards and best practices adopted at the world level to guarantee this quality. It also presents indications about the quality of higher education teaching personnel in the Arab States drawn from the practices of these States related to the initial training and qualifications of this personnel, as well as to their selection schemes and working conditions. It also deals with what could be regarded as fundamental issues to be addressed in order to raise the teaching personnel to the levels expected according to international standards.The study is primarily based on the analysis of official documents available from international organizations, some of the world countries, and Arab universities, as regards faculty members’ selection, conditions of employment, promotion, and working conditions. It also relies on relevant available statistical data.The study shows that the efforts made by the Arab States regarding the career path of higher education teaching personnel are deficient, at the quantitative and qualitative levels, and that there is an urgent need for a radical change in the current situation, if teaching personnel are to play an active role in meeting the challenges of higher education quality in the Arab States. (Published Abstract)