Universities in Transition The Changing Role and Challenges for Academic Institutions /

Globalization, the information age, and the rise of the knowledge-based economy are significantly transforming the way we acquire, disseminate, and transform knowledge. And, as a result, knowledge production is becoming closer and more directly linked to economic competitiveness. This evolution is a...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Göransson, Bo (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Brundenius, Claes (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Σειρά:Insight and Innovation in International Development
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Background and Introduction
  • In Search of Excellence? An International Perspective on Governance of University Research
  • Evolving Role of Universities in Economic Development: The Case of University-Industry Linkages
  • Brazil: Universities and their Contribution to Innovation and Development
  • Uruguguay: Higher Education, National System of Innovation and Economic Development in a Small Peripheral Country
  • Cuba: University, Innovation and Society–Higher Education in the National System of Innovation
  • Vietnam: Current Debates on the Transformation of Academic Institutions
  • China: Challenges for Higher Education in a High Growth Economy
  • Tanzania: The Evolving Role of Universities in Economic Development
  • South Africa: Reforming Higher Education and Transforming the National System of Innovation
  • Latvia: Repositioning of Academic Institutions in a Catching-Up Country
  • Russia: Universities in the Context of Reforming the National Innovation System
  • Germany: The Role of Universities in the Learning Economy
  • Denmark: Higher Education Challenges for a Small Learning Economy
  • The Role of Academic Institutions in the National System of Innovation and the Debate in Sweden
  • The Role of the Three Missions of Universities–A Synthesis of Unidev Project Findings.  .