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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
2011.
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| Series: | Insight and Innovation in International Development
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- 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. .
