CONTRIBUTIONS BY TOPIC
University research comes in many shapes
2016
Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation
Carlos de Brito Cruz, Sao Paulo Research Foundation 2016 In “The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge”, written in 1937, (Flexner, 1955) Abraham Flexner described a conversation with George Eastman:tured to ask him whom he regarded as the most useful worker in science in...
A business model for the 21st century european university
2016
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership
Patrick Aebischer, EPFL 2016 “The world is moving in the American direction. More universities in more countries are charging students tuition fees,” says The Economist (2015). Of course, there is more to the American university model than merely tuition. Many of us...
University leadership and governance
2016
Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership
Chorh Chuan Tan, National University of Singapore 2016 In a world faced with profound challenges and opportunities, and drivenby rapid disruptive change, universities can play important transformativeroles. This paper argues that to be able to do so successfully a key...
From moocs to moors – a movement towards humboldt 2-0
2016
Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation, Teaching & Learning
Yves Flückiger, University of Geneva 2016 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have attracted a lot of attention in the academic world in general and presidents’ officesmore particularly. But some worry that this model of teaching is a step back to a vertical and...
Learning to think critically
2016
Missions & Responsibilities, Teaching & Learning
Lino Guzzella, ETHZ 2016 Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous. (Confucian Analects, Wei zheng [Ho Peng Yoke, 2012]) Confucius explains to his students and scholars his ideas about how togain knowledge. In doing so, he...
Converging paths- public and private research universities
2016
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Financial Resources, Governance and leadership
Ronald Daniels, John Hopkins University 2016 The American research university has been celebrated as “the greatest system of knowledge production and higher learning that the world has ever known” (Cole, 2009). As measured by any number of factors — international...
Glion Colloquium – A Retrospective
2016
Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Missions & Responsibilities
Peter Scott, Kingston University 2016 Two Declarations, nine books, 180 chapters, 2,400 pages published overa 15-year span from 1999 to 2014 — by any standards the outputs ofthe regular meetings of the Glion Colloquium, held in Glion itself with the exception of one...
Reinventing greatness – responding to urgent global level responsibilities
2016
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities
Ihron Rensburg, University of Johannesburg 2016 In this chapter I reflect on the contemporary significance of knowledgeinstitutions, and particularly research universities, for both emerging andestablished economies and for the world as a whole, but with particular...
The role of the university in Economic Development
2016
Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation
Rebecca Blank, University of Wisconsin 2016 Any top-rated research university has two core missions, namely, education and scholarly research. The primary focus of the institutionmust be on maintaining quality in these two areas, since the external reputation of the...
The social and political responsibilities of research universities
2016
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Missions & Responsibilities
Alain Beretz, University of Strasbourg 2016 This paper attempts to come up with possible answers to the question:“What do universities consider to be their most important prioritiesand responsibilities in 1) addressing the challenges facing their institutions; and 2)...
Technology Transfer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ)
2016
Chapters and other contributions, Research & Innovation, Uncategorized
Ulrich W. Suter & Matthias Erzinger The research universities represented by the Glion Colloquium have been responsible for many of the greatest discoveries and intellectual breakthroughs in history. I am proud to lead one of these universities. For the last 800...
The impact of China’s economic rise
2016
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Financial Resources
Tony F. Chan, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 2016 China’s continuous economic rise in the last three decades has beenone of the most dramatic events in world history. In addition to liftinghundreds of millions people out of poverty, creating a huge...
Preface to Preparing Universities for an Era of Change
2014
Chapters and other contributions, Preface and Conclusion
Luc E. Weber, University of Geneva James J. Duderstadt, University of Michigan 2014 The Glion Colloquium has established itself as an influential resource in addressing both the challenges and responsibilities of the world’s research universities. Every two years, the...
The Role of Universities in Regional Development
2014
Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities
Arnold van Zyl, Rector Chemnitz University of Technology 2014 In addition to the classic functions of research and teaching, universities worldwide are fulfilling additional functions within their communities. This activity is generally described as the so-called...
The changing Nature and Character of research Universities : New Paradigms
2014
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions
Chorh Chuan TAN, National University of Singapore 2014 WHY NEW PARADIGMS ARE NEEDED FOR RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES The research university in its current form represents a remarkable and successful model where education and research and its application are brought together...
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