by GK | Jan 1, 2016 | Chapters and other contributions, Research & Innovation, Teaching & Learning
Arnoud de Meyer, Singapore Management University 2016 Recently I took on the challenge of teaching a course to Undergraduatestudents at Singapore Management University. It had been more than20 years since I had taught any Undergraduates, having spent most of my career...
by GK | Jan 1, 2016 | Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation
Patrick Prendergast, Trinity College 2016 Two years ago, one of the authors (PJP) was at a conference in Seoul on“The Role and Responsibilities of Research Universities”, moderatinga session on “Higher Education and Strategic Knowledge Creation”. It was an intensive...
by GK | Jan 1, 2016 | Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Preface and Conclusion, Uncategorized
James Jim Duderstadt, University of Michigan; Luc E. Weber, University of Geneva 2016 Since its launch in 1998, the Glion Colloquium has established itselfas both a key international forum and a highly influential resource inaddressing the challenges and...
by GK | Jan 1, 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...
by GK | Jan 1, 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...
