Higher education: the curious case of Australia
2020

by LW | Jun 30, 2020 | Challenges, Chapters and other contributions

Michael Spence At least since the European Middle Ages, universities have been at once both intensely local and international institutions. They are highly located in their particular social and cultural milieux, not least subject to the vicissitudes of local...

Global science, global talent in the wake of nationalism and populism
2020

by LW | Jun 30, 2020 | Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Human Resources

Martin Vetterli and Gérard Escher US President Donald Trump is part of a chilling parade of politicians […] who have risen to prominence in the past decade by fuelling anti-immigrant sentiment. But […] we should be grateful for what global talent has done...

Leadership for Change: Some Simple Lessons from the University of Sydney
2018

by LW | Jan 1, 2018 | Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership

Michael Spence 2018 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 years in Cambridge,...

Leadership and Governance – How to “Manage” Change in Universities?
2018

by LW | Jan 1, 2018 | Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership

Nicholas Dirks 2018 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 years in Cambridge,...

Managing Change in Change-Resistant Universities
2018

by LW | Jan 1, 2018 | Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Uncategorized

Rebecca M. Blanke 2018 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 years in...

Preface of the University in a Polarizing World
2018

by LW | Jan 1, 2018 | Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Preface and Conclusion

Luc Weber, University of Geneva, & Howard Newby, University of Liverpool 2018 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...