by GK | Jan 1, 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...
by GK | Jan 1, 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)...
by LW | Jan 1, 2014 | Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership
Jie Zhang & al., Shanghai JiaO Tong University 2014 along with China’s booming economy, the past three decades have seen tremendous progress in higher education in China. In 1982, only 1% of 18- to 22-year-olds had the opportunity to participate in higher...
by LW | Jan 1, 2014 | Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Missions & Responsibilities
Eva Akesson, Uppsala University 2014 Sweden has for a long time been spared from armed conflicts and major disruptive social problems. During the past decades, we have gone from a homogeneous state to an increasingly diverse and diverged country. In an international...
by LW | Jan 1, 2014 | Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership
Heather Munroe-Blum & al. 2014 The relevance of universities has become a theme of public debate, reflecting the anxiety and excitement surrounding changing forces in the larger context of globalization, as well as widespread concern with regard to basic economic...
by LW | Jan 1, 2014 | Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership
James J. Duderstadt 2014 Année parution Today, our world has entered a period of rapid and profound economic, social and political transformation driven by knowledge and innovation. Educated people, the knowledge they produce and the innovation and entrepreneurial...
