by GK | Jan 1, 2012 | Chapters and other contributions, Human Resources, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation, Teaching & Learning
Alain Beretz, University of Strasbourg 2012 Universities are a key player in the “knowledge society”. But this increased influx of knowledge and the exponential rate of technical progress also generate anxiety and fear that could undermine the fundamental role of...
by GK | Jan 1, 2010 | Chapters and other contributions, Human Resources, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation
Ellen Hazelkorn, Dublin Institute of Technology 2010 In 1992, Francis Fukyama reflected in The End of History and the Last Man on the transformative events signified by the collapse of the Berlin Wall. He argued that What we may be witnessing is not just the end of...
by GK | Jan 1, 2010 | Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Human Resources, Research & Innovation
Wayne Johnson, HP University Relations Worldwide 2010 Success today hinges on our abilities to harness human potential, combine creativity with new knowledge and ensure economic impact is quickly derived from money spent on research. U.S. strength continues to lie in...
by GK | Jan 1, 2010 | Chapters and other contributions, Human Resources, Teaching & Learning
Ralph Eichler, ETHZ 2010 Education is the key for success and welfare of a country. Figure 1 shows the correlation between the wealth intensity and the number of citations in scientific journals. Switzerland is among the top nations. It has a special, so-called dual...
by GK | Jan 1, 2008 | Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Human Resources, Missions & Responsibilities
Georg Winckler, University of Vienna 2008 Universities in continental Europe have a long tradition of nearly one thousand years, incorporating the idea of the “Greek academia”. The foundation of universities spread rapidly throughout medieval Europe, with Bologna...
by GK | Jan 1, 2008 | Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Human Resources, Research & Innovation
Peter Lorange, IMD Lausanne 2008 In this chapter we will first discuss the intensified global competition that seems to be evident between academic institutions. We will then point out two dimensions that might enhance stronger academic value creation in this...
