by LW | Jan 1, 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...
by LW | Jan 1, 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...
by LW | Jan 1, 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...
by LW | Jan 1, 2014 | Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Financial Resources
Ronald J. DANIELS, Johns Hopkins University 2014 The research university stands as one of the most admired and emulated of American institutions. Year after year, American universities dominate the international rankings of institutions of higher education. The demand...
by LW | Jan 1, 2014 | Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities
Luc Weber, University of Geneva 2012 Année parution Imagine you are an economic historian writing at the end of the 21st century about the second half of the 20th and first decade of the 21st. You will probably write that this period was characterized by an...
by LW | Jan 1, 2014 | Chapters and other contributions, Financial Resources
Luc E. Weber, University of Geneva 2014 Higher education (HE), more than most other goods or services, can be provided either by the public sector or the market. It can be also paid for either by the State (the taxpayers or lenders) or by private interests...
