by GK | Jan 1, 2010 | Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Missions & Responsibilities
Frans Van Vught, University of Twente 2010 There is widespread agreement among economists that international forces have changed the nature of economic development (Soete, 2006). National markets have become increasingly interrelated, and goods, services, capital,...
by GK | Jan 1, 2010 | Chapters and other contributions, Financial Resources, Governance and leadership
Michel Bénard, HP University Relations 2010 As recorded since the very beginning of our written history, knowledge has been progressing by accumulating the experience of past and present generations (Van Doren, 1991). The creation of new knowledge has been performed...
by GK | Jan 1, 2008 | Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Missions & Responsibilities, Teaching & Learning
Jie Zhang, Shanghai Jia Tong University 2008 Globalization means more competition and that a nation’s investment, production and innovation are not limited by its borders. Internationalization, according to Levin (2001), is one set of behaviour influenced by...
by GK | Jan 1, 2008 | Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership
John Waterbury, American University in Lebanon 2008 Lebanon’s very name evokes images of civil strife and destruction, of a society almost hopelessly divided and open to exploitation by state and non state actors well beyond its borders. It is estimated that as many...
by GK | Jan 1, 2008 | Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Research & Innovation
Yuko Harayama-Yost, Tohoku University 2008 In order to understand the radical changes that Japanese universities have been undergoing in recent years, the observer has to keep in mind three essential facts: the demographic factor as an engine behind the changes, the...
by GK | Jan 1, 2008 | Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Financial Resources, Missions & Responsibilities
Howard Newby, Liverpool University 2008 Although the topic for this paper implies a focus on Europe, the issues I want to address are by no means limited to that continent. Without wishing to minimize the significance of national differences and continental...