Impact of technology on learning and scholarship
2016

by GK | Jan 1, 2016 | Chapters and other contributions, Research & Innovation, Teaching & Learning

Arnoud de Meyer, Singapore Management University 2016 Recently I took on the challenge of teaching a course to Undergraduatestudents at Singapore Management University. It had been more than20 years since I had taught any Undergraduates, having spent most of my career...

Global research questions and institutional research strategies
2016

by GK | Jan 1, 2016 | Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation

Patrick Prendergast, Trinity College 2016 Two years ago, one of the authors (PJP) was at a conference in Seoul on“The Role and Responsibilities of Research Universities”, moderatinga session on “Higher Education and Strategic Knowledge Creation”. It was an intensive...

University research comes in many shapes
2016

by GK | Jan 1, 2016 | Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation

Carlos de Brito Cruz, Sao Paulo Research Foundation 2016 In “The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge”, written in 1937, (Flexner, 1955) Abraham Flexner described a conversation with George Eastman:tured to ask him whom he regarded as the most useful worker in science in...

From moocs to moors – a movement towards humboldt 2-0
2016

by GK | Jan 1, 2016 | Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation, Teaching & Learning

Yves Flückiger, University of Geneva 2016 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have attracted a lot of attention in the academic world in general and presidents’ officesmore particularly. But some worry that this model of teaching is a step back to a vertical and...

The role of the university in Economic Development
2016

by GK | Jan 1, 2016 | Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation

Rebecca Blank, University of Wisconsin 2016 Any top-rated research university has two core missions, namely, education and scholarly research. The primary focus of the institutionmust be on maintaining quality in these two areas, since the external reputation of the...

Technology Transfer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ)
2016

by GK | Jan 1, 2016 | Chapters and other contributions, Research & Innovation, Uncategorized

Ulrich W. Suter & Matthias Erzinger 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...