by LW | Jan 1, 2014 | Chapters and other contributions, Research & Innovation
Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, FAPESP (Sao Paulo Research Foundation) 2014 Federal and State-level support for higher education and research played a fundamental role for Brazil to develop a graduate schools system that awarded 13,912 doctoral level titles in 2012....
by LW | Jan 1, 2014 | Chapters and other contributions, Research & Innovation
Leszek BORYSIEWICZ, University of Cambridge 2014 Research — the generation or collection of knowledge — is of the greatest importance. It can affect individual lives, society at large and even the fate of our planet. Uncountable sums of money are spent, and usually...
by LW | Jan 1, 2014 | Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation
Chorh Chuan Tan, National University of Singapore 2014 The research university in its current form represents a remarkable and successful model where education and research and its application are brought together in synergistic ways that produce valuable new ideas,...
by LW | Jan 1, 2014 | Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Research & Innovation
Patrick Aebischer, EPFL 2014 We have reached a critical moment in time when the digital revolution — brought on by ubiquitous personal, mobile and affordable information devices — is challenging the historical missions of education and research; a challenge for our...
by GK | Jan 1, 2012 | Chapters and other contributions, Financial Resources, Research & Innovation
John Niland, New South Wales University 2012 More than ever, research universities live in an environment heavily impacted by the forces of globalization. Their strategic thinking continues to be influenced by robust competition in critical areas such as funding,...
by GK | Jan 1, 2012 | Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation
Bernd Huber, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich 2012 As president of a German university and chairman of the League of European Research Universities (LERU), it is my special interest to discuss the role of research intensive universities and their impact on global...
