by GK | Jan 1, 2012 | Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation
Georg Winckler, University of Vienna 2012 Obviously, the world is changing rapidly, and not only for the better: Grand challenges for society are arising and demand solutions. Some challenges can be foreseen, some may occur without warning. When societal problems can...
by GK | Jan 1, 2012 | Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation
Jared Cohon, Carnegie Mellon 2012 Last year, I chaired the U.S. National Academies’ Committee that produced the report, “The Hidden Costs of Energy” (2010). Using the most advanced methodology and the best available data, the Committee estimated a lower bound of...
by GK | Jan 1, 2012 | Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation
Maria Héléna Nazare, European University Association 2012 In the framework of the demographic evolution foreseen up to 2050, major issues related to sustainability include: food, natural resources (water in particular) and energy. These “grand societal challenges”...
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, 2012 | Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Research & Innovation
Rafael Rangel, Tecnologico de Monterrey System 2012 This paper intends to renew certain paradigms that tend to limit the vision and functions of universities and advance towards the University 2.0, a scheme focused on society and that brings about concrete changes....
by GK | Jan 1, 2012 | Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Research & Innovation
Timothy Killeen, National Science Foundation 2012 The two-way interaction of societal activity with environmental processes now defines clear and present challenges to our well-being. Human activity is changing the climate system and the ecosystem services that...
