CONTRIBUTIONS BY TOPIC
Higher education: the curious case of Australia
2020
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions
Michael Spence At least since the European Middle Ages, universities have been at once both intensely local and international institutions. They are highly located in their particular social and cultural milieux, not least subject to the vicissitudes of local...
Global science, global talent in the wake of nationalism and populism
2020
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Human Resources
Martin Vetterli and Gérard Escher US President Donald Trump is part of a chilling parade of politicians [...] who have risen to prominence in the past decade by fuelling anti-immigrant sentiment. But [...] we should be grateful for what global talent has done for our...
Leadership for Change: Some Simple Lessons from the University of Sydney
2018
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership
Michael Spence 2018 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 years in Cambridge,...
Leadership and Governance – How to “Manage” Change in Universities?
2018
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership
Nicholas Dirks 2018 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 years in Cambridge,...
Managing Change in Change-Resistant Universities
2018
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Uncategorized
Rebecca M. Blanke 2018 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 years in...
Preface of the University in a Polarizing World
2018
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Preface and Conclusion
Luc Weber, University of Geneva, & Howard Newby, University of Liverpool 2018 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...
Beyond Brexit: the Road ahead for UK Universities
2018
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership
Leszek Borysiewicz 2018 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 years in...
Preparing the American University for 2030
2018
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership
James J. Duderstadt 2018 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 years in...
The Story of the Cambridge Taxi Driver and the Future of the University
2018
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Missions & Responsibilities
Bert van der Zwaan 2018 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 years in...
National Strategy for Higher Education and Research: Challenges and Pitfalls from a French Perspective
2018
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership
Alain Beretz 2018 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 years in Cambridge, new...
Impact of Disruptive Technologies on Employment and the Role of Universities
2018
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Human Resources
Atsushi Seike 2018 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 years in Cambridge,...
The evolution of globalized higher education
2016
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities
Nicholas Dirks, University of Berkeley 2016 This essay is intended to elicit discussion around current thinking aboutthe globalization of higher education (from a U.S. point of view inparticular) in the context of proposing a new model we are attempting to develop at...
Global Diversity in Higher Education Systems
2016
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities
Howard Newby, University of Liverpool 2016 A persistent theme of the Glion Colloquium, almost since inception,has been the impact of globalization on higher education worldwide. Indeed the sixth colloquium, which took place in 2007, was devoted to this topic. (Weber...
The Future of universities-academic freedom – autonomy and competition revisited
2016
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Financial Resources
Bernd Huber, Ludwig Maximilian University 2016 Over the last 50 years, universities and tertiary education have experienced a remarkable, unprecedented expansion. Europe, the continent with the oldest universities, provides a case in point: Before- World War II, only...
The university in the 21st century
2016
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Missions & Responsibilities
Luc Weber, University of Geneva 2016 The University is one of the greatest inventions of the second millennium (Rhodes, 1998). Europe can be particularly proud of this, given that the University is first and foremost a European institution which — while keeping its...
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