CONTRIBUTIONS BY TOPIC
The Engagement of Australian Universities with Globalization
2008
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Teaching & Learning
John Niland, New South Wales University 2008 Despite the common image of isolated ivory towers, universities in point of fact have long embraced the world beyond their national horizon. Initially, scholars travelled from country to country in search of a student...
Globalization: What does it Mean for Higher Education?
2008
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities
Deepak Nayyar, Jawaharlal Nehru University 2008 Globalization is centre-stage in the contemporary world. It interests almost everyone. Education, alas, is back-stage somewhere in the midst of the props. It interests some of us. Globalization and education, together,...
Partnering on a Global Scale
2008
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Human Resources, Research & Innovation
Wayne Johnson, HP University Relations Worldwide 2008 The past decade has brought tumultuous change to industry, effectively rewriting the assumptions and rules of how global business is conducted and of where to locate one’s operations and why. The advancement of...
Has our Reach exceeded our Grasp
2008
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Research & Innovation
Bob Zemsky, University of Pennsylvania 2008 My purpose in this essay is to draw a distinction between being “global” and being “international”. I would like to begin, however, from a more personal perspective. For more than 40 years now I have spent a substantial...
Higher Education in the 21st Century
2008
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Missions & Responsibilities
James J. Duderstadt, University of Michigan 2008 We live in a time of great change, an increasingly global society, driven by the exponential growth of new knowledge and knitted together by rapidly evolving information and communication technologies. It is a time of...
Universities and Business — A View From a Food Company
2006
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions
Peter Brabeck- Lemathe, Nestlé 2006 Read the full article
Challenges in University-Industry Collaborations
2006
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Research & Innovation
Wayne C. Johnson, HP University Relations 2006 Read the full article
Obstacles to University–Industry Relations
2006
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Research & Innovation, Teaching & Learning
Horst Soboll, EU Research Advisory Board 2006 Read the full article
Declining Interest in Engineering: Studies at a Time of Increased Business Need
2006
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Teaching & Learning
Wayne C. Johnson, HP University Relations; Russel C. Jones, University of Delaware 2006 Read the full article
A Mosaic of Problems
2006
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities
Bill Wulf, National (US) Academy of Engineering 2006 Read the full article
Global Networks and Knowledge Diffusion
2006
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Research & Innovation
William Brody, John Hopkins University 2006 Read the full article
University-Industry-Government Partnerships for a 21st century
2006
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Financial Resources
James J. Duderstadt, University of Michigan 2006 Read the full article
University-Industry Collaborations
2006
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation, Teaching & Learning
Klaus Müller, Hoffmann-La Roche 2006 Read the full article
Closing the European Knowledge Gap: Challenges for the European Universities of the 21st Century
2004
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities
Frans van Vught, University of Twente 2004 Read the full article
Reinventing the Research University_An American perspective
2004
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Research & Innovation, Teaching & Learning
Bob Zemsky, University of Pennsylvania; James J. Duderstadt, University of Michigan 2004 Read the full article
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