CONTRIBUTIONS BY TOPIC
Universities as drivers of societal development?
2020
Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities
Michael O. Hengartner and Anna Däppen Research and teaching have always been the two core missions of uni-versities. But, central as they are, they only cover part of the spectrum of activities of modern universities. Indeed, urgent global challenges and the ongoing...
Science systems under pressure: The entrepreneurial must of traditional universities in the 21st century
2020
Chapters and other contributions, Research & Innovation
Andrea Schenker-Wicki THE EVOLUTION OF UNIVERSITIES. After the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century of the Common Era, the public education system almost completely disappeared, with just a few church schools remaining. It was not until centuries later, when...
The role of a rising university in an emerging international metropolis
2020
Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities
Shiyi Chen THE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY IN THE AGE OF KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY. Colleges and universities are among the oldest type of organization, orig-inating from the medieval age. In the long historical trajectory of this social institution, it is commonly recognized...
The Global University in the Asian Century
2020
Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership
Nicholas B. Dirks In American higher education today, as indeed in American political dis-course, there is a palpable and widespread reaction to globalization. A recent front-page story in the Chronicle of Higher Education proclaims the end of the global era for...
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...
Recruiting International Talent
2020
Chapters and other contributions, Human Resources
Meric S. Gertler Research universities have always thrived on the free circulation of peo-ple and ideas. So too have national economies. Many countries — most famously, the United States — have benefited from their ability to attract talented newcomers, who have gone...
The Geopolitics of Higher Education
2020
Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities
Yves Flückiger and Stéphane Berthet Today, Higher Education Institutions are not only globalized but also globalizing entities. This evolution has gradually formed over the last three decades, changing profoundly the world landscape of academic institutions, which has...
University-based Innovation and Social Equity “Putting the moccasins back on the feet of our youth”
2018
Chapters and other contributions, Research & Innovation, Teaching & Learning
Tim Killeen 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...
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,...
Rethinking the Education Mission: teaching & Learning in the next decade
2018
Chapters and other contributions, Financial Resources
Jean Chambaz, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris 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....
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,...
University Governance: More Complex than it Appears
2018
Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership
Tony Chan 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...
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...
Some Concluding Remarks
2018
Howard Newby and Luc Weber 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...
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