CONTRIBUTIONS BY TOPIC
The Next decade, a Challenge for Technological and Societal Innovations
2010
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Research & Innovation
Luc E. Weber, University of Geneva 2010 About 25 years ago, the world entered a period that we can call — although it is not brutal or quasi-instantaneous, but progressive — a revolution, which is rooted in political and economic, as well as scientific and...
BILDUNG and Innovation — a Contradictio in Adjecto for Today’s University Education
2010
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation, Teaching & Learning
Dieter Lenzen, Free University of Berlin 2010 I do think that the terms Bildung and innovation can be contradictory, at least they express the inner conflict felt by a person, who is responsible for change in an institution — the university — and therefore for...
Preface to University Research for Innovation
2010
Chapters and other contributions, Research & Innovation
2010 In June 2009, university and industry leaders from around the world gathered in Glion-above-Montreux, Switzerland, at the VII Glion Colloquium to consider the role of research universities in an innovationdriven, global society. Launched in 1998 by Professors Luc...
The Challenge of Establishing World-Class Research Universities in Developing Countries
2010
Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Research & Innovation
Jamil Salmi, World Bank Tertiary Education 2010 Preoccupations about university rankings reflect the general recognition that economic growth and global competitiveness are increasingly driven by knowledge and that universities play a key role in that context....
Japanese University Reform
2008
Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Research & Innovation
Yuko Harayama-Yost, Tohoku University 2008 In order to understand the radical changes that Japanese universities have been undergoing in recent years, the observer has to keep in mind three essential facts: the demographic factor as an engine behind the changes, the...
Science and Technology in Brazil
2008
Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Research & Innovation
Carlos H. Brito-Cruz, Sao Paulo Research Foundation 2008 Scientists in Brazil published 16,950 scientific articles in indexed journals in 2005. The country is the 17th-largest producer of science in the world. Nine out of ten of these articles were generated in...
Global Success: Real World Research ‘Meets’ Global Practitioners
2008
Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Human Resources, Research & Innovation
Peter Lorange, IMD Lausanne 2008 In this chapter we will first discuss the intensified global competition that seems to be evident between academic institutions. We will then point out two dimensions that might enhance stronger academic value creation in this...
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...
Universities as Content Providers
2008
Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation, Teaching & Learning
Dennis Tsichritzis, University of Geneva 2008 The main mission of the University was and still is Education. Naturally, Universities are also involved in many other activities like Research, Innovation, Incubation of small companies, services, etc. Education is,...
Universities, Businesses and Public Authorities
2006
Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation, Teaching & Learning
Marye A. Fox, North Carolina State University 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
Best Practices in Knowledge Transfer
2006
Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation
Chuck Vest, MIT, Cambridge 2006 Read the full article
The EPFL Approach to Innovation
2006
Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Research & Innovation
Patrick Aebischer, EPFL 2006 Read the full article
the Glion Colloquium
Representing a diverse range of backgrounds, regions and disciplines, our participants come from a variety of universities and countries, united by a shared passion for innovation and excellence in higher education in the service of society.
