by LW | Jan 1, 2018 | Glion Book
Luc E. Weber and Howard Newby (eds) The Glion Colloquium , Volume Nr. 11, Geneva (2018) This volume provides a fascinating perspective on the challenges facing Research Universities worldwide in an increasingly uncertain future. Breakthroughs in science and...
by LW | Jan 1, 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...
by LW | Jan 1, 2016 | Glion Book
Luc E. Weber and James J. Duderstadt (eds) Economica, Glion Colloquium Series Nr. 9, London, Paris, Genève (2016) Two dozen leaders of the world’s most distinguished universities gathered in Glion-above-Montreux, Switzerland, to compare how their institutions best...
by GK | Jan 1, 2016 | Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Missions & Responsibilities
Alain Beretz, University of Strasbourg 2016 This paper attempts to come up with possible answers to the question:“What do universities consider to be their most important prioritiesand responsibilities in 1) addressing the challenges facing their institutions; and 2)...
by LW | Jan 1, 2014 | Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership
Alain Beretz, University of Strasbourg 2014 during this symposium, we have addressed the question of the imbalance between educational need and educational capacity. Of course, this question has been asked in France. What are the answers? Are they adequate? Are they...