ISBN:
1283085399
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9781441975096
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9781283085397
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource
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v.: digital
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Science and Law Also available in print version
Series Statement:
Insight and Innovation in International Development
DDC:
378
Keywords:
Education
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Development Economics
;
Economic policy
Abstract:
Globalization, the information age, and the rise of the knowledge-based economy are significantly transforming the way we acquire, disseminate, and transform knowledge. And, as a result, knowledge production is becoming closer and more directly linked to economic competitiveness. This evolution is also putting new and urgent demands on academic institutions to adjust to the changing needs of society and economy. In particular, there is growing pressure on the institutions of higher education and research in developed economies to find and affirm their new role in the national innovation system. Their counterparts in developing economies need to define their role in supporting emerging structures of the innovation system. This book examines the role of universities and national research institutes in social and economic development processes. Featuring contributions that showcase initiatives and innovations from around the world, including China, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Scandinavia, Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Western Europe, it offers timely insight that will be of interest to policymakers, university administrators, economic and social leaders, and researchers alike.
Description / Table of Contents:
Universities in Transition; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; Part I: The Context; Chapter 1: Background and Introduction; Chapter 2: In Search of Excellence? An International Perspective on Governance of University Research; Chapter 3: The Evolving Role of Universities in Economic Development: The Case of University-Industry Linkages; Part II: Country Case Studies; Chapter 4: Brazilian Universities and Their Contribution to Innovation and Development; Chapter 5: Uruguay: Higher Education, National System of Innovation, and Economic Development in a Small Peripheral Country
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 6: Cuba: University, Innovation, and Society: Higher Education in the National System of InnovationChapter 7: Vietnam: Current Debates on the Transformation of Academic Institutions; Chapter 8: China: Challenges for Higher Education in a High Growth Economy; Chapter 9: Tanzania: The Evolving Role of Universities in Economic Development; Chapter 10: South Africa: Reforming Higher Education and Transforming the National System of Innovation; Chapter 11: Latvia: Repositioning of Academic Institutions in a Catching-Up Country
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 12: Russia: Universities in the Context of Reforming the National Innovation SystemChapter 13: Germany: The Role of Universities in the Learning Economy; Chapter 14: Developing Universities: The Evolving Role of Academic Institutions in Denmark; Chapter 15: The Role of Academic Institutions in the National System of Innovation and the Debate in Sweden; Part III: Synthesis; Chapter 16: The Three Missions of Universities: A Synthesis of UniDev Project Findings; About the Authors; Index
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Also available in print version.
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4419-7509-6
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