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Universities in Transition

The Changing Role and Challenges for Academic Institutions

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  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. Bo Göransson

    1. Research Policy Institute, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

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  2. Claes Brundenius

    1. Research Policy Institute, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

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  • Presents the results of the UNIDEV project, supported by IDRC and by the Swedish International Development Agency, SIDA
  • Brings together researchers and policymakers from Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia to showcase the role of universities as anchors of economic development and innovation
  • Offers solid recommendations for university administrators, policymakers, and other institutional leaders
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Insight and Innovation in International Development (IIID)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  3. Country Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51
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    2. Brazilian Universities and Their Contribution to Innovation and Development

      • JosĂ© Manoel Carvalho de Mello, Anne-Marie Maculan, Thiago Borges Renault
      Pages 53-76

    3. Uruguay: Higher Education, National System of Innovation, and Economic Development in a Small Peripheral Country

      • Rodrigo Arocena, Judith Sutz
      Pages 77-96

    4. Cuba: University, Innovation and Society: Higher Education in the National System of Innovation

      • Jorge Núñez Jover, Luis FĂ©lix Montalvo Arriete, Isarelis PĂ©rez Ones, Aurora Fernández González, JosĂ© Luis GarcĂ­a Cuevas
      Pages 97-118

    5. Vietnam: Current Debates on the Transformation of Academic Institutions

      • Tran Ngoc Ca, Nguyen Vo Hung
      Pages 119-142

    6. China: Challenges for Higher Education in a High Growth Economy

      • Wang Haiyan, Zhou Yuan
      Pages 143-170

    7. Tanzania: The Evolving Role of Universities in Economic Development

      • Burton L. M. Mwamila, Bitrina D. Diyamett
      Pages 171-191

    8. South Africa: Reforming Higher Education and Transforming the National System of Innovation

      • Rasigan Maharajh, Enver Motala, Mario Scerri
      Pages 193-218

    9. Latvia: Repositioning of Academic Institutions in a Catching-Up Country

      • Anda Adamsone-Fiskovica, Janis Kristapsons, Erika Tjunina, Inga Ulnicane-Ozolina
      Pages 219-245

    10. Russia: Universities in the Context of Reforming the National Innovation System

      • Leonid Gokhberg, Tatiana Kuznetsova, Stanislav Zaichenko
      Pages 247-260

    11. Germany: The Role of Universities in the Learning Economy

      • Ulrich Schmoch
      Pages 261-282

    12. Developing Universities: The Evolving Role of Academic Institutions in Denmark

      • Birgitte Gregersen, Jørgen Gulddahl Rasmussen
      Pages 283-305

    13. The Role of Academic Institutions in the National System of Innovation and the Debate in Sweden

      • Claes Brundenius, Bo Göransson, Jan Ă…gren
      Pages 307-325

  4. Synthesis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 327-327
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    2. The Three Missions of Universities: A Synthesis of UniDev Project Findings

      • Claes Brundenius, Bo Göransson
      Pages 329-352
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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.

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  • Research Policy Institute, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

    Bo Göransson, Claes Brundenius

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