Universities in Transition The Changing Role and Challenges for Acad
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
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Titles in this series: Göransson, B., Brundenius, C., eds., Universities in Transition
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Bo Göransson • Claes Brundenius Editors
Universities in Transition The Changing Role and Challenges for Academic Institutions
International Development Research Centre Ottawa • Cairo • Dakar • Montevideo • Nairobi • New Delhi • Singapore
Editors Bo Göransson Research Policy Institute Lund University Lund, Sweden [email protected]
Claes Brundenius Research Policy Institute Lund University Lund, Sweden [email protected]
A copublication with the International Development Research Centre PO Box 8500 Ottawa, ON, Canada K1G 3H9 [email protected]/www.idrc.ca ISBN (e-book) 978-1-55250-505-2
ISBN 978-1-4419-7508-9 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-7509-6 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-7509-6 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2010938620 © International Development Research Centre 2011 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
Universities in Transition investigates the evolving interaction between higher education institutions and society. While the university was once described as an “ivory tower,” a new metaphor is emerging as the institution becomes more embedded in society. Universities, governments, and industries are now described as the DNA strands of a “triple helix,” forming the dynamic building blocks of the knowledge economy. When the strands are healthy and interconnected, the helix produces the knowledge, know-how, and technology of prosperous societies. With this recognition comes new pressure on the university – provide specialized training to more students; develop and transfer technologies to industry; and respond to numerous societal needs. Despite the importance, we still have only a partial view of why the triple helix expresses itself so differently across countries, leading to different development outcomes. We are therefore indebted to the 34 authors who have investigated the relations that universities have with civil society, government officials, and entrepreneurs across the 12 country studies presented in this book. The selected countries have different political and economic systems, and together these countries account for a sign
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