University Research Management: Developing Research in New InstitutionsOECD Publishing, 2005 M10 12 - 211 pages It is widely accepted that higher education in the 21st century across the OECD is operating in a changed and challenging environment. The last decades have witnessed an explosion around the world in the number and type of higher education providers. New higher education institutions (HEIs) have been established under the auspices of both public and private benefactors to meet broad socio-economic and political objectives. This is in contrast to older universities, which had primarily served as the breeding ground for the elite. However, new HEIs are facing many challenges associated with their status. As higher education systems, nationally and internationally, become more competitive, barriers to entry are also rising. Governments are asking how higher education can be restructured to be a more efficient economic driver. Students and their parents are also making more demands. Defining research and measuring its output has become a somewhat controversial issue, as questions are being asked about which institutions should do research and what kind of research they should do. How are higher education institutions responding to these challenges and trying to shape their future? Given the increasing competitiveness and greater geo-political significance of higher education and research, and the under-developed profile of many new HEIs, this study seeks to examine the processes and strategies being devised by new HEIs to grow research. By focusing on new HEIs, this book provides a unique profile of the experiences of a group of institutions that has hitherto been unidentified and unexplored. It analyses results drawn from an in-depth study of twenty-five HEIs from across sixteen countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong China, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom. |
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... ECONOMIC CO - OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT The OECD is a unique forum where the governments of 30 democracies work together to address the economic , social and environmental challenges of globalisation . The OECD is also at the forefront ...
... economies - a key component of national economic strategy and no longer simply an element of social expenditure or socio - cultural institutions for the elite . As economic and geo - political concerns move up the national agenda ...
... economy , the participant HEI's commitment to providing " economically useful skills with industrial relevance " and ensuring that " academic activities are aligned with the economic development of their region " has become inextricably ...
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Executive Summary | 11 |
Introduction | 17 |
New Higher Education Institutions | 29 |
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