Robert J. Birgeneau

Creating Knowledge, Strengthening Nations

Foreword: The Role of the University and Basic Research in the New Economy

University of Toronto Press | 2005
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442673564-001
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Creating Knowledge, Strengthening Nations

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Frontmatter
Contents
Foreword: The Role of the University and Basic Research in the New Economy
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Raising the Pressure: Globalization and the Need for Higher Education Reform
2. The Opportunities and Threats of Globalization
3. Universities in the New Global Economy: Actors or Spectators?
4. Universities, Women, and the Dialogue among Civilizations
5. The Future of Higher Education in the Knowledge-Driven, Global Economy of the Twenty-first Century
6. Democratizing Knowledge: Higher Education and Good Governance
7. Reflections on the Difficulty of Balancing the University’s Economic and Non-economic Objectives in Periods When Its Economic Role Is Highly Valued
8. The Contribution of Higher Education to Reconstructing South African Society: Opportunities, Challenges, and Cautionary Tales
9. The Role of Technical Education in Enabling the Creation of a Knowledge Economy and Society: The Indian Experience
10. The Role of Universities in Regional Development and Cluster Formation
11. Campus and Community: Partnerships for Research, Policy, and Action
12. Global Cities, Local Knowledge Creation: Mapping a New Policy Terrain on the Relationship between Universities and Cities
13. Creating Knowledge, Strengthening Nations: The Role of Research and Education in Humanities and Social Sciences in Government Agendas for Innovation
14. Harnessing Genomics for Global Health: The Role of Higher Education
15. Contribution of Higher Education to Research and Innovation: Balancing the ‘Social Contract’ of Universities with Their Drive for Scholarly Excellence
16. The Academic-Commercial Interface in a Knowledge-Driven Economy: A View from MaRS
17. Innovation U: New Practices, Enabling Cultures
Contributors