Based on the colloquium, "Adapting universities to the global society : a transatlantic perspective," held by the Transatlantic Policy Consortium on the Bloomington campus of Indiana University, Sept. 2007. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Issues of higher education in Europe -- The European research universities and the challenge for science and technology in Europe -- The role of European regions in the higher education process of the EU -- The university quality challenge -- Quality education and training in public administration : the contribution of the University of Speyer -- Study and work experience : delinking and relinking -- The implementation of the Bologna Process in France : existing paradoxes and remaining obstacles -- Universities and wealth creation in economic regions -- Rethinking the role of the university for the entrepreneurial society -- Globalization and higher education : a regional perspective -- The changing nature of universities : governance, competitiveness and impact -- University governance reform : academic policy, autonomy, and government regulation -- Organization cultures in U.S. research-oriented universities -- Globalization, competitiveness, and their impact on the changing nature of universities in Europe and the U.S. -- Strategies to meet the challenges facing tertiary education systems.
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