Towards the third generation university managing the university in transition /

• Main Author: Wissema, J. G., 1942-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2009.
• Subjects: Education, Higher > Administration.; Education, Higher > Aims and objectives.; Educational change.; Academic-industrial collaboration.; EDUCATION > Higher.; Electronic books.
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Shows that universities are subject to fundamental change, evolving from science-based, monodisciplinary institutions into transfunctional and 'international know-how hubs'. This book explores the combination of forces that propel this dramatic change, tracing the historic development of u...

Table of Contents:

• Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables and boxes; Acknowledgements; Introduction and summary; PART I Towards the Third Generation University; 1. From the medieval and Humboldt university to the third generation university; 2. Contours of the third generation university; 3. Two case studies; PART II Know-how Creation and Exploitation; 4. Creation of knowledge and value in industry; 5. Technostarters; 6. Financing technostarters and spinouts; PART III Organising the Third Generation University; 8. The know-how commercialisation function; 9. Implementation and assessment of 3GU